How long has it been since you did this for yourself?
[ she drags the blade across his skin quite carefully. at the end of each stroke, the point digs in, but it never punctures. focusing on it helps keep her focus off of how close their faces are, how warm his skin feels against her hand. how her stomach roils when she notices that she can feel his breath. ]
My first day at the Little Palace, Genya and a handful of attendants threw me into a tub and started scrubbing me. I've been with the First Army. It's not like I'm shy around nudity. But having people bathe me— [ her nose crinkles. this is going somewhere, however. ] You're the opposite, aren't you? How long have you and Baghra lived in the Little Palace? Were you born there?
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[ she drags the blade across his skin quite carefully. at the end of each stroke, the point digs in, but it never punctures. focusing on it helps keep her focus off of how close their faces are, how warm his skin feels against her hand. how her stomach roils when she notices that she can feel his breath. ]
My first day at the Little Palace, Genya and a handful of attendants threw me into a tub and started scrubbing me. I've been with the First Army. It's not like I'm shy around nudity. But having people bathe me— [ her nose crinkles. this is going somewhere, however. ] You're the opposite, aren't you? How long have you and Baghra lived in the Little Palace? Were you born there?