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aruanholding the lifesaver between his teeth and giving me the 'dare ya' eyebrow.
'you know, a little saliva's never hurt anyone,' he teases.
and if we weren't walking such a fine line as it is, i would've risen to the bait. i would've smiled back, and leaned in, eyes open the whole way so he'd be the one forced to close his, and taken the lifesaver between my own teeth, only then closing my lips around it and in turn touching his for the briefest of moments before leaning back in my own chair, suddenly fascinated by the passing scenery and giving him a sidelong smug smirk.
but that's playing with a fire i've no intention of stoking. one need not be a mindreader to see that these two were made to spontaneously combust provided the proper environments. we're too much alike, him and me - we know each others' tricks, buttons, modus operandi - you can't put two love 'em and leave 'em people together and expect anything but conflagration and trouble. we're too strong for each other, and someone's bound to get hurt, and call me a coward but i refuse to play twister on a slippery board against an opponent who's got double-sided sticky tape on his feet and hands.
'you know, a little saliva's never hurt anyone,' he teases.
and if we weren't walking such a fine line as it is, i would've risen to the bait. i would've smiled back, and leaned in, eyes open the whole way so he'd be the one forced to close his, and taken the lifesaver between my own teeth, only then closing my lips around it and in turn touching his for the briefest of moments before leaning back in my own chair, suddenly fascinated by the passing scenery and giving him a sidelong smug smirk.
but that's playing with a fire i've no intention of stoking. one need not be a mindreader to see that these two were made to spontaneously combust provided the proper environments. we're too much alike, him and me - we know each others' tricks, buttons, modus operandi - you can't put two love 'em and leave 'em people together and expect anything but conflagration and trouble. we're too strong for each other, and someone's bound to get hurt, and call me a coward but i refuse to play twister on a slippery board against an opponent who's got double-sided sticky tape on his feet and hands.
