[ All their kisses have ever led to is fucking, it's true. But it seems masturbatory -- predacious -- to coax her to bed when her mind is half-unmoored. Sex is so laughably easy. Nearly mindless -- he's long since learnt how to use it as a tool for distraction, for blossoming false sentiment and solidifying false trust. But in the morning after, clarity can be like seeing a crackhead up close. Not that fucking attractive. ]
[ If Korra gets hit with a case of retro-cringe, at least he'll have the You knew what you were getting into card in play. ]
[ She says Okay, and he nods briefly before threading his arm through hers. Steers her through the predawn streets, quiet as a thief. It's only a short distance to his flat. He fishes out his keyring in the chilly hallway, and opens the door to usher her in.. All around them, the apartment is silent -- it drips with silence. As if it's suspended, from the street, from the City, maybe from the whole cosmos. ]
[ When he touches her arm, Hei feels hazy-heated, a kind of reined-in hot-eyed greed. But his tone is measured, his gaze calm as he regards her bloodstained clothes. ]
⊕ march 15th, late evening
[ If Korra gets hit with a case of retro-cringe, at least he'll have the You knew what you were getting into card in play. ]
[ She says Okay, and he nods briefly before threading his arm through hers. Steers her through the predawn streets, quiet as a thief. It's only a short distance to his flat. He fishes out his keyring in the chilly hallway, and opens the door to usher her in.. All around them, the apartment is silent -- it drips with silence. As if it's suspended, from the street, from the City, maybe from the whole cosmos. ]
[ When he touches her arm, Hei feels hazy-heated, a kind of reined-in hot-eyed greed. But his tone is measured, his gaze calm as he regards her bloodstained clothes. ]
You'll need a shower.