Chapter 2: Ghost Ship (final rough draft)
On my home world this is a deep emotional bond, and it is almost as strong as being mated. it means i can't hurt you with out hurting myself.
Chapter 5: Echoes of New Change
The physical closeness mirrored the emotional bonds that had formed between them, forged in the crucible of their shared struggles. as the night wore on, their conversation meandered through hopes, fears, and tentative plans for the future.
Penultimate (Chapter20 Book8)
She did such to create an emotional bond between them. she, therefore, allowed lance to have physical interactions with other females." "damn, really?" "yes, really. their romance was emotional ... spiritual to some degree. metaphysical, if you will."
Water on Fire: Chapter 2 - Seventeen
I am touched by this emotional bonding we're having. he hasn't opened up to me before. well, not like this. "why?
Walls: Exodus 23 - A Moral Mosaic
Physically it felt good, but there was no... emotional bond to it, like with you, or the others. it was lust, nothing more." "ah..." peter whispered. silence followed, and i looked back at him.
RedTails : The Paddled Princess Chapter 02 - Party Crasher
Or at the very least, he would most definitely be the first to couple with her, and probably the first to boink his twin sister for that matter, what with them being so emotionally bonded together as an inseparable duo.
Starborne: New Beginnings - Swan Song
Aside from my parents, i've never known close emotional bonds in my previous life - knowing you're part of the last generation of your kind that would live on earth meant different priorities.