summer humidity foams between them,   dividing the space of intimacy or closeness.   water drips from a pipe nearby,   annoyance all but crossed in eyebrows.    ❛    what i meant was—    ❜    a breath,   taken:   careful and poised.   (though,   the irony in lacking necessity isn't unfamiliar to you)    ❛    what exactly do you plan to do about this pit of eternal darkness?   you're not actually going to suggest it's harmless.   i vote we throw someone in there and see if they come out on the other side of the world.    ❜    (...)    ❛    next time,   call me when malivore 2.0 actually does some damage to mystic falls,   this could've been a simple text.    ❜