“Are you sure I won’t get bitten?” Rose asks as the sun sets. “Your leather jacket will protect you. This planet’s full of mosquitoes. I don’t want to end up itching all night long.”
“Don’t worry about it,” he insists firmly, wrapping her in his arms. “Watch.”
Brilliant red rubies light up the twilight and Rose stands stunned as the giant insects litter the air. Their gleaming bellies are bigger than her body as they flutter through the night sky.
She relaxes into him, then—“Ooo!” she gasps.
He grins and she smacks him. “What? Never said I didn’t bite.”
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Date: 2010-08-29 05:38 am (UTC)“Don’t worry about it,” he insists firmly, wrapping her in his arms. “Watch.”
Brilliant red rubies light up the twilight and Rose stands stunned as the giant insects litter the air. Their gleaming bellies are bigger than her body as they flutter through the night sky.
She relaxes into him, then—“Ooo!” she gasps.
He grins and she smacks him. “What? Never said I didn’t bite.”