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Jay's fingers scrape against the bench in an effort to keep his hands still. "Don't," He breathes, too soft for anyone else to hear. "don't tease. Please? Just do it."

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[runningred]

Jay signs and stretches out languidly, showing off his neck, somewhat more deliberately. "Shouldn't I? We both seem to enjoy my masochistic tendencies." But Eric's thoughtfulness is appreciated.

[onceaviking]

Eric hums something that may be agreement. Running his cool fingers down Jay's neck this time. Feeling his pulse.

[runningred]

His pulse is steady and strong. Eric's blood is a wonderful thing. He doesn't move his hand from Eric's hip, just kinda leans into the touch, a little like a petted cat.

[onceaviking]

Eric dips his head and breathes deeply.

He can smell it. Through Jay's skin, beneath the scent of his body.

The blood.

[runningred]

Naked in the shower, its kinda hard to hide how turned in he is. Not that he's even trying.

[onceaviking]

Eric takes another deep breath and this time it comes out as something between a purr and a growl.

He doesn't really sound safe.

[runningred]

And yet Jay's moaning, like the slut he is. Eric's growl has a terrible effect on his libido, like fanning a fire. The fact he knows Eric could kill him at any moment only makes it worse. Or is that better?

[onceaviking]

Eric briefly rests his mouth against Jay's skin. Then he abruptly moves away.

"I think we had better call it a night," he says. His voice is hoarse.

[runningred]

Jay growls with frustration, so tempted to push it.

But no-one needs another infirmary trip.

He closes his eyes and focuses on slowing down his heart and breathing. "If you say so." There's no bitterness there, just the frustration they're both feeling. He turns off the taps as grabs a towel, tossing one to Eric.

[onceaviking]

Eric dries off, moving at vampire speed, and moves out of the bathroom to get dressed again.

He looks tense.

[runningred]

Jay moves as fast as human speed will allow, pulling on some shorts at least. "Take off if you need to." Jay offers, towelling his hair. "I'll stay up here out of your path tonight if it'll help."

[onceaviking]

"It's being trapped here. I want to kill something," Eric grinds out.
He is not being metaphorical.

[runningred]

Jay leans against the door frame for a moment, quietly thoughtful. "You could always take a trip to my world. As long as we're quiet about it, there's a few people who the world could do without." He means it too, it's not an ideal thought.

[onceaviking]

"You have no idea how tempting that is," Eric says .
Then he shakes his head.

"I had better not."

[runningred]

"I'm going back to Gotham soon. There are parts of my past it's time to face up to but before I leave Africa, there are things I need to do. There are people I need to punish. I will kill these men, messy and bad. To be honest I'd be glad of a hunting partner."

[onceaviking]

Eric looks thoughtful.
Then he says, slowly, "Perhaps I should like for you to keep your illusions about me intact. For now at least."

Which is - actually rather honest. Coming from him.

[runningred]

"And maybe it's best for you not to see that side of me either." After all, there is no-one else here he would show that to.

[onceaviking]

"I could probably take it," Eric says with a small smile. "I grew up in violent times, remember."

[runningred]

"True enough. But I've got to admit I like that people here see me as a better man than my capability for violence."

[onceaviking]

"Controlling the perceptions of others is always useful," Eric agrees. And you don't need to be able to glamour them to do just that.

[runningred]

Jay shrugs. "I'd rather be the person they think I am than who I've been in the past." He can't change the past but maybe, just maybe he can move on from it.

[onceaviking]

"Can you be?" Eric asks.
It's not meant disparagingly. He is honestly curious.

[runningred]

Jay shrugs. "Never gunna be able to undo what I've done but after I end the group of traffickers, I'll try to not get myself into situations where I need to go that far. I was originally trained to be non-lethal."

[onceaviking]

Eric snorts.

"When has that ever been useful?"
With certain things, he is still very much a product of his time.

[runningred]

"Not often enough with me which is why I ended up where I did. As in dead." Jay mutters passionately.

He sighs and pushes off the door frame. "I don't know if I can make a clean break, or if going back to Gotham is the right thing to do but I'm hiding here and that can't go on forever."