OneWord - "Mercury"

The prompt over at OneWord is “mercury.” A little stream of consciousness. I kinda like it.

Emotions rise and fall like quicksilver in a glass vessel; shocking heat rises in his cheeks, sending the mercury rising.
Her coolness feigns a drop in surface temperature, but it’s all an act. Cool to the touch, but she’s a smoldering match tucked into tinder.

Comments

Such heat!
Donna said…
I enjoyed this.

"...but she’s a smoldering match tucked into tinder."

Love it.

Good to see you getting back to the swing of things.
maglomaniac said…
"Her coolness feigns a drop in surface temperature".
I agree,all an act.

~Harsha
Dee Martin said…
Loved that last line especially. Fanning now :)
sarah said…
I kinda like it too.

You're good at this sort of thing.
Anya Padyam said…
The last line was great!

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