Ouroboros Spine hymn

in the excitement, chickadee, who was still learning the terrain herself, didn't see kivaluk's twist, nor the way he lurched; she stayed behind him, even reaching to nip his hip —!
which struck her jaw and then his limbs were twining with hers, and she fell with a surprised cry right on top of him.
heart-raced, dazed, and now rapidly flushing as she tried to disentangle herself from how close their faces suddenly were.