I realized with a small sense of satisfaction -- very, very small satisfaction -- that her perfect fair skin, normally glowing with otherworldly luminance, made her more susceptible to the redness of emotion. Blushing embarrassment, fiery anger, bleeding sorrow. Even with this color she radiated beauty, but it left her transparent, vulnerable, raw.
I sighed and put my arm around her shoulder. "Let's go get a drink, huh?"
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