a heated kiss while holding them by the throat ( for lady maria and the vicar ehehehe ) ✦
amidst their argument maria finds herself harassed by images of bygone days ; happier days where they were naught but young stupid hunters . it's a time she selfishly wished to return to , back before their downfall ; where the notion of becoming cursed by gods was merely a laughable prospect . for hundreds of years maria was weighed down by her hatred and regrets ; left to rot in her lonely tower by everyone she used to know —— forced to sit and chew on every detail of their repugnant selfishness . it's shameful , utterly shameful …
“ you are just as guilty as me . do you not remember , how we forced innocent people from their homes ; only to butcher them in the street ? in front of their families ? all of that just to give the wrong people more power and knowledge ! ” words are barked at amelia , loud enough to echo throughout the vast clocktower . maria had lost all composure at this point , unleashing upon the vicar only part of the frustration she had been choking on for so long —— a sight that few had ever seen as maria was usually better at keeping her tempter under control .
“ —and you dare to come to my tower and lecture me on what is right and wrong ? ” the undead hunter turned on her heels , pacing angrily back and forth around the room . she trod heavily over to the small table that sat beside her chair ; the only two pieces of furniture in the entire room & glanced irritably down at the framed photo that she had kept all this time . “ the sheer gall of it … ” she spoke through gnashing teeth , suddenly reaching with a hand to grasp the edge of the small wooden table ; promptly launching it across the room in some kind of pathetic attempt to calm herself down . it's more preferable that , than she raises a hand against amelia .
gloved hands clenched into fists , the former hunter momentarily refusing to turn and look at the other ; her ancient lover . she scoffs even when she hears the click of heels behind — amelia choosing to approach regardless . she always was an impudent girl … maria's chest rose and fell quickly despite her no longer even needing air , teeth clenching as she loses the battle against holding back tears . she felt ridiculous for allowing herself to cry , thinking that her tears had long since dried up . but oh how it hurt … how it pained her to see amelia again ; not because she didn't want to specifically , but because it made their fate far too real . they both knew how this story ends and the very thought of watching the vicar succumb to beasthood really felt like another nail added to her coffin (that sits already riddled with a thousand nails already).
brows furrowed and maria breathed a heavy sigh , her fingers giving way to the hand of another which came to grasp her own from behind . it's a touch she hasn't known for a very long time , rending her stiff like a corpse despite it's subtlety . she almost wished she could still feel the beating of her own heart , wanting to feel the same throbbing she felt years ago ; just one more chance at being alive . but alas … her blackened heart moved none , dead and buried within the coffin that was her ribcage . maria's head hung low at the reality , choosing to turn ever so slowly around to face amelia once again ; gathering up the shattered pieces of her courage .
she said nothing , merely allowed her own glassy green gaze to fall upon the other's for a moment ; regarding her with a profound sadness that had already killed her time and time again . the silence that's rolled out between them is strangely comforting , though … it felt like a mutual understanding ; both of them aware that they longed for something that was so far gone .
in one swift and sudden motion betwixt the weight of silence , maria reached out to grasp just ‘neath amelia’s chin ; pulling her in for a kiss that they'd been deprived of for what felt like millennia . it's immediately deep , desperate & heavy with want . exactly the kind of kiss you'd have with someone if you thought the next minute could be your very last . the other's hand trailed along maria's body , lithe fingers reaching to wrap 'round her pulseless throat as the hunter pulled their bodies closer together .
leather clad hands roamed the vicar's body , curling fingers into fists as she clutched onto her garb ; clinging to her as if she was a mere vision that could disappear at any given moment . she didn't know if this would help , if it stood a chance of making them feel better … but she wanted to allow herself to indulge in her selfishness just this once . @lapineas