[ Alan would like to blame the way his stomach tightens at that tone on the resort's influence. Whatever magic this place has, he can't perturb it like he might be able to at home. Surely that has something to do with it.
But the memory of his first night with Jack is part of it, too. You've a very good bark, your lordship. The way he'd bitten his lordship's thumb when he pushed it into Alan's mouth. He and Jack have had plenty of times together since then, but that time in his study had been something else -- and now he's so far away from that. Far away with nothing but his memories, and a gnawing, insatiable hunger, and this pale faux-god who reminds him of the man he misses. ]
Put something in my mouth and you'll find out, won't you.
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But the memory of his first night with Jack is part of it, too. You've a very good bark, your lordship. The way he'd bitten his lordship's thumb when he pushed it into Alan's mouth. He and Jack have had plenty of times together since then, but that time in his study had been something else -- and now he's so far away from that. Far away with nothing but his memories, and a gnawing, insatiable hunger, and this pale faux-god who reminds him of the man he misses. ]
Put something in my mouth and you'll find out, won't you.