[replace it. travis doesn't know where to begin. from shauna's sweetened behavior to the way she looks at him like - he's past being human to her. he's never seen anyone look at people the way that shauna does. prey frozen in place, muscles tensing beneath her touch. run or stay. he knows if it came to that, he could fight back if he wanted to. only, he wouldn't be aiming to hurt her. if they started she'd tear him to pieces.
she asks that loaded question and he's frozen here in the woods, naked and vulnerable and gaze locked on her, watching for hints of animosity. when will her touch turn harsh as it had on that night? when her kiss had torn his lips instead? she has so many faces that he's not sure where one starts and the other ends. multi-faceted and sharp, contrasting the connection he can see she's trying to make with him now.]
Replace? Shauna.
[her name again. because she isn't nat or jackie or even lottie, because even if they both lost their loved ones, they're separate. none of them are close to letting any of that go no matter how much he wants or tries to.]
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she asks that loaded question and he's frozen here in the woods, naked and vulnerable and gaze locked on her, watching for hints of animosity. when will her touch turn harsh as it had on that night? when her kiss had torn his lips instead? she has so many faces that he's not sure where one starts and the other ends. multi-faceted and sharp, contrasting the connection he can see she's trying to make with him now.]
Replace? Shauna.
[her name again. because she isn't nat or jackie or even lottie, because even if they both lost their loved ones, they're separate. none of them are close to letting any of that go no matter how much he wants or tries to.]
I want to go home. Don't you?