Epaphoria

The moment of contact occurring between kisses when the lips are still touching but no longer kissing.

Derived from the Greek root “epafí” for “touch” or “contact” and the Latin root “ora” for mouths. Is also similar to “euphoria” which is a feeling often experienced as a result of epaphoria.
The lovers’ kissing grew slower, their epaphoria growing longer between each passionate kiss.

She leaned in, and the epaphoria was everyone I’d ever kissed, or would kiss, and I knew she was the one.

Not wanting to fully disconnect, our epaphoria kept even a small piece of each of us entwined, though our motion ceased.
by Melted Form June 08, 2019
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