The bruises on his back that had just begun to heal started throbbing again as Tao's nails scraped over his skin. He growled against the vampire's mouth, the sound bubbling up from his pounding heart. It felt like more of an attack than an embrace. He wanted to rip out Tao's insides, and he wanted Tao to rip out his insides. He let the vampire taste him, and tasted in return. His hands and his mouth roved over the vampire, like he was trying to map out the entire chilled form for himself. He ground his hips down against Tao's, half hard and just over the edge of desperate.