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Spoilers: Post Fractures
Word Count: 100
"Time to go." He stood outside her quarters, smelling of soap, hair glistening.
"This is a mistake," she said.
"It’s just a meal."
"I’m not ready."
"We can have dessert. Maybe even ice cream."
"It’ll be painful."
"Only when you eat it too fast."
She stared. "I’ll never understand you."
His cheeks dimpled. "I’m mysterious."
"And that’s good?"
"You’re mysterious. You hide behind guns and leather and pretend that …"
"What?"
"… Rygel isn’t sexy."
She smiled. "Rygel’s not the one I pretend isn’t sexy."
"Then who is?"
She grabbed her coat, stepped into the hall … and just smiled.
