Robert Kingett on Nostr: From Chapter 30 of goalfix. I've never had anybody bracket my head between their huge ...
From Chapter 30 of goalfix.
I've never had anybody bracket my head between their huge arms before, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Travis leaned in close, the closed gym door like a flashing beacon behind him. I knew it wouldn't open. All of his other teammates were in the showers, where he should have been after this Goalball game.
“Shane?” He said, his peppermint tinged breath patted my face and lips. It was hypnotizing without being distracting. Or, hell, I was starting to forget my own name, so what say so did I have on the word, distracting.
“Yes?” I breathed. “Are… Are you lo… lost? Door’s behind you, and I'm… not behind you…”
A beatific grin snaked across his full lips.
“Gosh you cute, but I know where I am, and I definitely know where you are. I'm finna thank you for your bravery today. Against those sighted white boys? That was incredible.”
“Right,” I said, shamefully, “I'm sorry I let our community down by just doing an ableism… right! I was just… I was just… sticking up for you because you deserved it.”
“You really are the light hidden away in our world. Thank you! But now, I want to say something. You ain't nobody, Shane. I want to thank you. I want to kiss you as a thank you. Is that okay?”
My heart swelled to the size of a filled balloon. I attempted a cheeky grin, but he could feel my quick breath on his face even though he couldn't see my face. So close, like this, I could see everything. his loving eyes screamed that he had something to offer anyone that was his friend, or partner, or even former partner. I just didn't understand why he could stand looking at someone so dirty as me. Despite my self deprecation, I smiled and said,
“Pretty sure you were supposed to ask me that before you imprisoned me with sexy arms.”
He giggled before catching himself. “I'm sorry,” he said sincerely and started to drop his arms but I held them there. In fact, I intentionally placed my hands on his arms, signaling I wanted those arms around me, before continuing, “But, kiss me? Yes! I’d love that! But you should know, I'm not kiss worthy! I'm actually not a good kisser.”
Something changed in his expression but I couldn't pinpoint it. It was as if my vision had just fast forwarded through his facial reactions to my words. No one expression stuck long enough for me to understand what he really heard but he gently put his hands on my cheeks before tilting my face up, and leaning down, his lips slowly lowering as if my body was a gravitational force. Just before our lips locked, he said, sincerely, “Shane, you’re a beautiful person. You don't need other people’s validation to be the person you deserve to be.”
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I've never had anybody bracket my head between their huge arms before, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Travis leaned in close, the closed gym door like a flashing beacon behind him. I knew it wouldn't open. All of his other teammates were in the showers, where he should have been after this Goalball game.
“Shane?” He said, his peppermint tinged breath patted my face and lips. It was hypnotizing without being distracting. Or, hell, I was starting to forget my own name, so what say so did I have on the word, distracting.
“Yes?” I breathed. “Are… Are you lo… lost? Door’s behind you, and I'm… not behind you…”
A beatific grin snaked across his full lips.
“Gosh you cute, but I know where I am, and I definitely know where you are. I'm finna thank you for your bravery today. Against those sighted white boys? That was incredible.”
“Right,” I said, shamefully, “I'm sorry I let our community down by just doing an ableism… right! I was just… I was just… sticking up for you because you deserved it.”
“You really are the light hidden away in our world. Thank you! But now, I want to say something. You ain't nobody, Shane. I want to thank you. I want to kiss you as a thank you. Is that okay?”
My heart swelled to the size of a filled balloon. I attempted a cheeky grin, but he could feel my quick breath on his face even though he couldn't see my face. So close, like this, I could see everything. his loving eyes screamed that he had something to offer anyone that was his friend, or partner, or even former partner. I just didn't understand why he could stand looking at someone so dirty as me. Despite my self deprecation, I smiled and said,
“Pretty sure you were supposed to ask me that before you imprisoned me with sexy arms.”
He giggled before catching himself. “I'm sorry,” he said sincerely and started to drop his arms but I held them there. In fact, I intentionally placed my hands on his arms, signaling I wanted those arms around me, before continuing, “But, kiss me? Yes! I’d love that! But you should know, I'm not kiss worthy! I'm actually not a good kisser.”
Something changed in his expression but I couldn't pinpoint it. It was as if my vision had just fast forwarded through his facial reactions to my words. No one expression stuck long enough for me to understand what he really heard but he gently put his hands on my cheeks before tilting my face up, and leaning down, his lips slowly lowering as if my body was a gravitational force. Just before our lips locked, he said, sincerely, “Shane, you’re a beautiful person. You don't need other people’s validation to be the person you deserve to be.”
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