Title: Fine-Drawn Nuances
Characters: fem!Xanxus/Squalo
Summary: In which Xanxus realizes that she's going to have to use her actual words to get things between her and Squalo straightened out.
Notes: Adult for smut in passing; 1611 words. Follows immediately on the heels of "Shifting Sands." [
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It was only when he was sprawled against her, halfway to falling back asleep, that she said, quietly, "I don't want you to be afraid of me."
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