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Chloe Liese
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August 19 - August 25, 2023
The man turns slightly as Jean-Claude speaks to him, revealing a quarter of his profile and the fact that he wears tortoiseshell glasses. A molten ribbon of longing unfurls inside me, curling toward my fingertips.
Very like me to also want to jump a man based on the simple fact that he is tall and wearing glasses
“I mean, that is, m-metaphorical blood. Emotional blood. Wait—”
I kiss her neck, behind her ear, then whisper, “En français, quand tu jouis, ça s’appelle la petite mort.” “T-translation, please,” she rasps, as I run my knuckles faintly along her ribs, making her belly jump, her breath catch. “I said, ‘In French, when you come, it’s called the little death.’ ”