Thursday Thirteen 29th Edition

[xakara]

Greetings Kittens,

I'm seriously lacking proper sleep this week and I have writing/editing on the brain. With that in mind, I'm going for the simplest solution to a Thursday Thirteen. Yes Lovelies, I'm delivering the goods and handing over 13 Paragraphs From BLOODSPRITE. I'll even provide numbers so you can be sure. *Grin* (It hasn't been through formal edits, so be gentle)

Enjoy. 

13 Bits of BLOODSPRITE

1. His hands were in fists on either side of my hips and I felt the shudder move along his arms and over his entire body as he responded.
 

2. “A Gift between us.”

3. And with that my teeth pressed free and found a home in flesh.

4. The Pleasure Cascade was immediate, the suddenness of his arms around me showing his complete surprise as his body was taken to fulfillment with the breaking of skin and then again at the first draught of blood. 

5. It built much slower with Vampires, cycling as a swirling current of sensation that was more intense foreplay than orgasmic release. Had I thought to shield his mind and body I could have mimicked that building but he asked not to be denied and so I gave what came naturally.

6. The only part held back from him was the physical spill of essence. With our bodies separated there was no chance for conception and so the release had been fruitless, sparing the millions of seed that would have been wasted. This wasn’t intentional but a matter of instinct as my energy washed through him. With less energy expended by his body, I could keep him in a cycle of release until he passed into unconsciousness. Each one would flavor his blood and give deeper nourishment to every mouthful, sating me on levels the blood alone couldn’t.

7. It was tempting but I didn’t need the concentrated sustenance so I cycled down the Cascade, building and changing it to draw out each burst of release. His hand had come to the back of my head, locking me to him as if it were an entirely different part of him captured by my mouth. He’d also at some point brought me completely off the couch, my legs wrapped around him and his other arm across my back leaving no space between us. 

8. A series of body wracking moans and cries reverberated through his chest in a deep skin rippling sonance I felt along my spine. Every note of the ecstatic song made me want more from him. More blood, more pleasure, more surrender of will, it was all one and the same in the moment of him flowing over my tongue and down my throat. 

9. I drank deeper pulling his life into me without caution or care. I couldn’t kill him this way, even by accident. The Kind did not kill those we fed from. Blood Ties were sacred and instinct prevented me from ending his life in this manner. He’d have to already be dying for me to Gift Death in such a way, so I heeded no thought to his safety or my own and let the sensations have us both in full. 

10. Few things had felt so good in so long.

11. Three years of control. Of taking only what I needed and nothing more. Of avoiding anything that truly mimicked indulgence of any kind as that led places I simply hadn’t been ready or willing to go.

            12. Three years, and now cracks in the dam over the last three months threatened a flood of repression freed. There was no way to put the genie back in the bottle. 

13. There was no way to prove there’d ever really been a bottle.

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Comments

[sdcooper.livejournal.com]

Great idea for TT. It sounds intense.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

~X

[pussreboots.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing. Happy TT. :)

[xakara.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Thanks for the return visit.

Happy TT

~X

from Nicholas

[(Anonymous)]

Wonderful TT! #8 especially conveys a very powerful image. Brilliant!

http://agentlemansdomain.typepad.com

Re: from Nicholas

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I like #8 too, thanks. :)

As always I appreciate your opinion (even if it is a little biased *wink*).

Thanks for coming by Nicolas.

~X

[(Anonymous)]

I like the way you moved from 12 to 13.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm glad that stood out to someone. :)

Happy Thursday

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Ooh, I love it! Sounds very carnal and primal.

[nicaustin.livejournal.com]

Oops, forgot to sign in.

[(Anonymous)]

You're off to a good start; this doesn't even seem to need a lot of polish.

How's the new release doing? Did you see the plug I left for you on my blog?

--Susan Helene Gottfried
http://westofmars.blogspot.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thanks Susan, and thanks for the plug, I hadn't seen it and went to search for it. I left a comment about it.

