[ He takes the kiss on a low purl, biting lightly at her lower-lip before he draws away. His mouth is pitched at an angle too crooked to be a proper smile, but he seems younger, somehow, the tension momentarily gone from his jaw. ] I'll remember that, next time I want to meet up in a haunted building.
[ Stepping back, he makes short work of knotting up and discarding the condom, before he sets his clothes to rights. The dim elevator light, stripes of moonshine and guttering shadows, is forgiving. But he knows he and Korra will resemble zombie movie refugees in good light -- smudged in dirt, hair tangled like birds' nests, skin welted and bruised in places. Scrubbing both hands through his wild hair, he tries to smooth it down. A sneeze catches him mid-breath. A moment later, he hears a sibilant croon. ]
Bless you~
[ Every part of Hei's body goes cold. He fights a queasy lurch in his gut. Without looking at Korra, he asks, ] That wasn't you, was it? [ Except he already knows the answer. ]
⊕ Friday!
[ Stepping back, he makes short work of knotting up and discarding the condom, before he sets his clothes to rights. The dim elevator light, stripes of moonshine and guttering shadows, is forgiving. But he knows he and Korra will resemble zombie movie refugees in good light -- smudged in dirt, hair tangled like birds' nests, skin welted and bruised in places. Scrubbing both hands through his wild hair, he tries to smooth it down. A sneeze catches him mid-breath. A moment later, he hears a sibilant croon. ]
Bless you~
[ Every part of Hei's body goes cold. He fights a queasy lurch in his gut. Without looking at Korra, he asks, ] That wasn't you, was it? [ Except he already knows the answer. ]