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[personal profile] inframundo 2021-03-12 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Oddly, given the choice, I don't want blood on any of my clothes. I've always been much cleaner than that." Though it's not a time for jokes like this, and he knows it.

It's why he shifts as she lays next to him, making room even as he moves to slide his arm around her and pull her in closer. His frown deepens then though, hugging her a bit tighter.

"She's going to be okay," he whispers softly, stroking his hand along her back. "We'll make sure of that." And he had every faith in that because losing her was not an option. There just was no chance of that in his mind. He couldn't let it happen. None of them could.

He shakes his head, listening to what happened. "We have to find out what they used before they strengthen it and hit again." They had barely escaped this time. If they made it any stronger, they would be down for the count.

Kissing him back tenderly, his fingers brushing through her hair. "Hey, I'm okay. That's what matters, okay?"
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[personal profile] inframundo 2021-05-02 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"I would hope so," he says with a snort. "Both that I am and that you would expect that of me." At this point he damn well better be. Yet there's a hint of a smile on his face as he strokes his hand over her back.

He nods at that, glad to hear that from her. "How okay is okay? Can you tell?" Because he can't help but to wonder if she's coming back to them like she had been, or if they would have to adjusted to something new with her. They could, and they would, but he couldn't help but worry. For all of their sake.

Kissing her back, slow and deep, wanting to show to her how much he loves her and is as glad as she is that he's there. "Me too. It's going to be okay." It has to be okay.

Shifting to lift his head, looking at Ben. "You guys are good but entirely bringing me back from the dead is beyond even the best I know."
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[personal profile] inframundo 2021-06-20 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"I would want you to rethink it. I would want you to change things entirely if I was that careless." But hadn't he been that way that they got injured like this? He can't help but wonder what he could have done to change things.

Logically he knows there's nothing he could have done, but that also doesn't change that feeling of responsibility that he's feeling.

That feeling that leads to his arms tightening around him, holding her closer because he could have just as easily lost her as anyone else. They hadn't lost anyone but that doesn't change how he feels.

A brow arches at that, canting his head to look at her more closely. "Even now you can feel it? Okay." He nods at that, nuzzling her cheek tenderly. "She'll be okay."

They all will, and then he'll go from there. He'll find the answer and who they have to go after who was behind this. Until then though, it's just making sure that everyone is okay and that they're taken care of.

He shifts to focus on Ben, giving him a nod. "We have this. She's going to be okay. We'll make sure that she'll be okay." No matter what it takes.

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[personal profile] inframundo 2021-09-12 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Your lives demand a lot of care, and I will always do the best I can to offer you all that,' he says, knowing that he will do whatever he can to protect them. That he's failed today is part of why he's so upset, why he's tense despite the promises Piper is making to him, that he knows how he feels and knowing they are going to make it.

He nods at that, glad for her to say that. There's peace in that moment as he settles her into his arms. "We'll wait until then and then sort it all out," he agrees softly. If he doesn't trust Piper, then who is he left to trust? He has to believe in her words.

He looks to Ben, giving a nod. "We're going to be okay."

And that is what matters. He keeps repeating it, knowing that until Jordan is awake, he won't believe it. Once she is though, then he knows it'll be okay.

He nods though as Ben goes, waiting for the door to close.

"You didn't just say that for our sakes though, right? You are feeling her? She's holding strong?"

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[personal profile] inframundo 2021-10-28 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"And here I thought we were having a moment and not bringing up my age again," he sighs, sounding so put upon and... well, old. "But yes, I'm glad to know you realize what a great effort it is for me to put up with two people so brilliant and useful and smart... and so damn young."

Because if she's going to go there, he can play into it as well.

"Don't let the anger consume you. Plot. Plan. Don't let anger cause you to lose focus." It's when you lost focus that you died, and he couldn't let that happen to her. He wasn't prepared for that to happen to her.

He nods though at that answer, because in it is what he needed to know. It wasn't just her feeling the other alive, but feeling her reaching. That was a good sign and he's glad for it.

