flora
Flora expected proclamations of love and marriage after they'd parted, not a critique. Instantly the coral spots of colour on her cheeks begin to fade as ice water burbles up from her toes. "Wh-" She begins, before the O of her lips is invaded by his tongue and the frosty chill of her thoughts flash-boils like alcohol in a hot pan.
Fireworks turn to comets and meteors burning up in the atmosphere. Want chases away Flora's uncertainty and inexperience so that even though her fingers against his back are jerky and stiff, the way they tug at him as her shoulders roll and her back moves to flatten onto the sand, is confident.
Maybe it's because of the manta crystal against her throat that stopping to breathe hasn't occurred to her at all, but Flora's mind is much more invested in maneuvering him on top of her than maintaining any of her vital functions. Now, the barrier of having never done this before yielding to doing this right now, Flora's mind is rife with images of sandy touches and easily tossed off bathing garments.
Near their feet, the rope pulled out of Flora's boat by Jack begins to slither back towards the water as the ocean reaches greedy fingers to soak the boat back out for a second time.
Fireworks turn to comets and meteors burning up in the atmosphere. Want chases away Flora's uncertainty and inexperience so that even though her fingers against his back are jerky and stiff, the way they tug at him as her shoulders roll and her back moves to flatten onto the sand, is confident.
Maybe it's because of the manta crystal against her throat that stopping to breathe hasn't occurred to her at all, but Flora's mind is much more invested in maneuvering him on top of her than maintaining any of her vital functions. Now, the barrier of having never done this before yielding to doing this right now, Flora's mind is rife with images of sandy touches and easily tossed off bathing garments.
Near their feet, the rope pulled out of Flora's boat by Jack begins to slither back towards the water as the ocean reaches greedy fingers to soak the boat back out for a second time.
The rumors are terrible and cruel
But honey, most of them are true
But honey, most of them are true