Right now it's doing well. I'm not sure how it's selling at the other places it's available but it's #6 on the bestseller list at MBaM (http://www.mybookstoreandmore.com/product_info.php?products_id=876). :)

I'll be able to tell you more after my first statement.

Happy TT

~X

[(Anonymous)]

I'm interested in reading more - you've left me with questions. Nice job darlin' :-)

Tilly Greene
http://tillygreene.blogspot.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Questions are always good. It means inspiring others to read for the answers which I love. :)

Thanks for the compliment, Tilly.

~X

A Personal Note from Holly

[(Anonymous)]

Wow - I get excited when I see things like "must be over 14" and "some items may not be"! And hey - anyone who also likes Alex O'Loughlin has to be pretty darned wonderful!

This is a hot post...whew!

Thanks for visiting my TT-13!

Smiles,
Holly
http://theabundanceplace.com

Re: A Personal Note from Holly

[xakara.livejournal.com]

LOL, I can see using Alex O'Loughlin as a barometer. *Grin*

Thakns for the return visit and the good word on my excerpt.

Here's to a few Alex conversations in the future. :)

~X

[fullbodytransplant.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Few things have been written so good in so long.

Wonderful word massage for the brain. Ahhh. I feel better.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Your check for "Ego Services Rendered" is in the mail. (((Hugs)))

:) ~X

[msmoby.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Very nice, steamy and sensual. I loved where it ended.

--Darla
http://nichtszusagen.blogspot.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Yay! I was going for steamy and sensual :)

And great to know I picked a good end point. I wanted to give enough while still leaving room to want more.

Always a pleasure Darla (((Hugs)))

~X

http://tinkerbell-nl.blogspot.com

[tinkerbell-nl.livejournal.com]

Just one word: WOW!
Thanks for visiting my inspiring people TT.

Re: http://tinkerbell-nl.blogspot.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Who knew you could raise someone's spirits so high with just one word? (((squeezes)))

~X

[joelysueburkhart.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

Great job, X! Does this one already have a home?

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Nope, this one is still waiting for a final home. I've had an offer, a contingent offer, a pending offer (they have to get higher ups to agree), an interested party I'd love to work with reading before I decide on the first three offers, and three folks who wanted to read the full quickly before I make any decisions.

So it will definitely have a home, I just don't know how soon the details will be nailed down. Wish me expediency. No better yet, wish me the best home for it regardless of any preconceived notions I might have. *grin*

Always good to have you come by Joely

~X

[cemeterywinter.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm gonna try this sometime. Really a fascinating read X! Thanks for coming by my TT!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I'd love to read more of your work so make sure I know when you do it! :)

~X

[cemeterywinter.livejournal.com]

I'll make sure I leave you a comment when I do post more from the Bar. Meanwhile, in the comments from my rant post, I did put a link to the hot sex scene I finished last night for the Bar. Since people can't read it if they are not registered Bar members, I slapped the words onto a plain white HTML page and uploaded it to one of my servers. Here's the link if you're interested:

http://www.rottnroll.com/Weylyn.html

It's a scene between Weylyn Randall, a werewolf musician, and a pixie named Isolde (Sol) Vespera. Sol's best friend Vivienne met Weylyn, thought he'd be fun for Sol, and gave her his cell number. Sol got mad (over a man), got drunk, and called Weylyn, who was hanging out with some friends at a club. That's where this post starts. Hope you like it!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Very nice. I registered at The Bar so I can read more and perhaps consider a character or ten. *Grin*

~X

Very Nice

[(Anonymous)]

I like these 13 TT's the best. YUM!

Very Nice

[(Anonymous)]

I like these 13 TT's the best. YUM!
Thanks for stopping by the other day added your book to the must buy!
Sarai
http://www.saraij.blogspot.com

[(Anonymous)]

I really like that term "Pleasure Cascade". Although I had never heard it until now, I have felt them. Some may even say that I have provided them too.

[(Anonymous)]

The comment above is from me.

Malcolm
http://popculturedish.blogspot.com/