Wow I see what you meant in another comment to me about the responses you got here. someone threatening violence against you? Not acceptable EVER.

the twist at the end is a good one (how can she still be warm?) so even I was lulled by it, but compared to some things I've read, in a fandom where torture porn is not difficult to find and in fact often lauded? Charcoal grey at most, hon.

Although if I ever got a reaction like that from Gabrielle OTOH, I'd be crowing about it for days; that's a high compliment. She knows from dark.