Drabble of the Week
Jan. 19th, 2024 12:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancingponyChallenge words: communist, document, glow, process, salmon, treat
The exertion was invigorating, the afterglow sublime. He couldn’t even regret the chocolate soufflé that followed the Salmon Meuniere. He’d deserved the treat, and he’d worked it off afterward.
Even now, he felt the effects. He stretched, scattering documents across his desk.
His partner, in the process of completing his own paperwork, looked up, eyes sparkling.
“I can’t believe we finally did it.” Napoleon’s smile was languorous.
“And over lunch hour.” Illya shook his head. “I may have to surrender my communist credentials after such indulgence.”
“Actually three hours, but we climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty.”
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The exertion was invigorating, the afterglow sublime. He couldn’t even regret the chocolate soufflé that followed the Salmon Meuniere. He’d deserved the treat, and he’d worked it off afterward.
Even now, he felt the effects. He stretched, scattering documents across his desk.
His partner, in the process of completing his own paperwork, looked up, eyes sparkling.
“I can’t believe we finally did it.” Napoleon’s smile was languorous.
“And over lunch hour.” Illya shook his head. “I may have to surrender my communist credentials after such indulgence.”
“Actually three hours, but we climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty.”
******
