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Link with Hideo? it asks

"Let ," he says "It’s a new co on A secure way for you to contactfor a es of my vision flash clear blue "What does it do?" I ask

Send a thought to me, Emika

It is Hideo’s own voice, soft and warle of surprise rushes through me When I look at him, he hasn’t opened his mouth at all, nor has he h the NeuroLink, the next evolution of ether I startle at the novelty of it, then hesitantly send a thought back to him

You’re in my mind?

Only if you allow it You are free to disable our Link whenever you desire

I can’t help s unsettled and excited It has been aled the world, and yet here he is, still doing it, year after year I shake my head in disbelief

This is incredible

Hideo s for a moment I don’t think you realize how much I enjoy your company So I want to let you in on a secret

Suddenly, I realize that not only can I hear his words inI can feel a hint of his eh the connection Oh, I think back without even realizing it,

I can sense desire in hi heat Forcloser, since the night I saw you in that white dress

Since the party at Sound Museum Vision I’m suddenly very aware of my bare shoulder The steady undercurrent of his eht-headed, and I wonder if he can sense the sa beat of h her

I suddenly feel bold in this diht and new bond, this space that has becoaze falls onabout that

All I can think about is his nearness, his dark eyes, his breath stirring againstof his eyes, so that wants He hesitates for an agonizing second Then, his head tilts doard ainstentle at first, his e up to carefully cupto hiht do next Can you sense what I want? As if in answer, a low groan of pleasure ruainst the couch, and kisses nifies our eht for air, overwhelh us--andback to hilihs My entire body tingles His hand buries inof hts, I realize that I’ve wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled hiainst him He feels so warm, the muscles of his arainst glass continues quietly in the background

Hideo pulls away for a brief second, his lips hovering right overis soft and labored, his brows furrowed, the fire still alight in his gaze His e into one, and he is undone in this moment, the reserved, distant, proper version of hi and savage I a fro to drink it all in at the saasping You were definitely too subtle