The Vampire's Bride 18 through 21
I'm getting a puppy. So I'm stupidly excited and trying to puppy proof ye old farm house. I'll post pictures when I get him in and settled. He's a lab mutt whom I'm naming Grimlock. /TF nerd.
It's time for Delilah and Layel to bone. It's...really underwhelming.
Chapter 18
Delilah is having all these feels at finally getting a conjugal with Layel. Mostly because Layel refuses to kiss her on the mouth because it was "a mistake." Way to make her feel like a prostitute, man. And he suffers from the curse of diarrhea of the mouth when it comes to sex scenes.
"Spread your legs. I want to look at you, all of you."
Cradled by the moonlight and moss, she slowly...slowly...moved her thighs apart. She drew up her feet, bending her knees and anchoring her weight against her elbows. She was vulnerable as a woman could be and surprisingly thrilled to be so.
His hot gaze raked over her thoroughly and soon those crystalline irises were glowing, practically surrounding her in a cerulean halo. She could feel the heat of it invading every inch of her needy body, blanketing her.
"You're wet," he said.
The reverence of his tone stroked her as expertly as a caress, and she shivered. "Yes."
"You want me."
"Yes."
"What do you want me to do to you?"
Layel, do you want her to draw you a diagram? Also, apparently his testicles are "drawn up tight and proud." I...good for you?
Delilah's nipples bead, her thighs quiver, and Layel has yet to actually DO ANYTHING. I mean, I know foreplay is supposed to last pretty long but that does denote actually touching or hell, I dunno, some form of play. Showalter's men think Twenty Questions is acceptable.
Took some coaxing, but she finally found her voice. "Touch me." A broken plea.
"Where?" He fisted his cock and moved up, down, in a measured stroke.
I want to be the one to pleasure you. "Everywhere."
"You asked me before what evil things I had done, if I had killed a woman."
....Layel, now is not the time...it is so not the time. When Delilah protests, Layel nearly cock-slaps her as he pins her down because dammit, he's going to have a heart-to-heart now. So he tells her about killing Marina and about hunting down the family of the dragon who killed his wife.
Rape mention warning. Very mild but it's there.
I...ok, it's good to get that off your chest but you're really about to talk about how you were going to rape and kill a woman before you bone someone? Even though you didn't violate the woman, you did kill her. That's some serious shit to be bringing up. You might even call that a mood killer.
Warning over.
Of course Delilah thinks that makes him perfect for her because he's so broken and they're just alike. -_o Ok. This is really what their sex amounts to:
"Tight," he gritted out.
"I can take it."
"Don't want to hurt."
"Hurts without you. Need you." To prove it, she arched up, up, drawing him deeper.
Sweat beaded on his face and dripped onto her, lava on her skin. "Almost...just...need a moment."
"Now."
"No. I-"
"Yes!"
With a roar, he slammed all the way to the hilt, as if he couldn't hold himself back a second longer.
If the next guy I bone roars upon entry, I'm probably going to ask if he pulled a groin muscle. Delilah badgers him for two pages to kiss her, he finally does and it's magical like the Disney Kingdom. Only after Layel has a shuddering orgasm that lasted for all of a "few minutes passed, maybe an hour" he straight up runs away. While he was crying.
No joke, I have nothing wrong against men being vulnerable and actually having emotion (especially in this bookverse) but...he huddles under a goddamn tree and slits his wrist to write "never again" in his blood.
Layel? What are you doing? Stahp, Layel. Stahp.
Chapter 19
Shivawn is all woed because the woman he hurtled insults and derogatory remarks at disappeared. But he has to report back to the Nymph King or something. I'm distracted by the awkward wording because now I think he named his penis after his lover.
The sheet covering him slid to his waist and pooled over his flaccid cock. Would he ever be hard again? Alyssa...it twitched.
Lol.
Valerian shows he can be a compassionate king.
"Why do you look like-" Valerian's hand waved over him "-death."
Never change, Valerian.
"Talk to her," Valerian advised. "Apologize. Women like that."
Ok, maybe change a little.
So the king tells Shivawn that he has to fight for her since she's a warrior, which I kind of like because he is acknowledging that she has ovaries but can carry a sword. Something most males in this series seem to forget. Even Shivawn is like "nuh uh! She did that for me!"
