“Come to bed with me,” he said after a beat of silence.
She regarded him with an expression that could have meant everything or nothing. Then nodded.
Cullen followed her to the bedroom, his hand still entangled with hers. It was stuffy in there, so he cracked a window. Evelyn crossed the room to turn on the bedside light. He was glad for it. He wanted to see everything; take in the sight of her, memorize her, and live off the image later.
Evelyn didn’t touch him, her hands stayed affixed to the headboard as she moved above him. When her eyes slipped shut, Cullen didn’t worry she was in another time or another place with someone else because it was his name that fell from her lips. And when Evelyn looked at him, she saw him. She was a surprise, a gift, and some microscopic piece of himself knew there would never be anyone else.
These thoughts were dangerous.
Fleeting.
He let them go and held onto her. Another day, he’d memorize her with his hands. And if he were lucky, there’d be another for his mouth. Cullen was beyond caring this was temporary because this was real and living and his. There was no lyrium to take her from him. She’d always be his, even when she was gone.
notes: points at thie hella beautiful sheith art by @nonis like fam. faaaam. i saw them working on this and it was ❤ ❤ ❤ sigh over and RT it here. Ugh those legs are just *chef kisses*
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“I don’t get paid enough for this,” Keith grumbled to himself as he kicked the stool into place in front of the tall shelf.
‘This’ being wearing a tight-fitting bunny girl costume, complete with dark stockings and low heels. He didn’t get paid enough to put up with this but whatever special costume nights they’d had had led to some amazing tips. Was it the revealing costumes themselves or the lower-than-usual prices that got people drunk faster than usual? Who knew.
Keith debated whether the loss of dignity and frankly uncomfortable heels were worth how much tips he earned on these event nights as he stepped onto the stool. As he searched for the case of Jim, Keith heard the storeroom door open.
G: WTF PR*CK?! What do y… Woah woah wait. What am I seeing here? Am I seeing Mr. State-of-the-phckin-art…. NERVOUS???? 9: …No. G: You’re blushing *sshole. And your LED is a phckin show. 9: …… G: *wraps legs* This is gonna be fun
– Blushing Nines for a change 😆 Also this time his blush is pink. Cyberlife made some improvements there. – Gavin is 36 yo and Nines is…like not even 1 year old since activated? So I thought at the possibility of Gavin being the one teaching?guiding? Nines through his first steps on discovering what ‘pleasure’ is? Nines knows everything only theoretically so… 🤔 – And Nines is a fast learner. A REAL FAST ONE. I can already see Gavin walking funny in the precinct and Tina giving him knowing looks and making fun of it.
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