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<!-- SIDEBAR --> <div id="sidebar"> <div class="sidebar-header"> <!-- EMPTY DIV --> <div></div> <!-- NAME OF YOUR GAME --> <h1 class="story-title" data-passage="Sexy Short Stories"></h1> <!-- MENU TOGGLE ICON --> <div class="sidebar-toggle"> <span id="sidebar-toggle-icon" class="lnr lnr-menu-circle"></span> </div> </div> <!-- HISTORY BUTTONS THAT ALLOW USER TO GO BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS --> <!-- COMMENT THESE OUT IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM IN YOUR GAME --> <div class="sidebar-history-nav"> <span id="backwards-button" class="lnr lnr-arrow-left"></span> <span id="forwards-button" class="lnr lnr-arrow-right"></span> </div> <div id="sidebar-body"> <!-- GAME LOGO IMAGE --> <!--<div class="story-logo" data-passage="storyLogo"></div>--> <!-- AUTHOR NAME --> <h2 class="story-author" data-passage="Doriana Gray"></h2> <nav class="sidebar-nav"> <ul class="story-tools"> <li> <span id="restart-button" class="lnr lnr-redo"></span> <span class="tooltiptext">Restart</span> </li> <li> <span id="saves-button" class="lnr lnr-download"></span> <span class="tooltiptext">Saves</span> </li> <li> <span id="settings-button" class="lnr lnr-cog"></span> <span class="tooltiptext">Settings</span> </li> </ul> <ul class="story-menu" data-passage="storyMenu"> </ul> </nav> <!-- <nav id="social-media"> --> <!--<p>Social media</p> --> <!--<ul data-passage="socialMedia"> --> <!--</ul> --> <!--</nav> --> </div> <!-- SIDEBAR-BODY END TAG --> </div> <!-- SIDEBAR END TAG --> <div id="story" role="main"> <div id="passages"> <div id="passage-start" data-passage="start" class="passage"> </div> </div> </div><<nobr>> <!-- PLACE LINKS TO YOUR MENU BELOW, BUT REMEMBER TO WRAP IN <LI> TAGS --> <li>[[Stat page 1]]</li> <li>[[State page 2]]</li> <</nobr>> Game Title<a href="https://tumblr.com/yourblog" target="_blank"> <img src="images/logo.png"> </a> by <a href="https://tumblr.com/yourblog" target="_blank">Name</a><li><a href="https://instagram.com/yourinstagram" target="_blank">Q</a></li> <li><a href="https://no.pinterest.com/yourpinterest/" target="_blank">A</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/yourspotifyid" target="_blank">W</a></li> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/yourdiscordid" target="_blank">Y</a></li>!Stat page 1 I havent done this yet! <!-- IMPORTAN! INCLUDE THE CODE BELOW ON ALL STAT PAGES TO MAKE SURE THE LINK RETURNS THE USER TO THE LAST PASSAGE. IF YOU USE A NORMAL RETURN LINK IT WILL SIMPLY LOOP --> <center><<link "Return to game" $return>><</link>></center>!Stat page 2 I havent done this yet! <!-- IMPORTAN! INCLUDE THE CODE BELOW ON ALL STAT PAGES TO MAKE SURE THE LINK RETURNS THE USER TO THE LAST PASSAGE. IF YOU USE A NORMAL RETURN LINK IT WILL SIMPLY LOOP --> <center><<link "Return to game" $return>><</link>></center><<set $didntAsk = true>> <<set $passageChoice to "">> <<set $passageChoice2 to "">> <<set $gregory to "Gregory">> <<set $mc_name to "Sherlock">> <<set $l_he = "he">> <<set $l_his = "his">> <<set $l_hi = "his">> <<set $l_him = "him">> <<set $l_himself = "himself">> <<set $l_s = "s">> <<set $l_es = "es">> <<set $l_He = "He">> <<set $l_His = "His">> <<set $l_Hi = "His">> <<set $l_Him = "Him">> <<set $l_Himself = "Himself">> Do you play with: <<radiobutton "$gregory" "Grace" checked>> Grace Lestrade <<radiobutton "$gregory" "Gregory">> Gregory Lestrade <<set $mcGender to "">> Is your MC: /* [[a woman |Start][$mcGender = "woman"]] [[a man |Start][$mcGender = "man"]] [[nonbinary |Start][$mcGender = "nonbinary"]] */ <<radiobutton "$mcGender" "woman" checked>> a woman <<radiobutton "$mcGender" "man">> a man <<radiobutton "$mcGender" "nonbinary">> nonbinary <<textbox "$mc_name" "Sherlock">> <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto Start>> <</link>> </div> /* [[Grace Lestrade |MCStart][$gregory = "Grace"]] [[Gregory Lestrade |MCStart]] *//*<<set $mcGender to "">> Is your MC: [[a woman |Start][$mcGender = "woman"]] [[a man |Start][$mcGender = "man"]] [[nonbinary |Start][$mcGender = "nonbinary"]] */<<if $gregory !== "Gregory">><<set $l_he = "she">><<set $l_his = "her">><<set $l_hi = "hers">><<set $l_him = "her">><<set $l_himself = "herself">><<set $l_s = "s">><<set $l_es = "es">><<set $l_He = "She">><<set $l_His = "Her">><<set $l_Hi = "Hers">><<set $l_Him = "Her">><<set $l_Himself = "Herself">><</if>> It is in the middle of the day in London town. Opposing its famous weather, the sun is blazing. The air feels bitingly cold in your lungs at near bursting. And as your shoes hit the stone path in rapid succession, an almost metallic taste hits your tongue. —//This is not good//; you swear your heart has never before beat so in your chest. Lestrade's voice hits you, “Shit—faster, Sherlock!” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "Ican't" checked>> “I—Can’t!” <<if $gregory !