[ A forcible swallow. He feels like he is talking through ground glass. He's aged a decade. God help him. ]
[ It doesn't seem as if Korra is going to slip away. Strange, but miraculous; these days she handles him like a radioactive rash. (And how sad is it that his every thought carries that mental tag: these days?). Feeling bold, he draws up the blankets, shifting only so he can dump the condom in the trash, before splaying across her boneless languid body. It doesn't feel like a cuddle: it's too insatiable, too tightly-woven. He doesn't want to stop touching her. Every bit of friction, the pebbles of her spine where he strokes her back, the warm ticklish drag of her hair across his cheek, is exquisite. ]
[ Outside, it is still raining. The faint scent of downpour fills the room. Everything almost-silent except for the dripping of water from the eaves and windows -- and his and Korra's gently sawing breaths. ]
[ There's a beat, before he asks, his voice edged with quiet, ]
Stay?
[ Stay the night or Stay forever? He isn't sure. ]
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[ A forcible swallow. He feels like he is talking through ground glass. He's aged a decade. God help him. ]
[ It doesn't seem as if Korra is going to slip away. Strange, but miraculous; these days she handles him like a radioactive rash. (And how sad is it that his every thought carries that mental tag: these days?). Feeling bold, he draws up the blankets, shifting only so he can dump the condom in the trash, before splaying across her boneless languid body. It doesn't feel like a cuddle: it's too insatiable, too tightly-woven. He doesn't want to stop touching her. Every bit of friction, the pebbles of her spine where he strokes her back, the warm ticklish drag of her hair across his cheek, is exquisite. ]
[ Outside, it is still raining. The faint scent of downpour fills the room. Everything almost-silent except for the dripping of water from the eaves and windows -- and his and Korra's gently sawing breaths. ]
[ There's a beat, before he asks, his voice edged with quiet, ]
Stay?
[ Stay the night or Stay forever? He isn't sure. ]