Disclaimer: I do not own Alligator Nichol, nor the concept of Jackals. However, Nox and Venia are mine. Other than the earlier mentionned, any resemblence with existing material and/or real life events is purely fortuity.
He came into the bar, carelessly displaying his weapon strapped to his back. He nodded coldly to the owner and his gaze swept the place. The bar was quite busy tonight, filled with half drunken people and entirely wasted youth. Finally, his eyes landed on the only free sit in this place; the chair opposite me. He made his way towards the table I was at, swerving with power the drunken mess. His hand grabbed the back of the chair.
"_may I?"
I merely nodded, waiting for the barman to come and serve me my white wine. Alligator and I were in complete silence when the owner came to take his choice and placed a half filled glass of Gewurstraminer next to my hand. I felt Alligator's eyes on me as I slowly swirled the golden liquid inside the glass, before bringing it to my nose. I closed my eyes to inhale the scent, a small smirk stretching my lips as the aroma filled my brain. I took a sip.
Alligator's ale was arriving we still had not exchanged a word. I made myself comfortable in my seat and waited for the rest of the evening to slowly drown by in my glass of white wine, when the thump of an object hitting wood made me turn my head. About three hundred dollars were on the table. I looked at the jackal in front of me, raising an eyebrow.
"_Is it not enough?"
I shook my head, amused, before replying.
"_I don't have selling my body as a habit" his brow furrowed, and he was about to grab the money when I snatched it. "But because you are quite handsome, I will make an exception."
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There was no emotions, no love. All he wanted was a quick fuck, a simple release. The Alligator laid on the bed next to us, its deadly edge shining in the shadows. Venia was retracted, just as it had been in the bar, but not fully gone, giving my skin silver highlights. There was no tenderness, no care. We both wanted just a quick fix, and nothing more. Alligator Nichol left straight after and I did the same once a shower had gotten the smell of sex off. There weren't any feelings. Nothing.