@maneatr / a meme lost to time / no longer accepting !
↺ ‘ a kiss on the cheek. ‘
alfred beamed, brightly, when constance’s lips found his cheek & for a moment he thought, that this had been his first genuine smile since his death. what a sad realization, he thought. just then followed by HOW TWISTED IT WAS TO BE SMILING GIVEN THEIR CURRENT SITUATION.
his teeth were protruding, long enough to sit uncomfortable in his mouth, nearly puncturing his lips. he was licking blood of them, off his mouth, while using a white handkerchief to dab at fresh drops that had found a way to his chin. his cravat was ruined, alfred noticed with little dismay. he had to learn how to control his feeding, sooner rather than later. too much blood was still being wasted -
& still he was smiling. he was drenched in blood, there was a dead body by his feet ( horrified he should be that he had nigh forgotten about it - him ! yet he felt less than a butcher would for a cow. )
all in all - he should deserve little praise for A MURDER HE HAD COMMITTED. should not receive a kiss for it, like he had achieved anything. yet he was well fed, his body felt warmer, his skin less tight. for an undead, alfred felt more alive than he ever had.
so maybe - the time for denial had passed?