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' ah ... f—forgive me if th—this is too farfetched ... but an urge is g—growing deep w—within me. an urge to ... kiss you. i'm— '
' ... very sorry. '
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cheeks flush at the motion—up, down, tracing chest .. if he were still alive, his heart would be absolutely racing. another shudder is audible, head lowering in attempt to obscure any visible signs of fluster. ——
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' ... i w–wa—want— '
the cold one swallows his stutter; one born of sheer embarrassment rather than freeze, for once. eyes meet before he continues speaking.
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blink. blink. slit pupils following the sheer obscenity dragged across floorboards. ' ... w–wh—what on earth m—might you seek to use th—that for. '
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eyes wide, sitting frozen, fear strucken—kitty tucked 'tween trembling thighs. the comfort of benign feline is unknown to the visitor; and quite frankly, the creature is terrifying.
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the sharing of bloodthirst. how romantic, truthfully; two sides of the same coin. one born of fear, of 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭—the other simply predatory in nature. the visitor could stay here, he thought. grounded, and almost content ——
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contained.
' ... i m—may be of some use. this 𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘴𝘴 that has been cursed upon me is not p—particularly .. stable. with little e—effort, i could easily ... t–ta—take care of any 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 g—guests. that w—way, we ——
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