Soon upcoming scene from my Temeraire fic, Like Mother, Like Daughter. [link]

Will and Emily are a little... stuck. And btw, both are completely naked and well... still joined *coughcough*, but since it's not visible, I don't think the pic needs a mature content warning.

The scene illustrated:

"Their breathing was heavy, their bodies sweat-drenched and Emily felt she could not move even if she tried to, but it felt so good to be leaning against him, her head bent on his shoulder, their hearts throbbing to the same frantic rhythm… she felt in peace. She felt this was the place she had always longed to be: in his arms. For a short while she had even managed to forget why she was here, she had forgotten about death. For a short while she allowed herself to be happy.
She would never tell him just how happy he had made her, both physically and emotionally. For a fleeting second she considered letting him know how she felt, but something held her back. She had told him more than she should have, anyway. True, they were going to die and nothing really mattered any more, but the thorn he had planted in her heart all those years ago was still prickling enough to keep her from whispering those three short words…
I love you.
It was on the tip of her tongue, but she bit it back. She loved him, but she hated him too, and she would not humiliate herself even more by confessing to him that she felt for him more than just hate. It was so simple, so easy to hate him… but it was too difficult to love him."

Characters by Naomi Novik.