Eric's room, night

[onceaviking]

The room is just as clean as the last time The Emcee was here.

This time Eric carries the man all the way to the bed and dumps him there. Unceremoniously.
He is very strong.
And fast.

But when he touches The Emcees face, his hand is almost gentle. And cold.
His fangs come down with a click as he runs his other, just as cold, hand up the inside of The Emcee's thigh.

"I can bite you there," he suggests. Suggestively.
The large blood vessels are favored by plenty of vampires. And it is a very symbolic place to bite. And to be bitten.

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[onceaviking]

"I respect him," Eric replies, without hesitation." And if he was displeased with me, I would fear him. But I have never given him reason to be displeased."

The respect is clear in his voice. But it is not the only emotion there.

And perhaps he knows this and perhaps he doesn't.
He says, "He gave me this when I lay dying," and then he looks away. Briefly.

When he looks at The Emcee again, his face looks a it always does.as cool as his skin. Detached as the pale moon, not at all moved by the ones its light traps.

Leaning on the door.

[i_am_your_host]

The Emcee's eyes are fixed on Eric's face, searching, wanting to find those last traces of humanity. But that's what they are, just traces, ghosts, wisps of smoke. They're gone as soon as he hears the timbre of his voice and catches the flicker of his gaze.

(There was love there. He's sure of it.)

"Then I respect him as well."

It may not amount to much coming from a mortal, but he means it. And somewhere, hidden in that statement, is the unspoken notion that he respects Eric, too. Certainly nowhere near the deep, abiding way that Eric respects his Maker...but more as a matter of survival.

It's why he's still here.

His eyes have given up their search. All he can do is leave Eric with a small smile despite knowing that he would never return such a trifling gesture.

"Until next time, Herr Northman."

And he's fine with that.

He slips out of the room.

[onceaviking]

{ooc: perfect ending. Thank you. That was a roller coaster ride}

[i_am_your_host]

[OOC: I loved this thread, thank you. All the emotions! Or as many emotions as a vampire could spare. Will you post or shall I?]

[onceaviking]

{ooc: if you could that would be awesome. Am about to tuck in the kids. It may take a while}