HE IS INTIMATE WITH PATIENCE. he is as intimate with patience as he is with hunger , and while both have kept him idle outside her windows for this long , neither are the ideal destination. part of the journey , yes , of course , the latter even a motivation of sorts , but in the end , neither can last. if they were to , it all tends to lose its weight. and if he knows anything about feeding a hunger , he understands that satiation IS ALL IN THE OUNCES.
she is solid in his hands , fragile and yet anything but , crippled and yet crippling. his grip tightens , and his stomach rumbles , her scent wafting up to greet him like an old friend. or an ancient wet dream. regardless of which , he basks in her every emotion which crosses deep blue without drowning themselves. her fear is not a common fear. he can no longer even be sure that fear has anything to do with him. but he knows it has much to do with her , and he is keen to DISSECT it.
what is she afraid of ? what does she see in the mirror that he cannot see through the curtains ?
❝ would i be here if i were at all disappointed in you , nimue ? ❞
but they both know better than that because the truth is that it is , in every way , possible. although in that scenario , he would feel less a victim and more . . . HIMSELF. as of now however , he is prey snagged on her baited hook , eyes filled with wonder , belly filled with WANT. he remembers how obsessed he had been with seeing just how deep he could CUT into a body without staining his dress shirt.
yet now , he wants the evidence of her all over him.
❝ and what did you expect to get from me for it , hm ? you wanted a reward and not just me letting myself into your home and inviting myself to dinner. ❞ his hands sweep from her shoulders to the column of her neck , bending it in his fingers , feeling the points and places he would need to manipulate in order to END IT ALL.
instead , he cups her jaw as if to drink from her his fill. he thinks he might. ❝ you , so generous with your person , with every inch of your body , you wanted something from me. so please. name your price , and i shall pay my dues for the pleasure of it all. ❞
and for once , there is no game to be played. not for him. ❝ but i want to hear you say it. ❞