Ouroboros Spine coalbreath

She did not deny him and Antigone took this with warmth that pooled in his belly. Almost as though they had never separated, Sorcha began to talk to him about her home. She spoke of the many things she had found to do in Moonglow. It did not sound so different from Epoch. He wondered why that left a sour taste on his tongue. 

She said that she was glad he had returned. Antigone wondered if she would want to remain in Moonglow. He didn’t ask the question. Instead, the boy allowed his shoulder to touch her own. The pricking of his skin made his hairs rise. 

I am happy to have found you again.

If this was happiness, anyway.