Luna hugged the photo album and tried to stand, but a prickling numbness swept over her. She felt as if her legs had turned into frozen branches, so stiff they might have lost all feeling.
A sensation like needles stabbing rose from the soles of her feet. In an instant, it spread downward from above—to her calves, her knees, then her thighs.
"Hiss!" She couldn't help letting out a small groan, and her body toppled backward out of her control.
It happened so suddenly, and Vizet was standing so close, that his first instinct was to catch Luna. He hadn't expected both of them to lose their balance together and fall onto the bed.
Not only did they fall onto the bed together, they ended up very close—close enough to trade each other's breath.
They usually got very close too, but the setting was a little different. Usually it was on a bench, or on a sofa. They had simply never tried it on a bed.
Even though only half their bodies were on the bed, the meaning felt somewhat different.
Both of them looked into each other's eyes. Luna's pale silver eyes were like a bright moon, and within that moon was reflected Vizet's face.
The soft bed shifted up and down, making a faint sound, and at the same time a blush rose across Luna's face.
Vizet couldn't help laughing. In a tone that was almost a smile and almost not, he asked, "Your legs fell asleep?"
"Mm..." Luna's breath brushed against Vizet's face.
Vizet's smile became even more obvious. Luna had been sitting cross-legged for nearly an hour just now; it was perfectly normal for her legs to go numb.
"Looks like we can swap roles... Want me to treat you?"
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