Status Updates From A Little Blood and Dancing:...

"his hands were on his knees. the turquoise carpet looked blue in the night. she realized he was paying attention. her nose burned. his mouth was pink. he looked pretty when he was sad. she was glad he was in the room"

they kissed harder. her face was warm. her chest was light. a burning in her forehead. his eyes were closed. she couldn't smell anything. he sighed. her feet were numb. his hands were dry. her cheek twitched. his lips were cold. he touched her stomach. blood fell from her nose, a red avalanche. she couldn't feel it. it ran down her philtrum and onto their lips. he couldn't feel it either. they kept kissing.

"she let that lie go too. he was still working hard. she felt complimented. she was worth lying to, worth him pretending he was cooler than he was to secure her affections. he was worried he wasn't enough. she loved that, fell harder"