shelter from the storm 1 - words and risks
"She wanted to be more than a body, more than the play of light on skin, to be greater than the sum of her pieces. But right now, in the shadow of his living room, she knew better. She knew Toby. She could shatter, and he would just pick up a broom."

shelter from the storm 2 - walls and signals
"She found herself on the dark street at 3 AM, coat wrapped tight against the wind, her tears cold on her skin. She wondered if the trails would freeze, leave burn marks on her face, a tangible reminder that she’d cried for him."

shelter from the storm 3 - flowers and thorns
"They were two people who made their living making words do precisely what the wanted, but the words between them were heavy, too unwieldy to spin. So they stood in the dim silence."

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