A/N this was a request on Tumblr but I really like how it turned out so I'm gonna post it here too. The prompt was "kiss in a dream". It's very short but I hope you all like it and please remember to review lovelies❤️
He moves closer, just a bit. Enough to make her skin prickle with anticipation. Nearly touching. His ungloved hand wraps loosely around her forearm.
Kaz Brekker's gaze threatens to swallow her whole.
"Still looking for that happy ending, Wraith?"
But the words aren't condescending. They're promising. And the rough burn of his voice is almost a purr.
Inej leans into his touch.
His hand moves with slow deliberation. Up to her throat, thumb feathering above her pulse. That barely there smile crosses his lips.
His lips. She can't seem to stop looking at them.
Imagining what they would feel like. Not just on her neck.
All over.
And then Kaz has her face cupped between his hands.
Oh.
She stands on the tips of her toes and their breath mingles. He smells of coffee, jurda, and the rich dark scent that's purely Kaz.
She missed that smell.
His eyes gleam, daring her to do…something. So Inej presses her mouth to his. Soft and hesitant, giving him the space to push her away.
But Kaz kisses her back and at first it's gentle and needy, full of insecurity.
Then his fingers are snagged in her hair and Inej can't keep her hands from running over his shoulders. Feeling him, actually feeling him. Fingertips dancing over the taut muscles he keeps hidden beneath all those black suits.
He pulls back slightly. Nips gently, playfully at her bottom lip.
"Inej darling, happy endings only exist in children's stories."
She wakes with a start. Alone.
And even the rocking of her cabin can't lull her back to sleep.