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Five months of standing too close and pretending they aren't. Of tea served without being asked and reports delivered in person that could have been sent by message. A courtship with no words, only weight.
He's terrified of the wolf inside him: that wanting her will break the thing they've built.
She's terrified of the gentleman inside him: that he'll never stop being polite long enough to reach her.
The leash doesn't snap gently, but neither of them wanted it to.