Sanctuary

[3rd_ray]

In the quiet comforts of our bedroom, laying amidst the most peaceful serenity that some may never come to know, I watch him sleep. The stillness of the room, I take in everything he does. When he breathes in, I breathe with him. When he exhales, I exhale with him. When he reaches out for me, I take his hand and guide it to my heart and I know he

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[callme_animal]

He was baffled by his first taste of exhaustion after his ascension, but when Kate explained that it would take time for him to gain the power needed to be truly divine, to abandon the mortal needs of sleep and sustenance he found small comfort. Even though his humanity had always been an illusion, he was loathe to lose it completely

[3rd_ray]

She remained where she was, her hand touching the rugged stubble of his cheek and yet even in that small gesture of affection when his lips pressed strongly to the inside of her hand, it was enough for her to feel apart of him. Soul to soul.

Slipping her chest into his side, Katie smiled intently, closing her eyes to feel the pulse against her fingertips that lined the underside of his jaw.

'Your angel finds it calming.' she whispered, her cheek moving to share his pillow as she took her hand back to rest gently on his chest.

[callme_animal]

Rolling on his side with a smile, he let his forehead touch hers as he draped an arm across her waist to keep her close, the warmth of her skin and the radiance of her presence doing pleasant little to calm him.

"Not my angel." he murmured, nuzzling his nose against hers for a moment before pressing a feather-soft kiss to her lips. "An angel of the moon...a nymph, in worship of Selene, bathed in her holy light. Dusted with the glory of the stars," he drawled, shifting to press a kiss to the stardust tattoo at the corner of her eye, "and kissed by twilight beyond my domain...by your name, you are too beautiful for the likes of me, sweet love..."

[3rd_ray]

Moving slowly over him, she grinned devilishly while arching an eyebrow.

'Not your angel?' she breathed softly against his lips. 'And who decides that I am too beautiful for you, huh?' she chuckled as her eyes captured his before she began slipping down.

Placing gifted kisses down the middle of his chest, she slipped her little finger into the hoop of his nipple piercing and tugged lightly, spurring a little late night fun into him.

'Who says I'm even an angel?' she smirked before inching lower.