Chapter 100: Hell Gate, Part 6

Håkon's lips were sticky with blood, but dry and chapped beneath. The kiss started awkward, and Kristof felt the lowest sort for kissing a person not even entirely aware of what was happening, but then Håkon made a growly sort of noise that made him shiver, and the claws digging into Kristof's hands pulled out with a swift sear of pain.

They slid into his hair, claws scraping lightly across his scalp, then Håkon almost seemed to climb him, twining his arms around Kristof's neck and settling so high they drew even. He wrapped his own arms tightly around Håkon, grateful neither of them was currently wearing armor. Håkon felt so small in his arms, completely at odds with the strength of his grip, the bruising force of his kiss, and the sharp bite of his fangs as he reopened the tears in Kristof's lips.