【战锤40k同人作品翻译】Ennui 第十九章：时光 Time(28)

Sighing, I slipped out of bed, untangling myself from Alessandra who made half-sleeping sounds of protest before curling up in the warm spot I left behind, while I stretched, wincing at the cold throb that settled into my muscles.
I glanced down at the still-sleeping Alessandra, at her lips as she drew in her slumbering breaths, and felt an altogether different ache… an echo of thirst.
I could have a little longer. I could stave off the inevitability of death for an extra fistful of cycles, maybe a little more… all I had to do was drink from Alessandra again. All I had to do was take in another mouthful of that liquid sunlight that was her soul to bring back the edge of my vitality.