for @not00 / comprehensive types of kisses :
02 . a kiss on the forehead .
“LONDON IS ALWAYS SO COLD. I don’t know how anyone tolerates it. Ah, well.” His hum is slight on his lips: a delighted, soft sound as he worked. The small flashdrive in-between his fingers was freshly ripped from the port. The screen shortly blinked black, devastatingly dead at a few quick commands. A simple tap here, a click there. He pocketed the drive & offered her a quick shrug. A little smile.
To call this a coincidence would be to lie. None of this was by chance. Not here, alone, cold & corporate. Mechanical eyes everywhere, but for now, he’d manipulated them all. Raoul’s white duster hangs relaxed off his shoulders , offset by black wedges ; other designer things, variants on soft cream. Every step was an approaching death.
Just a glance from him feels heavy. A weight to crush bone. He wasn’t a man many got to know, let alone so intimately. That, simply, would kill ( ——— You’ve wandered too close near the wolf’s cage. You’ve put your fingers through the bars . I’ll let you know how you taste ) . & he had maimed, killed many. Stared at her through borrowed eyes. Almost like his eyes , almost like his hair. Almost. But he’d grown far too wild & feral.
The man raised a hand, slowly, to the pointed curve of Emma’s jaw. “Curious. Heh. Emma Dufont. I just thought we should meet sooner rather than later. Got a bit … tired of gazing at your camera feeds. You’re not very exciting, you know.” Under his touch, her pulse thrums . It runs like prey, carrying precious blood through her veins. He turns her head gently left , then right. Locks of crimson hair fall. Raoul, his smile empty & suddenly hungry, mimicked the motion with a tilt of his head. “Just about anyone’s easy to look up these days, as I’m sure you know. Makes my job a lot … easier.” Raoul is gentle with her. He figures that what he should do, anyway. Drawing near, quietly as a grave, he presses a soft kiss just above her brows. It isn’t mean, but horrifically gentle. No mocking laughter. A calm this man seemed to have practiced & cultivated amongst his severity. Silent. Silent, he remains, for a few moments after, his hand still upon her. Flesh to flesh. A finger on her pulse. But it would be easy to eat you. I could place you between my teeth, bite down & shatter you. Sink my claws into your skin. You couldn’t run back home, then.
“That’s for your friends back at MI6.
Some of them are quite dear to me, too.”