DRABBLING ON ENTERPRISE





Don't have time for a long story? Need an ENT "fix"? A drabble might just do you!
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They're fun; they're fast; and they're just right for a snack.
But... they'll leave you hungry for more!


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1. I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HIS SMELL

    Spoiler: "The Expanse"

At first, it bothered me – the closeness of the ship and its stagnant, still air; differences in personal hygiene and care; the effects of different foods on my delicate body.

When he gets close to me, the mixed metaphors of scents overpower me: sweat and sweetness, engine room and mess hall, clinging scents from other humans he’s been around and touched. So many, so diverse – conflicting and clashing, illogical in their messages to me.

And now, he calls me to his side, to join him in his bed. He smiles, reaches out, strokes my body, calls my name.

“Here, Porthos!”