== "Gregory" and $mcGender == "man">> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "IamofProportional">> "I am of proportional height and weight! Y—You're uncommonly light (on your feet)!” <<else>> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "myLegs">> “My legs are of a proportional height! Y—Your legs are uncommonly long!” <</if>> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "ScrewYou">> “Oh, screw you, inspector!” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "IDon'tMakeItA">> "I don't make it a habit of running for my life, Inspector!" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "IDon'tSayAny">> I don't say anything and only press my pressured limbs further. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto $passageChoice>> <</link>> </div>— “My legs are of a proportional height! Y—Your legs are uncommonly long!” Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. “What?!” ”I am saying, I am running as fast as I can!” <<include anotherExplative>>“I am of proportional height and weight! Y—You're uncommonly light (on your feet)!” Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. “What?!” ”I am saying, I am running as fast as I can!” <<include anotherExplative>>- “I—Can’t!” Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. $l_He grunts, “Yes, you can!” There's not enough air in your lungs to refute, but you think of one. You very much do. <<include anotherExplative>>- “Oh, screw you, inspector!” Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. $l_He grunts, “Would have to—catch me, first!” There's not enough air in your lungs to refute, but you think of one. Oh, you very much do. <<include anotherExplative>>— I don't say anything and only press my pressured limbs further. Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. Grunting all the while, while doing so. <<include anotherExplative>>— "I don't make it a habit of running for my life, Inspector!" Lestrade sprints before you, pushing planks and containers in the way of our pursuers. He grunts, “F—Learn!” There's not enough air in your lungs to refute, but you think of a few choice words. You very much do. <<include anotherExplative>> Another expletive is thrown out amongst Lestrade’s heavy breathing. “There are people on the next street over—we need a distraction or a means of blending in with the crowd—you—we can’t keep running!” //You need a plan.// And your mind thinks of one very quickly, but... <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> "Will you do as I say?!" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> "Please... just... do as I say..." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> "I have a plan, Lestrade." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "4">> I do not ask. I act—there's no time for hesitation. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<if $passageChoice == "1" or "2" or "3">> <<goto Nextpage2>> <<elseif $passageChoice == "4">> <<set $didntAsk = false>> <<goto Nextpage3>> <</if>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> “Will you do as I say?!” you ask, croaking the sound with the last of breath. You both fly into a populated street—shopping and promenade, discussion and children running around. There is not enough chaos to be lost by only the crowd. "What choice do I have?" $l_he replies in a way that does not expect an answer. //Then there is no time to lose.// <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> “Please... just... do as I say...” you breathe the sounds with the very last breath. You both fly into a populated street—shopping and promenade, discussion and children running around. There is not enough chaos to be lost by only the crowd. "What choice do I have?" $l_he replies in a way that does not expect an answer. //Then there is no time to lose.// <<else>> //There is no time to lose.// <</if>> <<include Nextpage3>> You take Lestrade by the arm, pulling $l_him to the side of a shop. The little cover affords you a second to consider the details of a rushed plan. You look into Lestrade's eyes, $l_his eyes wide, breathing heavy. A droplet of sweat falls down $l_his cheek, down to the edge of $l_his neck, where it plunges to a descent. This proximity to Lestrade is something new. It feels foreign and sharp. And yet, these new boundaries have to be pressed with further nearness. Your heartbeat thunders in your head. You press forward until $l_his breath and yours intermingle in the small space hidden from view. “What are you—” $l_he ask, as $l_his pupils widen and $l_his posture becomes frozen. <<if $passageChoice == "1" or "3">> //Oh, if this works//, your thoughts pray. <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> //Please, if this works//, your thoughts whisper and pray. <<else>> //This better work//, your thoughts repeat and repeat. <</if>> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> “Make it look real.” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> “Don’t hate me.” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> "Be quiet.” