Author's note: Another unofficial (I didn't sign up) entry for the drabble123 challenge on livejournal.


SKIN

Scorpius reached out, cursing his trembling hand even as he touched the soft flesh of her breast. Rose met his gaze, and he felt her heart pound within her chest, mirroring his own wild beat.

"You're so –" His words lodge in his throat. There are just no words for her sheer, radiant beauty.

She bites her lip, blushing, before suddenly crashing into his kiss, taking so much that he's not sure he ever had to begin with. Then she slides his dress shirt off his shoulders, encountering his heat for the very first time.

Scorpius's heart skips a beat.