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he held out his hand
and she let her own fall into his—
into the heat
into the promise that came with the gesture

and she stood—
shoulders back—
letting the fabric of her scarlet gown
float just above her toes

he turned;
she followed
dodging the sparks that his footsteps made

he stopped
in the middle of the finished floor
in the middle of the couples twirling around them

and then they danced;
they danced until her feet blistered
until her skirt grew dizzy

they danced
and everyone watched as the pair spun
as her gown tangled itself in his inferno

they watched until the music stopped
until the girl’s posture faltered
until their eyes could no longer bear the glow

and the couple stood
panting
until their flame burned out
until their lungs were nothing but smoke
until they fell—
together—
into ash