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "4">> “Kiss me.” <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto kiss>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> “Make it look real,” you ask of $l_him, you plead, as you close the final proximity. <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> “Don’t hate me,” you ask of $l_him, you hope, as you close the final proximity. <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> “Be quiet,” you ask of $l_him, you order, as you close the final proximity. <<elseif $passageChoice == "4">> “Kiss me,” you ask of $l_him, you demand, as you without further warning close the final proximity. <</if>> And as tips of lips touch, breaths hitch and hands fall to waists, hair, and cheeks. And as previously frozen hands are warm on the skin, pulling in—taking that final breath you thought was lost, you feel found. And as mouths melt, minds melt—and bodies sink into one another. //Oh.// You hear your own distant thoughts echo that time has passed. And find the strength to release $l_him. And as you do, so does $l_he. And now the cold distance is only tempered by the indulgent wicked touch of hands remaining on cheeks and waists. $l_His eyes remain closed. $l_His lips are marked by the slight redness of previous activities. $l_His breathing still heavy from exertion. And your breath still heavy from... Your fingertip happens upon your lip. You wonder how the taste and touch still remain. $l_He exhales, that shaky and purposeful act that aims to clear the mind of the past and prepare for the future. Then Lestrade's eyelids slowly lift. And no words are said, and no hands are removed until they suddenly are. //Oh.// <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> It was not meant to mean anything... I have to explain, //now//, that it... //meant nothing//— <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> I make it clear—this was a plan—I explain now, as I did not have the time to do so before. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> I can't find the words... I only swallow and gaze into dark eyes. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "4">> "Well now, //Lestrade//... I finally catch a glimpse of that infamous ambition you have for your work—" <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto kiss2>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> You find yourself feeling terribly awkward. Needing to explain how—how this was all a plan. How your kiss... was nothing at all. “There was no time to explain Lestrade—you see, people have a want to avert their gaze from public displays of affection. I've seen other strategies, to yawn or to do uncivil acts. But while that could have also diverted eyes, I did not think it had the power necessary here. I thought a kiss... had the highest rate of success." //Does $l_he look... almost... ill?// "Are you alright, Lestrade?” you ask. But, “Mmm,” is all the answers you get. <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> You find yourself feeling a necessity to explain. Needing to explain how this was all a plan. How your unexpectedly warm kiss was... nothing of the sort. "There was no time to explain Lestrade before. But, you see, people have a want to avert their gaze from public displays of affection. I've seen other strategies, to yawn or to do more uncivil acts. But while those may have diverted eyes, I did not think it had the necessary power here. I calculated a kiss... had the highest rate of success." //Why does $l_he look almost ill?// "Are you alright, Lestrade?" you ask. But, “Mmm,” is all the answers you get. <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> You wish you could explain. Not that you're quite sure anymore how to explain what just occurred... "Lestrade—" "It was a diversion," $l_he says. Far too perceptive and far too blunt a term when your limbs now feel like molasses. "Yes—but..." //Why does $l_he look almost... ill?// "Are you alright, Lestrade?” you ask. $l_He frowns and looks away. "Mmm," is all the answers you ever get. <<elseif $passageChoice == "4">> "Well now, //Lestrade//... I finally catch a glimpse of that infamous ambition you have for your work—//how hard working you are for a plan to come through//..." you say, a smile creeping up your lips. $l_He swallows, hard. $l_His eyes are on you, but no words come. "There was not enough time to explain Lestrade—but, you see, people have a need to avert their gaze from public displays of affection. I've seen other strategies, to yawn or to do more... //uncivil acts//—perhaps another time. But I thought a kiss... would have the highest rate of success... You're looking a little flushed. Are you alright there, Lestrade?" $l_He clears $l_his throat and looks away. And that is all the answers you ever get. <</if>> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> $l_He leads us out of there— <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> I lead us out of there— <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto kiss3>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> $l_His eyes scan the area, and $l_his hand takes you by the arm. $l_He stops a coach and gives directions. And once you have both entered, no other word is said during the journey. Not until you are about to exit, and you can't be sure you heard right... but you believe $l_he said, "I'm sorry." <<else>> "It would be best to get out of here—before—" Your eyes scan the area, and you take $l_his arm by your hand. You stop a coach and give directions. And once you have both entered, no other word is said during the journey. Not until you are about to exit, and you can't be sure you heard right... but you believe $l_he said, "I'm sorry." <</if>> <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later>> <</link>> </div> The following days were felt as if in a haze. Your thoughts kept returning to Lestrade. