"What was that? Yallie asks, dazed. Their lips are wet, and their cheeks are flushed, and Ajita can't believe that they don't learn about this in school. This is a topic that is relevant to her interests. "A kiss," she says, the word coming unbidden to her mind. "A kiss," Yallie slowly repeats, and Ajita curls her toes, because Yallie has that look on her face that means she's going to go straight to the kiosk and research it. "Yes. We kiss on the mouth," she's sure she must have learned this in her dreams. "Why mouths?" "It is where we draw breath," is her best explanation. Yallie leans forward, "You also breathe through your nose." She bumps her nose against Ajita's briefly. "But we also consume sustenance through our mouths," Ajita says, and Yallie is still close, enough so that she can feel her warm breath on her cheeks. "Sustenance," Yallie repeats, and her eyes immediately fly to Ajita's mouth. "So when you kiss a person, you are saying they are your sustenance."
Starstuff (by Kaylim)
