This story stood out to me predominantly because of its sense of intimacy stemming not from intense passion but from deep knowing of the other and ripening recognition of one's own wants and feelings.
It highlighted the quiet but potent everyday moments that had become deceptively natural but were rich in mutual love.
What felt very real and familiar was the fear of losing what you already have in the relationship in the hope of deepening it even more.
It set a very reassuring mood that could heal the ‘what ifs’ that would inevitably come up before taking the relationship to its next natural level.
