Empathin

Jack ran his fingers over the small bandage at the base of his neck. He found the edge and peeled it back.

“See anything?” he asked.

“It’s healed perfectly,” Evelyn answered, and Jack felt her finger press gently against his skin, feeling for scar tissue. “There’s not even a bump anymore.”

“Your turn,” he said, turning to face her. Evelyn smiled up hesitantly, then turned away, lifting her silky blonde hair to expose the nape of her neck. Jack peeled off the small circular bandage, exposing pale, smooth, unmarred skin.

“It’s like it never happened,” he said thoughtfully.

Evelyn let her hair down and turned back to face Jack. “The injectable implant was more expensive, I know, but I like that it leaves no trace. I think it was worth it. This is private, between us,” she said, pressing her palms against his chest as she drew closer, gazing up at him. “No one needs to know that we’ve chosen to share ourselves this way. To see through each other’s eyes.”

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Empathin implants seem like an innocent way to explore fantasies. But in the case of Jack and Evelyn, they get much more than they bargained for...