I murmured her true Name, sang liquid metal into a ropy structure. I’d observed her so long, sculpting her curves took little effort.
“What is it?” She hugged me, his scent on her skin, her smile his doing.
Bile rose from the pit of my stomach. “A dress form. It needs to be fitted.”
Metal vines enveloped her. She laughed until leaves sprouted to seal her lying mouth, her nose.
“We had an agreement.” A simple fact. I should not have had to remind her.
As thorns grew, pierced skin, her eyes offered desperate apologies. Too late.
“All you had to do was ask first.” Why do they never believe me?
“What is it?” She hugged me, his scent on her skin, her smile his doing.
Bile rose from the pit of my stomach. “A dress form. It needs to be fitted.”
Metal vines enveloped her. She laughed until leaves sprouted to seal her lying mouth, her nose.
“We had an agreement.” A simple fact. I should not have had to remind her.
As thorns grew, pierced skin, her eyes offered desperate apologies. Too late.
“All you had to do was ask first.” Why do they never believe me?
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