Marked Against My Will
I close my eyes, turning inward.
The bond responds immediately — not with words, but sensation. Weight settling. Friction easing. Heat redistributing instead of concentrating.
“Proximity,” I say slowly. “Grounding. Consistency.”
His voice is rougher when he answers. “Meaning?”
I open my eyes. “Meaning when you’re close, it stabilizes. When you’re not, everything stacks.”
A long pause.
“This isn’t desire,” he says carefully.
“No,” I agree. “But it feels… intimate.”
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