"Then you must now fight for her, with her. It will probably be the bloodiest battle of your life."
Shivawn: Are you saying that because she's a vampire?
Valerian: I am -so- clever. Also, I do believe you made a monstrous gaffe.
Shivawn: Big words D:
Valerian: You killed her brothers, you shithead.
Shivawn: ...god, I really am the worst, aren't I?
Valerian: You're making me look good...
Speaking of horrible creatures that should crawl back under a rock: Zane is all awoed because Nola rejected him.
She didn't want him, didn't crave his touch as he craved her. That was not supposed to have happened. She'd been wild in his arms; she'd even cried his name. He'd been so sure of his reception, once he declared himself. The gods owed him. He hadn't expected her to run from him, hate him, as Cassandra had.
Gee, when you seduce a gal in her sleep, it might turn out ba-
Valerian: Still looking good!
Me: FUCK OFF, VALERIAN.
This is pretty much a copy paste of Shivawn. *le yawn*
Meanwhile Nola is mooning about-.......my bad. She turned psycho bitch fairly quickly. o_O Apparently she was stomping through the jungle ranting about how vampires are ruining the island fun, when a god starts promising her things if she kills them.
"Should you succeed, I shall grant you a boon. Anything of your choosing..."
Anything? Nola licked her lips in growing excitement. More than anything, she wanted her mother brought back to life-so that she could kill the bitch again. I'll kill the vampire king for Delilah, as well as for the reward.
Zane she would simply destroy for fun.
...where did the maternal hatred come from?? IS THERE ANYONE IN THIS BOOK THAT DOESN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH SOMEONE WHO WRONGED THEM? Let's do a roll call shall we?
Delilah: humped and dumped by a Male.
Layel: Wife was charbroiled by Dragons.
Shivawn: Oh noes, the evil Demons!
Alyssa: Shivawn. Seriously, that guy is whackadoodle.
Zane: His siren love, Cassandra, and demons? I HAD TO LOOK BACK THROUGH THE BOOK BECAUSE I FORGOT. GOD.
Bottom line, I think we have too many bruised egos and not enough book...
Chapter 20
Everyone is at camp and it's just so...so...UGH.
Delilah: I'm going to just sit here and silently beg Layel to look at me.
Nola: You. suck.
Delilah: *Looook at meeee.*
Nola: Do you even remember our queen?
Delilah: *WHY WON'T YOU LOOK AT ME?*
Nola: Our stupid commandments?
Delilah: *Maybe we'll get married. :D I'll be Miss Layel.*
Nola: We're sisters? Remember?
Delilah: *Maybe we'll have babies! I can totally move in with him!*
Nola: FUCK YOU.
Delilah: BITCH, IT IS ON. *stomps over to Layel*
Layel: GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU CRAZY HARPY.
Delilah: NO, BECAUSE I LIKED FUCKING YOU.
Layel: ...
Others: ...
Layel: You suck at keeping on the down low...
Delilah: LOVE.
Layel: TALK TO THE ARM. *NEVER AGAIN*
Others: Did you...did you cut yourself?
Delilah: But wait D:
Others: Did you rub dirt and moss in there so it wouldn't heal??
Layel: *stoic asshole*
Others: That's really sick, dude.
Delilah: WELL FINE. THE FIRST GUY I FUCKED WAS A DRAGON. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU HAD SIX DEGREES OF DRAGON BONING.
Others: WHY DO YOU KEEP TELLING US ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE??
Layel: D8
Delilah: *FLOUNCE*
Chapter 21
Two weeks passed. Several new challenges were forced upon them. Several more creatures were ruthlessly executed, leaving only a few members of each team. That's when the gods decided to dissolve the teams so that it was every man for himself.
Whoa, whoa book! That's my job!
So the gods are up to their tricks. Hestia, gives Layel a vision of his former wife and he realizes he doesn't have the passion he had for her that he has for Delilah. I actually thought this was pretty decent character growth because he realized that he can love someone and still fall in love with someone else.
Meanwhile, the goddess has Delilah watching to prove that all men are douchebags. But Delilah still isn't convinced so the deity straight up takes all of her emotions. That...reminds me of an awesome Fairly God Parents episode.
