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So Fire's not having the greatest night of her life. She was out for most of it, at a fire rampaging through an abandoned house, until the rain came softly and quickly began to drench everything in sight. After catching a cab back the apartment, she discovered that she'd somehow managed to lose her key, and while she could always burn through the

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[_to_the_bone]

Andrei opens the door after a few moments, book in one hand.

"Serafine," he says, with some surprise, and pulls off his reading glasses.

"Come in, you look chilled."

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"It's raining," she explains, moving inside and tucking damp tendrils of hair behind her ears.

"And...I may've managed to lose my key."

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"Good," he says, and tucks some of her hair out of her face too, then brushes her cheek with the pad of his thumb.

"For me, at least. Of course, I am sorry you were caught out. I'll make something hot to drink, and you're welcome to the shower."

[bright_burning]

His thumb is cool in contrast with her skin, just the tiniest bit hotter then you'd expect, but it feels good and she misses the touch when it's gone.

(good gods she really has got it bad, hasn't she?)

"You're spectacular," she says, and glances down with a smile. "I suppose...would it be alright if I asked to stay the night? Just on the couch, if you'd like, but I rather think it'd be nice to have a roof until the morning when I can get another key for my apartment."