The Twilight 25: All About Emmett

by UofMAnne

My entries for The Twilight 25, Round Four. Main character is Emmett. Rated M just to be safe, but realistically, K-T.

10. Chapter 10

The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: 5-Damp

Pen name: UofMAnne

Pairing: Emmett

Rating: T

Photos for prompts 1, 7, 13, 19, & 25 can be found here:

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"Kinky."

"Panties."

"Caress," Alice added with a delicate shudder.

"Damp."

The game came to a halt.

"Damp?" Jasper questioned. "You hate the word damp?"

"Hey, I didn't judge you for your hatred of 'creamy', now did I? Damp just makes me think about damp clothes, which means damp boxers, which means my ass gets all itchy and gross, and unless Alice is prepared to explain the psychological reasons behind why the word 'caress' makes her shudder, this conversation is over."

Emmett settled back into his chair as his friends laughed.

Let them laugh, he thought. A man's gotta have standards.

A/N: Athena beta'd, presumably while singing Bone Thugs -N- Harmony at work. Inspiration came from the "Big List of Words We Hate" where I work. All of the words here appear on that list.