... vulnerable, so scared. Natalia wiped the tears from her face, and Olivia's eyes opened at the tactile sensation. "Olivia… please, please… we need to talk, but not here, not like this." She felt ...." They sat quietly, Natalia relieved that so far, Olivia hadn't erupted in anger or gotten defensive. "Do you know what I did after you told me you thought I should accept his proposal?" ...

It Wears Off, Eventually [Marvel Comics; NC-17]

...Oh." She was never so thankful to dream in tactile sensation. And she probably needed to get laid more... Stephen noted, as he moved from offensive to defensive stance, knees bent, fingers loose. "I've not... spent the rest of his time on the defensive. Wong unleashed a relentless combination of punches, most ... into the hallway broom closet. He had a defensive spell halfway out of his mouth before a ...

Red Sky (Noelian Fluff - part 1 of 2)

... every single time. It hadn't always been that way. When they'd first met Julian hadn't been tactile; he'd been edgy and standoffish and awkward. And he's still the same, to a certain extent, ... flashes in his stomach once more. “I ... fuck. Ju. Please.” Julian looks up at him – all defensive and anxious – and Noel stills finally. Julian's hands loosen their grip, falling to his side. He looks ...

When Light is Spent: Epilogue

...by a Hollywood acting dog because he wouldn’t know that it was all fake and would have got a bit defensive. So for the big scene he was replaced. I’m just glad that didn’t happen to me.’ ‘From ...can and then went and sat next to Tim. Driven by Paul’s need for contact they were a very tactile couple and at home never sat apart from each other unless they were fighting. Tim wrapped an arm around Paul...

[G1] More Than Friendship: Chapter Three

... they've chosen and well after they've dug in. And as a result we're always on the defensive and we're dealing with a ton of collateral damage. Smokey and I are trying to figure out how... saw them. Holding hands, touching, acting like any normal couple." "I think the Aerialbots are simply tactile mechs. They're always standing close or brushing their wings together in a comforting way. I think it's...

Fic: We're Just Two Guys..., Chris/Mike

...And, cherry on top, Mike is pretty tactile when he has had some liquor. He ... comfortable around him and just is his tactile self around him. The only times he ... enjoying himself with a very drunk, very tactile Kennerty. They’re not doing anything indecent, ... is still ill at ease, on the defensive, which really isn’t ego-boosting. ... to let people know how grateful he is for Mike’s tactile tendencies.

Profile

...emotional abuse eventually gathered within the boy an inferiority complex and defensive personality. Fred's mutation manifested at the age of seven and...faced as a child and can outwardly be very cocky and defensive. This was partly fractured when he gained weight again, something ... his muscles. Fred’s nerve endings do not relay any tactile perception to his brain which are near the threshold of pain...

Skins fic (N/E): Destination

... way she's looking up from under a spiky black fringe of lashes makes Naomi feel immediately defensive. "You want a cigarette," the woman, only a few years older than herself, supposes, in a...imagines reaching over to push Eva's hair behind her narrow shoulders. Totally unnerved by the unusually tactile urge, Naomi realizes slowly she must be frowning, because Eva's closed-lipped smiled is fading ...

An article on whales

... the time when you’d expect them to be the most defensive, they’re incredibly social. They’ll come right up to boats,... approaching us with some frequency for what appears to be sociable tactile contact. And with no food involved.” The very coastal existence that... form of communication with humans, both through eye contact and tactile interaction and perhaps acoustically in ways that we have not yet...

SPN Fic: The Messenger (Gen, R, Pre-series, John and Castiel)

... and out; made her a deathtrap for—or at least a rebarbative defensive barrier to—any kind of evil that heaven or hell could imagine … ..., took it like a beating in how much it stood as a tactile reminder of the unfathomable despair that had burned Dean mute for almost a... he said, his voice tighter than it had been earlier … not quite defensive, but not much short of it either by John’s estimation. "...