"Whatever you do, don't jump!"
Here you go.
It's time for Delilah and Layel to bone. It's...really underwhelming.
Chapter 18
Delilah is having all these feels at finally getting a conjugal with Layel. Mostly because Layel refuses to kiss her on the mouth because it was "a mistake." Way to make her feel like a prostitute, man. And he suffers from the curse of diarrhea of the mouth when it comes to sex scenes.
"Spread your legs. I want to look at you, all of you."
Cradled by the moonlight and moss, she slowly...slowly...moved her thighs apart. She drew up her feet, bending her knees and anchoring her weight against her elbows. She was vulnerable as a woman could be and surprisingly thrilled to be so.
His hot gaze raked over her thoroughly and soon those crystalline irises were glowing, practically surrounding her in a cerulean halo. She could feel the heat of it invading every inch of her needy body, blanketing her.
"You're wet," he said.
The reverence of his tone stroked her as expertly as a caress, and she shivered. "Yes."
"You want me."
"Yes."
"What do you want me to do to you?"
Layel, do you want her to draw you a diagram? Also, apparently his testicles are "drawn up tight and proud." I...good for you?
Delilah's nipples bead, her thighs quiver, and Layel has yet to actually DO ANYTHING. I mean, I know foreplay is supposed to last pretty long but that does denote actually touching or hell, I dunno, some form of play. Showalter's men think Twenty Questions is acceptable.
Took some coaxing, but she finally found her voice. "Touch me." A broken plea.
"Where?" He fisted his cock and moved up, down, in a measured stroke.
I want to be the one to pleasure you. "Everywhere."
"You asked me before what evil things I had done, if I had killed a woman."
....Layel, now is not the time...it is so not the time. When Delilah protests, Layel nearly cock-slaps her as he pins her down because dammit, he's going to have a heart-to-heart now. So he tells her about killing Marina and about hunting down the family of the dragon who killed his wife.
Rape mention warning. Very mild but it's there.
I...ok, it's good to get that off your chest but you're really about to talk about how you were going to rape and kill a woman before you bone someone? Even though you didn't violate the woman, you did kill her. That's some serious shit to be bringing up. You might even call that a mood killer.
Warning over.
Of course Delilah thinks that makes him perfect for her because he's so broken and they're just alike. -_o Ok. This is really what their sex amounts to:
"Tight," he gritted out.
"I can take it."
"Don't want to hurt."
"Hurts without you. Need you." To prove it, she arched up, up, drawing him deeper.
Sweat beaded on his face and dripped onto her, lava on her skin. "Almost...just...need a moment."
"Now."
"No. I-"
"Yes!"
With a roar, he slammed all the way to the hilt, as if he couldn't hold himself back a second longer.
If the next guy I bone roars upon entry, I'm probably going to ask if he pulled a groin muscle. Delilah badgers him for two pages to kiss her, he finally does and it's magical like the Disney Kingdom. Only after Layel has a shuddering orgasm that lasted for all of a "few minutes passed, maybe an hour" he straight up runs away. While he was crying.
No joke, I have nothing wrong against men being vulnerable and actually having emotion (especially in this bookverse) but...he huddles under a goddamn tree and slits his wrist to write "never again" in his blood.
Layel? What are you doing? Stahp, Layel. Stahp.
Chapter 19
Shivawn is all woed because the woman he hurtled insults and derogatory remarks at disappeared. But he has to report back to the Nymph King or something. I'm distracted by the awkward wording because now I think he named his penis after his lover.
The sheet covering him slid to his waist and pooled over his flaccid cock. Would he ever be hard again? Alyssa...it twitched.
Lol.
Valerian shows he can be a compassionate king.
"Why do you look like-" Valerian's hand waved over him "-death."
Never change, Valerian.
"Talk to her," Valerian advised. "Apologize. Women like that."
Ok, maybe change a little.
So the king tells Shivawn that he has to fight for her since she's a warrior, which I kind of like because he is acknowledging that she has ovaries but can carry a sword. Something most males in this series seem to forget. Even Shivawn is like "nuh uh! She did that for me!"
"Then you must now fight for her, with her. It will probably be the bloodiest battle of your life."
