The Comfort of Connection
(Prompt #333 | the word *gratitude*)
Thankful for you.
“I write because the stories rush out of me,” I confess, my words dripping like honey as I glance at you — my love, my reader.
“And I read because your words ensnare me,” you reply, your voice trembling with…
I see it then — the desire in your gaze, the way your arms open not to receive but to surrender. You step willingly into my literary trap, and I cannot help but lay it again, weaving lines that bind us both in this place of comfort.
“Do you crave the bondage?”
You smile, caught but unrepentant. “Always.”
I giggle, feeling gratitude.
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