“He could easily pull away, but he didn't and I didn't know why I was surprised, but I was. I was sparking, igniting, with the impossibility of this moment- of my skin against his skin. My hands trembled against him and, with the utmost caution, I leaned closer. I didn't know if I was breathing, or if I was alive, or if I was anything other than the beat of my heart and the numbness in my legs. There was no light, no heat because we were everything, all at once.”
