[ it is such a silly thing. even sillier when one considers his status; you don't simply tell a king to close his eyes, as if you two were mere children enjoying a quiet game of pretend away from the eyes of the adults.
but she can't bare to do this while he looks at her, with eyes that pin and enchant and demand. she can barely stand to do it now, with all her wits about her, but she somehow manages to do it anyway, fueled by the comfort of the low lights of the setting sun and the desire to, just a little bit, indulge in a taste...
the bangles that hang around her wrist clink noisily as she lifts her hand, but the sound seems to come from somewhere distant, forgotten. held between her fingers is the thin, sheer sheet of cloth that would arch and flow in her dances, but now it is stretched taut and held up between their faces. so thin that it is barely there, and yet infuriatingly just there enough that when she finally presses her lips to his, it should not count, oh she hopes it doesn't count.
she takes care to keep her eyes open, to have this moment to memorize the sight of him like this, up close and vulnerable.
she isn't sure when she would allow herself the chance again. ]
sobs brokenly
but she can't bare to do this while he looks at her, with eyes that pin and enchant and demand. she can barely stand to do it now, with all her wits about her, but she somehow manages to do it anyway, fueled by the comfort of the low lights of the setting sun and the desire to, just a little bit, indulge in a taste...
the bangles that hang around her wrist clink noisily as she lifts her hand, but the sound seems to come from somewhere distant, forgotten. held between her fingers is the thin, sheer sheet of cloth that would arch and flow in her dances, but now it is stretched taut and held up between their faces. so thin that it is barely there, and yet infuriatingly just there enough that when she finally presses her lips to his, it should not count, oh she hopes it doesn't count.
she takes care to keep her eyes open, to have this moment to memorize the sight of him like this, up close and vulnerable.
she isn't sure when she would allow herself the chance again. ]