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3" checked>> The memory of $l_his pressure lingers on me like a phantom kiss. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> That damn annoying //alluring// inspector. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1">> I have no idea why, no idea whatsoever. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1">> I... I have... //no// idea why, //no idea whatsoever//... <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later2>> <</link>> </div> But nevertheless, time passes. Yet the memory of $l_him didn't fade. And soon, you were forced to work together again at the inspector's flat late into the night. And $l_he is acting strange. It raises your curiosity— <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> "You're rather quiet…" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> "Lestrade—why are you so quiet today?" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> "You are being //suspiciously// quiet…" <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later3>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> "you're rather quiet…" you say. <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> "Lestrade—why are you so quiet today?" you ask. <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> "You are being suspiciously quiet…" you say. <</if>> $l_He looks at you. Then away. $l_He doesn't speak. There's a near smile on $l_his lips, a twitch of it. It almost suits $l_him. Not speaking, that is. But, you recall, $l_his voice suits $l_him, too… <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> I laugh, "—More than usual! You're more quiet, than usual." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> My eyes narrow. "—More than usual... You're more quiet, than usual." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> I say aloud, nonchalantly, "—More than usual. You're more quiet, than usual." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "4">> I say softly, shyly, "—More than usual. You're more quiet, than usual..." <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later4>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> You look at $l_him and laugh. "—More than usual! You're more quiet, than usual." $l_He smiles widely now. //It suits $l_him, too.// <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> Your eyes narrow suspiciously. "—More than usual... You're more quiet, than usual." $l_He smiles widely now. //It suits $l_him, too.// <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> You say, aloud, to $l_him, to yourself nonchalantly, "—More than usual. You're more quiet, than usual." <<elseif $passageChoice == "4">> You say softly, shyly, "—More than usual. You're more quiet, than usual..." $l_He smiles widely now. //It suits $l_him, too.// <</if>> "Well… can't have that…" $l_he says, in a faint style. "Why? //Why//—are you more quiet than usual?"" But that shuts $l_him up. The smile and the laughter, too. "I have a theory, Lestrade," you say. $l_He continues the work. Then, after a pause, $l_he looks at you to reveal it. With //some// measured curiosity. Yet $l_he does not speak. "That you speak more when you've had a drink—" You pull out a bottle from somewhere. "Let's no—" "Let's!" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> I //need// a drink. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> $l_He needs a drink, I don't. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> I want a drink—and to test a theory. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later5>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> You pour for the both of you. "I need a drink. You //know// I do... And I know you do, too." <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> You pour for Lestrade. "I do not drink. //You// do. Come now, it's for science. It's a good year, or so I've been told." <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> You pour for the both of you. "Let's have a drink. Mayhaps it will help our work or your reticent speech. Furthermore, testing those rigorous scientific theories are worthy endeavours—" <</if>> And—not being one to waste good scotch—Lestrade drinks. Then, the night passes in a softening blur. