Her body shuddered imperceptibly as she felt his snake-like gaze come to rest upon her. She felt his slithering presence without having to turn to where he had entered; such was the effect of his stare.
He did not just watch her. His eyes licked, tasted, and devoured her like icy tendrils, consuming her wholly. Her body melted, not into fire, but into unfeeling ice. The freeze crept throughout her body until it seemed to infiltrate her very soul.
With the touch of his thin lips on her hand, all warm sentiment that had resided in her body fled.
Snake