[ Rau laughs briefly at the words and action both, the sound thrumming in his chest as he tilts his chin to give Gil better access. It isn’t about pain or blood, at least not for their own sake. But the abandonment of propriety and inhibition, a free hand to provoke and explore limits -- those are exhilaratingly, crudely human. Those, Rau wants; those drive the laughter at Gil finally pulling him down. And in any case --
Rau’s fingers dig into Gil’s shoulders, then scrape down sharply between his shoulder-blades. There’s too many layers of fabric in the way for it to hurt, this is just to make a point (offer?). ]
You’d bleed for me in a heartbeat.
[ Said with complete and utter confidence. And although there’s an undercurrent of laughter lingering in the words and a smile on Rau's lips, it’s not mocking or harsh, not a disparagement, not a threat; it’s simply an observation of a delightful, fascinating fact. Gilbert Durandal has already bled quite a lot for Rau, and at the end of a lovely demonstration of how far human longing will go.
And even if Rau were generally inclined to draw blood solely for the sake of drawing blood... just as the acceptance of the tendency toward destructiveness somewhat dulls the inclination to be destructive, the fact that Gil has already bled quite a lot for him rather dulls the inclination to draw blood solely for the sake of it. Rau simply doesn’t want to hold back any more than is strictly necessary. ]
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Rau’s fingers dig into Gil’s shoulders, then scrape down sharply between his shoulder-blades. There’s too many layers of fabric in the way for it to hurt, this is just to make a point (offer?). ]
You’d bleed for me in a heartbeat.
[ Said with complete and utter confidence. And although there’s an undercurrent of laughter lingering in the words and a smile on Rau's lips, it’s not mocking or harsh, not a disparagement, not a threat; it’s simply an observation of a delightful, fascinating fact. Gilbert Durandal has already bled quite a lot for Rau, and at the end of a lovely demonstration of how far human longing will go.
And even if Rau were generally inclined to draw blood solely for the sake of drawing blood... just as the acceptance of the tendency toward destructiveness somewhat dulls the inclination to be destructive, the fact that Gil has already bled quite a lot for him rather dulls the inclination to draw blood solely for the sake of it. Rau simply doesn’t want to hold back any more than is strictly necessary. ]