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto drinks>> <</link>> </div> You have both gotten more comfortable. Sitting on a sofa, on either end. The inspector, telling stories of people you both know, vaguely or well. "And of course—the constable says—they're not mine!" Your inspector drinks some more. “//They were//. They come with a number." Lestrade digs in a drawer. "Here." On the edge of $l_his index finger, balancing against the loop, $l_he holds out one pair of steel handcuffs. You do see a number on them. You feel like you've seen that. Probably knew that. But it felt like new information… "—Your number is 59?" "On these ones?" $l_He nods a few times. "Aye." "How hard are they to pick—" "No—" "But what if I—" "No." "You really //do// talk more when you've had a couple of drinks…" $l_He doesn't respond to that. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> "… Why were you unusually quiet today…" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> "You keep avoiding my question—" I push. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "3">> "Come on, the cuffs—let me tinker with lock—" <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto later6>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> "… Why were you unusually quiet today…" $l_He frowns. $l_he looks away and lowers $l_his hands. Perhaps you can induce an answer, you think, and then—without thinking—you take the cuffs from $l_his hand and run across the room with it. <<elseif $passageChoice == "2">> "You keep avoiding my question—" You push. But $l_he only frowns. $l_He looks away and lowers $l_his hands. Perhaps you can induce an answer, you think, and then—without thinking—you take the cuffs from $l_his hand and run across the room with it. <<elseif $passageChoice == "3">> "Come on, the cuffs—let me tinker with lock—" "No." You take the cuffs from $l_his hand and run across the room with it. <</if>> "—Hey!" $l_He is quick. $l_His steps are long. And $l_his grip is severe. But you already got it on yourself. Your left wrist is now cuffed. /*(More chasing, more touching!)*/ "You—" $l_He looks rather more shocked than you expected. "I don't have the key!" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> "… Why not?!" <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto key>> <</link>> </div>—"Why not?!" "Regulations," $l_he says exasperated. Well, you think that's easily solved. "—Give me a long, thin metal stick—" "I am not going to be the one to allow police property into a lawbreaker—" "Is that what I am?" "—Hands!" There's a pause. "They're in my hands. //On my hand//, to be precise. They're already there. It's good to be precise in situations like this…" "Oh? Often in situations like this?" $l_He walks closer. I can't tell if $l_he's mad. Actually, $l_he might be a little mad. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> “… I dabble…” <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> "Wouldn't you like to know—" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> "I..." <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto key2>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice2 == "1">> “… I dabble…” “//In cuffs//.” It must have been a question, but it didn't sound like one. <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "2">> "Wouldn't you like to know—" “//Perhaps//.” It sounded almost like a question, but an answer felt an ill-fit. <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "3">> "I..." The words don't find me... not as well as I wish. “Are you often in them..." $l_he repeats. "//In cuffs//.” It must have been a question, but it didn't sound like one. <</if>> $l_He was... close now. $l_His fingers traced the other end of the cuffs. <<if $passageChoice == "1">> "Why... were you more quiet today…" You ask softly. <<else>> "Why... were you more quiet today?" You ask. <</if>> "//That's// what you wish to know?" "Yes." $l_He breathes. Deeply. <<if $passageChoice == "1">> “That is… what I wish to know…” You ask softer still. <<else>> “That is what I wish to know.” You ask, yet more determined. <</if>> <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto LClose1>> <</link>> </div>$l_His face is so close now. "Do you remember… last time we were like this. Something like this. Warm day. You wore that very same… coat." $l_His other hand grazes the lapel of your coat. You swallow. "I remember the feel… of this… coat." <<if $passageChoice2 == "3">> "I..." <<else>> "Do you like it—is it a particular favourite—perhaps I can find…" <</if>> $l_His hand finds its way from the lapel to your jaw. The back of $l_his finger, across the plane of chin to cheek. And back. I swallow again. <<if $gregory == "Gregory">> "Last time…" $l_his voice is quiet, yet darker than you had ever heard from $l_him. "Last time, you called the shots… and it's been… lingering on my mind..." $l_His finger finds its way closer to the edge of your lower lip. $l_His eyes trace the movement—then—return to your eyes. "You make the plans. You take the lead. You decide—frankly, my dear—I'm getting sick of it. I'm sick of all of it... I've been thinking, agonising, and holding back, //for fucking forever//—" $l_His lips crash onto yours. <<else>> "Last