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surprise kiss starter

He bit his lip as he stared at Sizhui, rolling it between his teeth. Did he do this? Did he risk ruining everything for just a moment to know what it would be like? Jingyi didn’t want to ruin things with Sizhui. That was his best friend! The closest person in his life! If he was reading things wrong and if their friends were wrong, then Jingyi would have to move to a mountain and become a hermit. He’d hate living like that, but it was the only solution if it turned out bad. He wouldn’t want to make Sizhui have to be around him if he made him uncomfortable. 

He let go of his lip, taking a steadying breath before leaving up to kiss Sizhui on the lips. It was only for a moment, but Jingyi knew he’d be thinking about it for ages. He stumbled backwards from Sizhui, feeling his face start to heat up as his best friend seemed to have become broken by the kiss. Shit. Jingyi needed to find a mountain to move to. He totally fucked up, and he would have actually fled if Sizhui hadn’t reached out and gently grabbed his wrist.  “You can forget that if you want to!” Jingyi blurted, needing to make Sizhui understand that whatever he said would go. If he wanted to forget about it, Jingyi was ready to (well no, but he would bury this moment so deep it would only creep up as he tried to fall asleep). If he maybe wanted to kiss more, Jingyi was so ready. “Honest! I should have asked!”

The Betrayal of Thomas True: Love, Betrayal, and Bravery in the Molly Houses

Source: Review copyPublication: 4 July 2024 from Orenda BooksPP: 320ISBN-13:9781916788152 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review The only sin is betrayal… It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London’s hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of…

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It's nice to see a Garnet and it's a shame they're so rare in comparison to the other gems. Always-Together runs multiple blogs and projects and still can keep running this blog! They're so admirable and fun to interact with, I wanted to let them know that, buuuut I'm a coward so a friend referred me to this lovely blog- so I'll belt out my love here.

Garnet-Mun keep it up, I'm glad we're writing together

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