Shivawn: Are you saying that because she's a vampire?
Valerian: I am -so- clever. Also, I do believe you made a monstrous gaffe.
Shivawn: Big words D:
Valerian: You killed her brothers, you shithead.
Shivawn: ...god, I really am the worst, aren't I?
Valerian: You're making me look good...
Speaking of horrible creatures that should crawl back under a rock: Zane is all awoed because Nola rejected him.
She didn't want him, didn't crave his touch as he craved her. That was not supposed to have happened. She'd been wild in his arms; she'd even cried his name. He'd been so sure of his reception, once he declared himself. The gods owed him. He hadn't expected her to run from him, hate him, as Cassandra had.
Gee, when you seduce a gal in her sleep, it might turn out ba-
Valerian: Still looking good!
Me: FUCK OFF, VALERIAN.
This is pretty much a copy paste of Shivawn. *le yawn*
Meanwhile Nola is mooning about-.......my bad. She turned psycho bitch fairly quickly. o_O Apparently she was stomping through the jungle ranting about how vampires are ruining the island fun, when a god starts promising her things if she kills them.
"Should you succeed, I shall grant you a boon. Anything of your choosing..."
Anything? Nola licked her lips in growing excitement. More than anything, she wanted her mother brought back to life-so that she could kill the bitch again. I'll kill the vampire king for Delilah, as well as for the reward.
Zane she would simply destroy for fun.
...where did the maternal hatred come from?? IS THERE ANYONE IN THIS BOOK THAT DOESN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH SOMEONE WHO WRONGED THEM? Let's do a roll call shall we?
Delilah: humped and dumped by a Male.
Layel: Wife was charbroiled by Dragons.
Shivawn: Oh noes, the evil Demons!
Alyssa: Shivawn. Seriously, that guy is whackadoodle.
Zane: His siren love, Cassandra, and demons? I HAD TO LOOK BACK THROUGH THE BOOK BECAUSE I FORGOT. GOD.
Bottom line, I think we have too many bruised egos and not enough book...
Chapter 20
Everyone is at camp and it's just so...so...UGH.
Delilah: I'm going to just sit here and silently beg Layel to look at me.
Nola: You. suck.
Delilah: *Looook at meeee.*
Nola: Do you even remember our queen?
Delilah: *WHY WON'T YOU LOOK AT ME?*
Nola: Our stupid commandments?
Delilah: *Maybe we'll get married. :D I'll be Miss Layel.*
Nola: We're sisters? Remember?
Delilah: *Maybe we'll have babies! I can totally move in with him!*
Nola: FUCK YOU.
Delilah: BITCH, IT IS ON. *stomps over to Layel*
Layel: GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU CRAZY HARPY.
Delilah: NO, BECAUSE I LIKED FUCKING YOU.
Layel: ...
Others: ...
Layel: You suck at keeping on the down low...
Delilah: LOVE.
Layel: TALK TO THE ARM. *NEVER AGAIN*
Others: Did you...did you cut yourself?
Delilah: But wait D:
Others: Did you rub dirt and moss in there so it wouldn't heal??
Layel: *stoic asshole*
Others: That's really sick, dude.
Delilah: WELL FINE. THE FIRST GUY I FUCKED WAS A DRAGON. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU HAD SIX DEGREES OF DRAGON BONING.
Others: WHY DO YOU KEEP TELLING US ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE??
Layel: D8
Delilah: *FLOUNCE*
Chapter 21
Two weeks passed. Several new challenges were forced upon them. Several more creatures were ruthlessly executed, leaving only a few members of each team. That's when the gods decided to dissolve the teams so that it was every man for himself.
Whoa, whoa book! That's my job!
So the gods are up to their tricks. Hestia, gives Layel a vision of his former wife and he realizes he doesn't have the passion he had for her that he has for Delilah. I actually thought this was pretty decent character growth because he realized that he can love someone and still fall in love with someone else.
Meanwhile, the goddess has Delilah watching to prove that all men are douchebags. But Delilah still isn't convinced so the deity straight up takes all of her emotions. That...reminds me of an awesome Fairly God Parents episode.
"Whatever you do, don't jump!"
Here you go.