[That's all she says about it, a brief rebuttal. She's infinitely more interested in the tension in her skin, when it comes. She's always been too interested in sensation, liked to explore things with her hands--(pick them apart. Find their grooves and seams and pry them apart, separate blood from bone until it's all just pieces.) Acquaints herself to rooms by brushing her fingertips over every surface, learns people by where they'll let her put her hands--(Where theirs will go in return. Her neck is always eager for the attention.)
Her eyes close, not patient, not placid, just longing and keeping herself still.]
too early;
[That's all she says about it, a brief rebuttal. She's infinitely more interested in the tension in her skin, when it comes. She's always been too interested in sensation, liked to explore things with her hands--(pick them apart. Find their grooves and seams and pry them apart, separate blood from bone until it's all just pieces.) Acquaints herself to rooms by brushing her fingertips over every surface, learns people by where they'll let her put her hands--(Where theirs will go in return. Her neck is always eager for the attention.)
Her eyes close, not patient, not placid, just longing and keeping herself still.]