( sorry, she writes, and then promptly deletes it. alina rests in limbo, in the pause that follows — off-kilter in the way their conversations tend to move like the churning rock of a ship. unpredictable, liable to cause seasickness from turbulence, never letting you remain steady on your own feet for long.
it's compounding, frankly, to try to make sense of him. lexi the riddle, lexi the puzzle. lexi the arrogant prince, lexi the displaced. mourner and menace both. she blows out a long, unsteady breath, fingertips hovering over her phone's blinking screen. )
You might want to reconsider announcing yours titles on the network and inviting unknown women into your bed, then.
( there. firmly back on their usual solid ground, the status quo of sarcasm and prodding teases, so she doesn't have to force herself to re-examine the twists and turns of their dynamic. )
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it's compounding, frankly, to try to make sense of him. lexi the riddle, lexi the puzzle. lexi the arrogant prince, lexi the displaced. mourner and menace both. she blows out a long, unsteady breath, fingertips hovering over her phone's blinking screen. )
You might want to reconsider announcing yours titles on the network and inviting unknown women into your bed, then.
( there. firmly back on their usual solid ground, the status quo of sarcasm and prodding teases, so she doesn't have to force herself to re-examine the twists and turns of their dynamic. )