"Don't weaken yourself in the process, okay? Not too much. If they think to try and strike while they think we're still weak, we'll need you." More than that, he'll need her, but those are not always easy words for him.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2022-01-21 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"You are. The hives are quite unbecoming," he teases, even as he sighs longingly. "And I am a man of great patience. We both know that."

In technicality, he was. He could wait as long as he needed for things to go a certain way, but in the end, he's also one to want things now. Especially when it comes to moments like this, those that have been hurt and his people.

His look is unfathomable, old and curious at the same time. "Who else would I be talking about? Just know that rushing in is how things like this happen. Go at it the right way and don't let pain and other emotions ruin the revenge you deserve."

And he means it. Much as he'd like to destroy them that moment, he won't risk them again.

"And that's when we'll start planning. Once we're certain of where our strengths and liabilities lie." And he can't talk about it in such terms, but they both know he's as worried as she is. It's just not as easy for him to show it.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2022-07-29 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"That is very much the keyword," he says, nodding slightly in agreement. "When I want. As it should be. Though I mean it. I want you alive for a very long time, and not laying in a coma not sure if you'll wake up or not."

It's been a rough lesson and one they apparently needed the reminder of.

"I want you safe. I want them safe. They've used our ways against us. They knew we would rush in and this is the result. I don't want to see it happen again."

His hand cups the back of her neck, fingers tangling into the silken strands with a soft sigh as he kisses her back.

"I don't like feeling this way, or being in this position. Not for me or any of us. You know that." He pauses before adding. "Right?"
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[personal profile] inframundo 2022-10-27 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good. We're both fighters and we're not going to let our fates be anything but then," he assures her, and there's a fierceness to his tones that proves he means it. He has lived a while but, for him, it's only a beginning and he doesn't plan on spending it alone. Nor does he plan on spending it without her.

"I think we're going to do some research and hit them with some things people haven't seen in a few centuries maybe. If they're going to be this blatant, it's time we fight fire with fire," he says, not that he doesn't think they have been but this was on a whole new level.

"I just want to make sure we get here there, and in one piece and sane," he says with a sound that could well be a sigh. "My ideas are pulling from hellfire and necromancing but I suppose I can drawback from that if you want."

He might be teasing. He very well might not be. He may be making things up.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-01-30 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
And that's the thing. It's why they're here, why he will do all he can. Because he wouldn't have it any other way either, but also because she's there and he knows it.

He nods though at that. It's another reason why they work so well together, and why she's important to him. Finding someone that can match him in passion and skills is not easy but she does that and more. "Literal fire if we have to."

And he means it. He'll burn cities to the ground if he has to.

He laughs though. "Not my fault so many humans go about without them. No, I was thinking more haunting vengeful spirits. Less brains, less rot."
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-02-17 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is one of your sexiest attributes," he admits, and meaning it. Her mind and her magic were the most amazing things about her, even if her body was amazing as well.

He loves they agree on this as well. The lack of zombies, maybe teaching, but not so much about spirit hauntings.

He blinks at that, sighing softly. Age and practice means he can control a lot but that doesn't change the actual need.

"Probably both," he admits. "But I can wait a bit more if we want."

He knows he can manage to control himself most of the time, even after all they've been through. Age did grant him a few things, after all.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-02-19 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
She's amazing magical, talented, and how could he not love those abilities that he's not seen in others. More than that, that he wouldn't care about in others.

He suspects this is where she is going, that of course she would make the offer to try and do what she can for him. Even if it's offering herself in that way.

A way that he can't help but want, a desire he definitely has. Especially when it's her. Just the scent of her is enough to already make him ache for this, and now even more in knowing she's willing to let him.

"Is that what you really want me to do?"

He draws her in closer, nuzzling at the curve of her jaw.

"Because you know, telling you now isn't easy."
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-02-23 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
He isn't sure how different her blood might be but that she's offering is something else entirely. There's other options but then, at the end of the day, she's offering him this and it means a lot.

That sound she makes though, during the talk they're having, says a lot to him and he's curious of where things might go from there.