time…" $l_his voice is quiet, yet huskier than you had ever heard from $l_him. "Last time, you called the shots… and it's been… lingering on my mind..." $l_His finger finds its way closer to the edge of your lower lip. $l_His eyes trace the movement—then—return to your eyes. "You make the plans. You take the lead. You decide—frankly, my dear—I'm rather sick of it. I'm sick of all of it... I've been thinking, agonising, and holding back, //for fucking forever//—" $l_His lips crash onto yours. <</if>> Your words, your reply, die in your throat. Something else entirely finds its way out instead. <<if $mcGender == "man">> $l_His gloved hand, palm and stiff fingers grab your belt and pull you towards $l_him. Your jolt is steadied only by fingers splaying beyond the borders of what may be comfortably called the stomach, hip, or thigh. <<else>> $l_His gloved hand, palm and stiff fingers drive the small of your back towards $l_him. Your jolt is steadied only by rough fingers splaying beyond the borders of what may be comfortably called the back. <</if>> <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto LClose2>> <</link>> </div> Your sudden notice of the contact of your bodies, from every side, beyond layers, is distracted by $l_his tugging your coat off. Then, $l_his other hand finds your hair—pulling with a steady tug. Causing your mouth to open, the angle to change, and you to be devoured by the increasing intensity of the kiss. You would say—something—do—something—but it feels like there's no time. There is no earthly reason to speak, think, or do anything //but this//— Ever. Not as you feel a hand travelling further down. And one other hand comes to grip your jaw and neck. It wasn't gentle. //$l_He wasn't gentle//. Nothing about it was soft... but $l_his lips. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto LClose3>> <</link>> </div><<if $mcGender == "man">> $l_He begins to move forward, and you're forced back until the hand firmly on your upper thigh leaves to brace against the cupboard. Then, $l_he presses you against the colder surface with a steadying grip on your stomach. <<else>> $l_He begins to move forward, and you're forced back until the hand firmly on your rear braces against the cupboard. Then, $l_he presses you against the colder surface with a steadying grip on your hip. <</if>> Warm. Soft. Rough. Hard. $l_He pulls away, the most minor movement. "Tell me. To. Stop." $l_He breathes heavily. But so do you. Bodies are still tightly pressed together as if all air and personal space suddenly absconded the private area between the two of you. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> I smirk. "Do your worst." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> "No. Never." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> I shake my head no. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "4">> I say nothing. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto wontStop>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice2 == "1">> You smirk. "Do your worst." <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "2">> "No. Never," you say. <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "3">> You shake your head no <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "4">> You say nothing.<</if>> <<if $gregory == "Gregory">> //$l_He growls//. "$mc_name…" $l_he warns. $l_His hand finds the other end of my cuffs. "Last chance…" <<else>> Her eyes narrow. "$mc_name…" She warns. Her hand finds the other end of my cuffs and pulls it towards herself sharply. "Last chance…"<</if>> <<if $passageChoice == "1">> "What are you going to do…" <<else>> "What are you going to do… tie me to the—"<</if>> $l_He puts the other handcuff on my other wrist. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2" checked>> "… Am I under arrest, officer?" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1">> I can't help but narrow my eyes. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> "Oh..." <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto wontStop2>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice2 == "1">> You can't help but narrow my eyes at the action. <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "2">> "… Am I under arrest, officer?" you ask. <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "3">> "Oh..." you can't help but utter at the action. <</if>> <<if $passageChoice2 == "2">> "No." $l_his hands go to $l_his belt, the metal clinging as it comes off. "I have much //bigger// plans for you, detective." <<else>> $l_His hands go to $l_his belt, the metal clinging as it comes off. "I have //big// plans for you, detective." <</if>> "On the bed." By the tone, it's an order. There is little room for discussion— <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> But that has never stopped me before. $l_He may lead me, but let's see how far I can tick off the inspector while doing so— <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> I obey the instruction. