[ it's not a flavor profile that she's accustomed to — a little more bitter than she'd first expected, but it's pleasant. the fact that it's his favorite does make it taste sweeter in a way, even if she knows it's likely attributed to the warmth left behind at the knowledge and less about the flavor.
but they get through dinner, and she orders another, forgetting for a moment about where they are and who she has to be. nine months spent in the resort has taught her more about herself than the past twenty-something years—how it feels to be just clorinde while being with tseng, and the comfortable ease of it. sometimes it catches her by surprise when she thinks about all the changes between them from when she'd first met him. minor ones when viewed individually, but as a whole it feels much more significant.
like leaving gilded cage tipsier than when she'd entered, letting tseng pull her close with his nose against her hair. at his thanks, she tips her face up to his, fingers brushing along his jaw coax him down for a kiss while she leans against him, uncaring of anyone else that could pass by. ]
If I haven't monopolized enough of your time already, may I walk you back to your suite?
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but they get through dinner, and she orders another, forgetting for a moment about where they are and who she has to be. nine months spent in the resort has taught her more about herself than the past twenty-something years—how it feels to be just clorinde while being with tseng, and the comfortable ease of it. sometimes it catches her by surprise when she thinks about all the changes between them from when she'd first met him. minor ones when viewed individually, but as a whole it feels much more significant.
like leaving gilded cage tipsier than when she'd entered, letting tseng pull her close with his nose against her hair. at his thanks, she tips her face up to his, fingers brushing along his jaw coax him down for a kiss while she leans against him, uncaring of anyone else that could pass by. ]
If I haven't monopolized enough of your time already, may I walk you back to your suite?