beams

• the feeling of taking a blanket directly out of the dryer and wrapping yourself in it, a luxury not often gotten but appreciated when it is
• a brief thrill of anticipation, caused by all the possible futures that can be taken, a quick game of whatever shall we do next with absolutely nothing off-limits, a complete and purposeful removal of boundaries 
• the soft sort of contentedness that comes when your opponent will fall directly into your trap within the next three moves and cannot yet see it, the sense of victory that comes with an implausible success attained through wildly unorthodox and mildly illegal methods, the sort that makes you smile a secret little smile to yourself even as you’re taking someone else’s hand to take them for a walk