[ don't have to offer her twice. slim fingers wrap around his wrist, her feet pulling her forward to close the gap; she only manages to murmur out a quiet thank you as acknowledgement before teeth sink into the meat of his forearm, firm and sure.
this time, the empathy bond flares up a little more cleanly: gratitude, that ever-present hunger blooming up only to be quieted by the blood that steadily flows from vein to teeth to tongue, a lingering warmth of admiration coloring the edges. it doesn't linger too long, though — not starving, caroline's careful not to take more than a pint, no more than a blood bag at a donor drive, just enough to tide her over.
when she pulls back, her tongue flattens across the wound, cleaning off the last errant droplets that bubble up. the spiderwebbing beneath her eyes sticks around a beat or two while she swallows it down. ]
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this time, the empathy bond flares up a little more cleanly: gratitude, that ever-present hunger blooming up only to be quieted by the blood that steadily flows from vein to teeth to tongue, a lingering warmth of admiration coloring the edges. it doesn't linger too long, though — not starving, caroline's careful not to take more than a pint, no more than a blood bag at a donor drive, just enough to tide her over.
when she pulls back, her tongue flattens across the wound, cleaning off the last errant droplets that bubble up. the spiderwebbing beneath her eyes sticks around a beat or two while she swallows it down. ]