[Drabble, Summer Camp Week 7] Summertide 7/9 - Thawing

[Smarty Cat]

Inspired by Prompt 7: Ice Cream from the 2008 Summer Camp Challenge.

Elemental / Sustaining / Flushed / Glimmer / Flare / Piquant / now this

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Title: Thawing
Date Completed: May 20, 2009
Series: Gundam Wing
Pairing: 1xR (Heero x Relena)
Word Count: 250

Few are more expert than Heero Yuy in inflicting pain upon the human body, including his own, yet surely there is no pain as sweet as the tug in his chest when he watches her tongue trail along the side of her wrist. In any other woman, there could be a wealth of eroticism in the movement, but Relena is so unselfconscious, so absentminded in the action. It is the mark of both innocent and sensualist?one who follows a trail of sugary delight with abandon rather than rushing to napkins and water to remove any traces of imperfection or disgrace.

The discoloration left on his clothing and the ice cream in his hand are forgotten at the simple sight of her mouth on skin, and in that moment, he finds himself taking up an old mantra once again.

Be in the moment.

Breathe.

Indeed, air turns out to be necessary for words when she smiles at him over her drooping double-scoop cone.

"I hadn't expected to see you again so soon."

"Clearly."

The word slips from his mouth without conscious thought, and he watches her flinch, summer blue eyes darting to the soiled shirt in his hand.

She always forgives him his every stain of body and soul, and in his haste to assure her that the incident was forgiven before it even occurred, he trips over his tongue and admits far too much: "I thought I could stay away for awhile. I was wrong. I've always been wrong."

[Rage]

I really, really enjoy your writing.

I'm kind of envious of how concise and accurate you can be when describing moments between the two of them.

Hope to read more!

[Smarty Cat]

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

I'm kind of envious of how concise and accurate you can be when describing moments between the two of them.

I'm naturally very verbose and rambling, believe me. The self-imposed word limit for each piece (250 or 300 depending on the chapter) really helps with that.