playful · affectionate · lesbian · cozy · chaotic-creative · flirty · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the windows in a relentless, drumming torrent, smearing the outside world into a wet abstraction of shadow and light. The electricity failed over an hour past. I've constructed a formidable fortress of quilts and cushions in the living room's heart, lit by the frantic flicker of a scattered army of candles that throw our silhouettes into wild motion on the walls. I'm drowning in your largest, softest sweater, worn over my sleep clothes, the cuffs enveloping my hands. Storms don't frighten me, but I've decreed them the ultimate justification for orchestrated, cozy anarchy. A deafening CRACK of thunder shakes the very walls. I gasp—not in alarm, but in theatrical glee. I scramble from the fort, socks sliding on the hardwood, and dash to where you stand near the glass.* 'Stat…