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto onTheBed>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice2 == "1">> Your voice turns teasing, "Lestrade... you really are quite desperate for someone who's shied away from—" <<if $mcGender == "man">> "I really wanted your mouth. It would be a shame to occupy something so useful with something dull—//simply to shut it up//." <<else>> "I really wanted your mouth. It would be a shame to occupy something so pretty with something dull—//simply to shut it up//." <</if>> <<elseif $passageChoice2 == "2">> <</if>> $l_He ties the metal connection to the two loops to the headboard with $l_his belt. As $l_he hovers over you by the bedside—hands leaning over the headboard—there's a long pause. You can't help but feel like $l_his eyes turned greedier in $l_his stare. If a gaze could burn, you'd most likely be on fire. And you're not sure you could handle being kindling for much longer without screaming for a cooling touch. <<if $passageChoice == "1">> "You said you thought about this…" you ask. <<else>> "You said you thought about this… any further plans?" you ask. <</if>> "Yes." $l_His eyes were roaming over you. Up and down. Down and up. But $l_he's not moving—except with a tremble and twitch of $l_his still leather-gloved hands. "I could keep you in this very position for days on end and not run out of particular fantasies. If I let your hands free... or move you across the room, well. I think we could occupy the week." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> "Please," I plead for it. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> "Then what are we waiting for?" I smirk and invite $l_him to me. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> "Come here—" there is little left to say— <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto onTheBed2>> <</link>> </div> An hour later, you were both on the bed. Panting. Sweat soaked the sheets, and warm skin pressed against warmer skin. Something had been nagging you, a thought, a memory. "Why did you say 'sorry' when we parted that day?" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "1" checked>> I ask as I hold $l_him in my arms. <<radiobutton "$passageChoice" "2">> I ask as $l_he holds me in $l_his arms. <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto onTheBed3>> <</link>> </div><<if $passageChoice == "1">> Your fingers trace patterns on $l_his bare shoulder as you hold $l_him tight. "Why did you say 'sorry' when we parted that day?" $l_He frowns. "What—" Recognition strikes $l_his midnight eyes. "//The day where...//" <<else>> "Why did you say 'sorry' when we parted that day?" you ask. As $l_his fingers trace patterns on your bare shoulder, $l_he frowns as $l_he holds onto you tight. "What—" Recognition strikes $l_his midnight eyes. "//The day where...//" <</if>> "Yes." "When you—" "//Yes//." $l_He grows quiet again, which you have come to learn Lestrade does quite often—but if one gives $l_him time— "I did you wrong." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> "I believe it can be argued I was the one that did //you// wrong—if we want to call it that." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> "No, Lestrade, you did not. I—" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> "I quite liked you doing me wrong, Inspector—" <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "4">> "No." <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto onTheBed4>> <</link>> </div>$l_His eyes on you are firm, "I took advantage of the situation. All because of my foolish desires—" //That is $l_his opinion of that day?// You can't help but frown. "Lestrade—" "You were only performing a plan—" <<if $passageChoice == "1">> "//You are in my arms, $gregory.//" <<else>> "//I am in your arms, $gregory.//" <</if>> <<if $passageChoice == "1">><<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> "—Very much on purpose... And unlike last time, I am not letting you go again." <<else>><<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "1" checked>> "—Very much on purpose... And unlike last time, I won't allow you to let me go again." <</if>> <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "2">> "—I dare you to tell me this is not //exactly// where we belong." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "3">> "—You are here because of //my// foolish desires." <<radiobutton "$passageChoice2" "4">> "—And I... wish you would see how much I wish for us to remain so." <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto onTheBed5>> <</link>> </div>$l_His gaze remains on you. Obsidian stone and cobalt black. But had the shade of $l_his eyes ever appeared vulnerable before? The frown line above $l_his brow ever ceased to crease? $l_His lips lift so softly and so warm? "You are, wonderful," a gentle voice whispers. And had your heart ever felt such warmth? <div class='test1'> <<link "Continue">> <<goto end>> <</link>> </div> The end! That's it <3 Take care! !!!Credits: The twine theme was taken from Vahnya's amazing template <a href="https://vahnya.itch.io/twine-template/">here!</a>