[ It's already fading, but he hasn't quite struggled his way out of the worst of the haze of it yet.
Or perhaps it's just that the secondary effects are only just starting to affect him. Stirring sluggishly in his blood. Pushing that thick haze away to be replaced with a slowly simmering heat, one that will only burn higher and hotter over the next few hours. But right now? It's still only a flicker, one easily mistaken as unease. Trepidation.
Although the telltale flush that steals over his skin at the man's words tells a different story.
He swallows thickly when the man's gaze falls to his throat, to the collar he can feel like a tight grip around him. A physical manifestation of that same possession of which he speaks.
he shakes his head, as much in disbelief as denial. ] No. I'm not... You can't...!
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Date: 2024-06-18 09:08 pm (UTC)Or perhaps it's just that the secondary effects are only just starting to affect him. Stirring sluggishly in his blood. Pushing that thick haze away to be replaced with a slowly simmering heat, one that will only burn higher and hotter over the next few hours. But right now? It's still only a flicker, one easily mistaken as unease. Trepidation.
Although the telltale flush that steals over his skin at the man's words tells a different story.
He swallows thickly when the man's gaze falls to his throat, to the collar he can feel like a tight grip around him. A physical manifestation of that same possession of which he speaks.
he shakes his head, as much in disbelief as denial. ] No. I'm not... You can't...!