( sangria sounds like it should offer some relief. it had been a little cool outside now that the sun had set, cool enough that a warm cuppa would have felt comforting, but maybe the party area was just too crowded for a hot drink. the combination of the liquid warming her insides and too much body heat around her outsides was probably to blame for the sudden discomfort.
but to her surprise, before she even takes a sip of the offered wine mix, a sudden burst of cool relief rolls through her hand and arm, up from the back of her hand where his fingers had brushed against her skin. that is certainly worth looking into. normally, he's warm to the touch, sometimes even oppressively so; she genuinely can't remember a moment where he's ever felt cool. )
Did you — ( maybe he dipped his hands in ice while she wasn't looking. there is ice in her glass, after all. maybe there just wasn't a scoop, so he handled things a little more directly. but a glance up shows he's just as perplexed as she is, staring at his own hands, brows slightly furrowed in thought. ) You felt that too, didn't you?
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but to her surprise, before she even takes a sip of the offered wine mix, a sudden burst of cool relief rolls through her hand and arm, up from the back of her hand where his fingers had brushed against her skin. that is certainly worth looking into. normally, he's warm to the touch, sometimes even oppressively so; she genuinely can't remember a moment where he's ever felt cool. )
Did you — ( maybe he dipped his hands in ice while she wasn't looking. there is ice in her glass, after all. maybe there just wasn't a scoop, so he handled things a little more directly. but a glance up shows he's just as perplexed as she is, staring at his own hands, brows slightly furrowed in thought. ) You felt that too, didn't you?