DANGEROUS LOVE
"It suits you, somehow. Even if you didn't pick it."
Elison crossed the room and sat beside him, close enough that their shoulders brushed, the candlelight throwing soft gold across both their faces. "...I'm glad you think so."
Outside, the muffled scrape of two people still pressed against the door continued undisturbed, entirely convinced they were on the verge of uncovering something scandalous, when in truth they'd only stumbled onto something far simpler — two people, quiet and unhurried, slowly discovering they didn't mind sharing a room, a house, a family, and whatever strange, dangerous thing was still waiting for them out past the garden gates.