do not swear by the moon

Hanako hummed softly, barely nodding as not to jostle Azure. She was grateful for the offer but chose not to talk about it for now, if ever. She felt as though doing so would make it real, would give it a gap to slip into this world. Which...was crazy. Impossible. But the thought settled in her mind, as real as anything she'd ever felt. Pretending it didn't happen was a Hanako speciality, something she usually did with practised ease.

But not here and now, maybe Azure was right. She needed a distraction and her thoughts were eager to stray into a certain direction, as though the lingering frays of her heat were still there, drawn out by the moon. Or perhaps something else entirely. She wiggled her toes beneath his bear paw, the idea taking root and spreading like weeds.

Hanako cast him a side glance and eyed him through the softness of her lashes. "Yes. Distract me."