Alex couldn’t think, couldn’t feel. For more than a few seconds he stopped breathing. The thought that burned through was what must it feel like to Mani, to manifest with that rigidity already inside him?
Opening his eyes, which Alex only then realised he’d closed, he searched Mani’s face for signs of pain, ready to pull out at even a hint of agony. Mani’s face was a surprised wide open-eyed gaze and large “O” of a mouth. Had Mani always been so pallid or was he in shock? Alex reached out to brush his fingers across the other man’s face.
At Alex’s touch, Mani snapped his mouth shut. His lips stretched over his teeth. He hissed and groaned, even as he twisted. Alex pulled back, but Mani dug fingers into him. His head nodded vigorously, and whatever Mani was feeling, Alex lost control with
