✱ CLOSED STARTER FOR @scumb4gs ↩
the heavy door clicked, signalling the departure of the commissar. the second that auditory cue hit the drukhari's ears the room fell immediately icy cold. marazhai did not just stand, but completely uncoiled. the previous display of manicured, submissive obedience had been shed quicker than one could blink, vanishing & replaced by the horrifying grace of a commorrite predator. there was a blur of movement, entirely defying the human reaction time. suddenly he was there --- invading directly into caleb's personal space. sharp, alabaster features leaning down & inches from the human's face. marazhai's eyes were dark, examining like a butcher would a carcass --- where to slice. where to CUT.
" look at you, " a fatal purr escaping pale lips while fangs were notable upon each word. he tried to not hiss beneath it all but it vibrated in mocking amusement. " so eager. so fiercely loyal to her. " he reached out on those words, a single clawed finger lightly traced a threatening line near caleb's throat but dared to not touch him. oh, but he itched to. " a clumsy, lumbering piece of carrion that she commands out of mere utility. " he spoke words to demean, to diminish this dog's importance. it was taking everything in the dark eldar to not flay him alive, however something about the strain, the way tension swelled & hatred seethed between them both was a delicious sensation that marazhai absorbed with ease.
a shiver of restraint waved over his lean, tall form while still looming like a shadow. head tilted with a cruel, thin smile before finally moving once more & past the human. the stride was perfectly calculated & elegant in a manner that a panther would stalk prey. ---- HER iron grip kept his claws bound, making the toxic burn in his veins taste so much [ ... ] sweeter. " i find it rather amusing that you truly believe you matter to her, mon-keigh. " he mocked, now draping himself in a feline-like lounging across the edge of the nearest iron console. one hand would rest lightly on his hip while the other --- his claws --- tapped with rhythm against the metal casing.