My Soul to Take
“Her skin, her mouth, was fire.
Thin wisps of steam rose as the shower’s ice-cold water massaged Fana’s naked skin. Her bare soles celebrated cold shower tiles. For a time, her vision had gone completely red, but colors were softening again. Her ears popped open, allowing sounds beyond her rushing blood.
Fana didn’t know how long the gentle knocking had played on her bathroom door. She’d thought it was her heartbeat. She’d never felt anything like the concert—floating above the audience, a butte...rfly knitting together what was weak or broken, flicking sparks of light. Struggling hearts. Overburdened arteries. Damaged livers. Cancer cells. She’d touched all of them, dusting ailments away like motes in the wind. Fana’s heart still raced from the pure invigoration of it. Maybe this was what sex felt like to mortals.
“Fana?” Johnny called from beyond the door. Was Johnny in her room?
If Fana hadn’t been so exhausted, she might have been angry. Johnny knew better! Her father, Teka, and Fasilidas had all been banned from her room so she could recover after the concert—even Caitlin!—so why was he taking special liberties?MoreLess
Thin wisps of steam rose as the shower’s ice-cold water massaged Fana’s naked skin. Her bare soles celebrated cold shower tiles. For a time, her vision had gone completely red, but colors were softening again. Her ears popped open, allowing sounds beyond her rushing blood.
Fana didn’t know how long the gentle knocking had played on her bathroom door. She’d thought it was her heartbeat. She’d never felt anything like the concert—floating above the audience, a butte...rfly knitting together what was weak or broken, flicking sparks of light. Struggling hearts. Overburdened arteries. Damaged livers. Cancer cells. She’d touched all of them, dusting ailments away like motes in the wind. Fana’s heart still raced from the pure invigoration of it. Maybe this was what sex felt like to mortals.
“Fana?” Johnny called from beyond the door. Was Johnny in her room?
If Fana hadn’t been so exhausted, she might have been angry. Johnny knew better! Her father, Teka, and Fasilidas had all been banned from her room so she could recover after the concert—even Caitlin!—so why was he taking special liberties?MoreLess
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