And inside you're burning
with some secret yearning
She can see the subtle glow of caution that surrounds him, a lovely golden sheen tinged with the faint coral of curiosity. Her lips tilt slightly at that, the confirmation that she has not lost all her charms. Even the faint note of hunger rippling through it all cannot dampen the allure. She has always enjoyed balancing on their blade’s edge of danger, and whatever dark gifts he might possess cannot frighten her.
Many have tried and so many have failed. Even the golden beast who had wielded fear like a weapon. He had been powerful, but she had not failed to see the weakness behind it. Perhaps that is why he had loathed her as much as he desired her.
But still she is here, alive and well and as achingly lovely as she has always been.
He comes closer then, drawn despite the wary way in which he proceeds. Her lips curve faintly as she watches him, a softly enchanting, barely there smile. Just enough to tease at something more, something hidden just behind that secretive expression. He does not repel the seeking curls of light, and this emboldens her, giving her what leave she needs to trail them leisurely along the elegant slope of one blue and gold shoulder.
What is that? he asks, his question serving to draw her silver gaze up to meet his. “Mmmm,” she murmurs noncommittally. There is an easy answer, of course, but perhaps one more complicated too. And she hasn’t quite decided yet which to give him. After a moment of silence, her smile deepens just enough to be noticeable, silver eyes glimmering with a faintly wicked light. “They’re stars,” she finally offers, as though it should have been obvious.
Lirren