S/H Drabble (100): "The Art of Shucking"
Written for me_and_thee_100 Challenge 327: Five Sentences
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"Here, watch," he said, taking an oyster off the plate and lifting the wet shell to his mouth.
As Hutch tilted his neck back, Starsky focused on how the lips curved around rippled edges, allowing a stream of juice to escape and run off his smooth jaw.
Starsky coughed to cover the grated sigh that welled up from his stomach.
"See, instead of swallowing it whole, you want to massage it with your mouth to release the liquors," Hutch said, wiping his hand on his pants.
"I'll try anything once," Starsky said, studying his new partner over the twisting waves.