[ Astrid shivers at that peppering of kisses, sending a ripple down her spine. And she nips at Gannicusโ ear in exchange, lightly tugging his earlobe between her teeth; now simply lazily content and wrung-out and pliant, savouring that lingering physical contact, her legs still keeping him pinned to her for now. And how handy, the baths will be right there whenever they finally disentangle themselves and need to wash up. Good thing Riftwatch cycles the water, or something.
Her fingers trace the line of his jaw, thumb running across his rough stubble. He really is very nice to look at. ]
Thank you, [ Astrid says, warm and amused and blunt, ] I needed a thoroughly good dicking.
[And he is. He doesn't extricate himself immediately, instead running his hand down her ribs and taking the moment to touch another human in a way that isn't violent, not even a little.]
Sometimes a fuck is the only thing that satisfies.
[He takes another moment, just to kiss her on the mouth, quick as lightning, and then he moves away.]
[ Astrid lingers for a moment, still sitting naked on the edge of the stone, legs dangling in the water; like anyone spending any leisurely day by the pool or the lakeside. Sheโs meditatively assessing each part of herself now, from stretching her limbs to feeling out that pleasant ache which is going to dog her all tomorrow.
She slides off, sinks back into the water, and finally goes about the everyday routine of cleaning herself. Washing off the sex, the sweat, the mission, the entire day. ]
In terms of stress relief, you could do loads worse, [ she says, fingers combing through some of the tangles in her hair. Itโs a little harder to be quite so openly vulnerable, to admit Iโve missed being able to touch people, so what she settles on is, simply, an open-ended invitation for the future: ]
I was serious about those furs, too. Theyโre comfy.
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Her fingers trace the line of his jaw, thumb running across his rough stubble. He really is very nice to look at. ]
Thank you, [ Astrid says, warm and amused and blunt, ] I needed a thoroughly good dicking.
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[And he is. He doesn't extricate himself immediately, instead running his hand down her ribs and taking the moment to touch another human in a way that isn't violent, not even a little.]
Sometimes a fuck is the only thing that satisfies.
[He takes another moment, just to kiss her on the mouth, quick as lightning, and then he moves away.]
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She slides off, sinks back into the water, and finally goes about the everyday routine of cleaning herself. Washing off the sex, the sweat, the mission, the entire day. ]
In terms of stress relief, you could do loads worse, [ she says, fingers combing through some of the tangles in her hair. Itโs a little harder to be quite so openly vulnerable, to admit Iโve missed being able to touch people, so what she settles on is, simply, an open-ended invitation for the future: ]
I was serious about those furs, too. Theyโre comfy.