Lunging is a sexual activity in which semen is inhaled into the lungs, giving the word it's name. This is normally achieved during S&M oral sex, where the person giving the treat is being choked. At the last possible moment the choke is released, causing them to breathe in what's coming for them.
The space, literal and emotional, between yourself and another person, hoping for their safety and well-being, wishing you could be together when you are inescapably separated during the pandemic.
Unable to help in any way, hoping each day that she would remain well, wishing he could simply be where she was, the longing distance was at times unbearable.