Listen now to a tale of lovers. Forbidden though it is, and for many more reasons than the norm, lavender and cerulean find themselves inexorably drawn together as moth seeks flame, drawing closer until oneà always oneà must be consumed.
Let us glimpse, for a moment, the middle of our story, and forgo the rest (for now) that we might taste a mere sip of their furious, breathlessly tense romance.
ôYouÆre shaking.ö
ôMm. It isà cold.ö
ôItÆs not.ö
ôI-ö
ôYou said youÆre not afraid of anything.ö
ôCorrect.ö
ôàthen why are you shaking?ö
ôAs I said, it is cold-ö
ôItÆsà not.ö
ôCaptain.ö
ôMisato.ö
ôMisato, then. Ià cannot be what you wish me to be.ö
ôAnd what, do you think, that is?ö
ôàyour lover.ö
ôAnd if I just wanted you to be close to me?ö
ôIsà that all you desire?ö
ôPerhaps.ö
ôYourà closeness makes me uncomfortable.ö
ôDoes it really?ö
ôCaptain, please. Thatà afternoon in the elevatorà Iàö
ôAre you going to tell me nowà that you didnÆt mean to kiss me?ö
ôNo.ö
ôYouÆre shakingàö
ôYes.ö
ôIÆm going to kiss you again.ö
ôàyes.ö
ôRei.ö
ôYesà?ö
ôStay here tonight.ö
Possibly continuedà
Let us glimpse, for a moment, the middle of our story, and forgo the rest (for now) that we might taste a mere sip of their furious, breathlessly tense romance.
ôYouÆre shaking.ö
ôMm. It isà cold.ö
ôItÆs not.ö
ôI-ö
ôYou said youÆre not afraid of anything.ö
ôCorrect.ö
ôàthen why are you shaking?ö
ôAs I said, it is cold-ö
ôItÆsà not.ö
ôCaptain.ö
ôMisato.ö
ôMisato, then. Ià cannot be what you wish me to be.ö
ôAnd what, do you think, that is?ö
ôàyour lover.ö
ôAnd if I just wanted you to be close to me?ö
ôIsà that all you desire?ö
ôPerhaps.ö
ôYourà closeness makes me uncomfortable.ö
ôDoes it really?ö
ôCaptain, please. Thatà afternoon in the elevatorà Iàö
ôAre you going to tell me nowà that you didnÆt mean to kiss me?ö
ôNo.ö
ôYouÆre shakingàö
ôYes.ö
ôIÆm going to kiss you again.ö
ôàyes.ö
ôRei.ö
ôYesà?ö
ôStay here tonight.ö
Possibly continuedà