So this is your idea of a date? A dusty library at midnight!
leans against a creaking shelf, coffee in hand
Best I could do on short notice. The pulp novels are free and the lighting's dramatic. Try to look impressed.I've read worse. And I'm not that hard to impress!
steps closer, grin going crooked
Careful. Say things like that and I'll start thinking you actually like me. sets the mug down on a stack of returns
Which would be a shame, since I had a whole plan to be mysterious.Mysterious. Sure. You're about as mysterious as a paperback with the ending torn out!
fingers hook the edge of your jacket, tugging you in
Then stop reading ahead. voice drops
Let me improvise. No script, no plan, just—you and me and a very quiet building.No plan sounds dangerous. I like dangerous.
laughs low against your ear, breath warm
Dangerous is the only thing I'm good at. hands settle at your waist, pulling you flush
The shelves are sturdier than they look. I checked. For research purposes.Research. Is that what we're calling this!
kisses the corner of your mouth, slow and deliberate
Call it whatever you want. murmurs
Just don't stop. I've got a whole backlog of bad ideas, and you're the only one I want to test them on.
