Perhaps something did stir in that moment, something that at least makes him stop and wonder what could she be talking about. A moment that's then broken when she actually grabs and kisses him.
Spell or not, his body automatically stiffens at first, perhaps recognizing her. And in that same vein slowly starts to push back, an act so natural that it really would feel as if he had come back to his senses, had somehow managed to break out of this spell.
Unfortunately, however, "true love's kiss" is not the answer here, and while it did give that brief moment of recognition, that's all it manages. What starts so naturally gentle and familiar quickly descends into something darker and more aggressive, the hand that may have briefly brushed her cheek now moving down to her neck, the tips of those sharpened claws scratching against the skin as if ready to grab it again.]
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Perhaps something did stir in that moment, something that at least makes him stop and wonder what could she be talking about. A moment that's then broken when she actually grabs and kisses him.
Spell or not, his body automatically stiffens at first, perhaps recognizing her. And in that same vein slowly starts to push back, an act so natural that it really would feel as if he had come back to his senses, had somehow managed to break out of this spell.
Unfortunately, however, "true love's kiss" is not the answer here, and while it did give that brief moment of recognition, that's all it manages. What starts so naturally gentle and familiar quickly descends into something darker and more aggressive, the hand that may have briefly brushed her cheek now moving down to her neck, the tips of those sharpened claws scratching against the skin as if ready to grab it again.]