They laughed much harder than the memory was funny because it felt good to laugh.

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty

There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears.

He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.

What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?

This morning, Tegus welcomed me again with an arm clasp and cheek touch. I wasn't startled this time, and I breathed in at his neck. How can I describe the scent of his skin? He smells something like cinnamon-- brown and dry and sweet and warm. Ancestors, is it wrong for me to imagine laying my head on his chest and closing my eyes and breathing in his smell?