⟪ the laugh is more an amused huff as she nudges against his leg with affection. it's got all the markings of a bad decision. she's sitting with her legs tucked underneath herself, touching the spot above her left knee where her little mistake lives. ⟫

Picture this – you're seventeen, and your friend Tonya boyfriend Steve has a cousin called Bubba. Yes, Bubba.

⟪ she squeezes her eyes shut for a moment, still grinning. ⟫

Well, it's four in the morning and Bubba's got a tattoo needle, ink, he doesn't care about an ID, and he swears he can tattoo a fox on you.

⟪ she exhales. ⟫

And maybe you're just drunk enough to look at this guy and think – yeah, that sounds reasonable.

⟪ doesn't yet explain why it doesn't look at all like a fox. ⟫