When we hide behind our masks, we create a sense of distance between ourselves and others. We might feel like we're not truly seen or heard, and that our relationships are superficial. But what if we were to take off this mask and show our true selves?
When the request came—soft, almost a whisper against the hum of the air conditioning—Jessa didn't rush. That was the key to the story. A lesser narrative would have been frantic, a scramble to the finish line. This was a slow burn, a study in the physics of desire. She shifted her weight, the silk sliding against her skin with a sound like a sigh.