"No using my honesty against me," he teases, his mouth trailing small kisses along the spot beneath her hear and then down along her throat until his mouth brushes against the pulse of her throat. "Last chance," he murmurs against her skin with teasing kisses.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-03-06 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
His arms wrap around her, gathering her in close. He nuzzles tenderly at the line of her jaw, kissing tenderly beneath her ear with a soft sound of pleasure and delight.

"If you insist."

There's no hesitation in letting the euphoria wash over her with a groan as his lips brush the pulse of her throat.

And then he strikes.

It's quick and sharp, no hesitation as he moves with the predatory nature of the creature he is and lets that first rush of blood slide over his tongue.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-03-15 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Blood at all in that moment is needed and ached for. The taste of her blood though is something else entirely. He has thought about it before now, wanting it again, but there's been this fine line.

Now there's no holding back.

His arms wrap around her tightly, drawing her in closer as he shifts, half rolling against her as he bears her back against the hospital bed. Drawing at the wounds, letting the blood wash over his tongue with a groan that is predatory and animalistic and shows just how much that taste alone turns him inside out.

Feeling the pleasure, the euphoria, and the need of it all was like a calling and he never wanted to let it go.

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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-03-20 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
The taste of her blood, the heat of that supple form pressed closer to him, and then the sounds she makes are intoxicating. Not that long before whether he was going to live or not was touch and go and now he's remembering what its like to truly live.

Especially with the woman he loves.

Shifting over her, his mouth working against the wounds, drawing in not only the blood but her energy. Letting it revitalize him and remind him of while he will always fight against death. Because of his life. Because of her.

Slowing a bit, lapping at the wounds. Not wanting to take too much and yet needing to hear more from her, loving those sounds and how they make him feel.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-04-08 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's like there's a need to grab hold of this and not let go. Not just the taste of her blood but the way she reacts to him. No matter how close someone had come, he was alive. They had made it, and this is part of clinging to life.

Yet it isn't just that. It's being with her. It's this beautiful, powerful witch who is there with him, laying close to him and offering him so much more than just her blood. Her company. Her desires to plot the things he needs now. And her willingness to give him so much.

"I know I can," he murmurs, nuzzling at the wounds, groaning at the scent of her, the blood on his lips. "I also know if I want you to keep making those sounds, I want it to be because I brought them out of you and not the venom of the bite," he admits, a low and rumbling voice as he shifts to grind against her, his hand skimming along her side.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-04-27 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Even as long lived as he is, there is a desire to grab hold of life and remind yourself that you're still part of it when you've had a brush with death. A desire to ensure to yourself that you made it and that everything is going to be okay. That you lived to fight another day, and they will fight. Someone would answer for this, but today isn't about revenge. It's about one another.

"Good," he murmurs, nuzzling along her collarbone, even as his hands move to start drawing up her shirt to slide his hand along her stomach and up to brush over one breast. "I'd hate to have to stop now."

Even as he chuckles, dragging fangs against her skin in a teasing touch without a bite.

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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-05-26 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Every part of him fairly thrums with desire and control. Keeping himself from letting go, from ravaging her instead of ravishing her. It would be so easy to take but what he wants to give her is sharing. Always shared between them and not unbalanced. Not if he can find the control and the care.

Ducking out of his shirt and then kissing and nipping at her neck. Careful, catching the skin and cutting it. He groans as his tongue laps over the cut, gathering up the taste of her blood with a low, wicked sound of desire. Not enough to sate him, or even to heal him, but it's enough to remind him of how special this is between them.

"I always want it to be something you want. Something you need like I need you," he whispers against the cut on her skin.
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[personal profile] inframundo 2023-06-18 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be so easy to take everything. To take her, let it be a whirlwind of lust and desire. It's taking every hint of his control to show her how important she is in this moment that he doesn't let that be what he does.

"Good. You're mine. Now. Always."

They'd nearly lost one another, suffered that of one of them going on without the other. He wants to assure her that's the past and they hadn't been taken from one another.

Drawing back, he cups her neck as he kisses her. Hard. Deep. Showing her how much he loves her, murmuring softly against her mouth.

"I love you. I need you. Mine."