Darius had a pouty lip. Lux kind of wanted to bite it.
She found herself staring at it pretty often. The temptation was especially great here at the Institute, when she would see him working on some kind of Noxian paperwork, or taking notes during a meeting. He had a habit of tapping his pen against it in thought, or when he was concentrating. She would feel her blood starting to take on the tempo of the bouncing pen. My. Lip. My. Lip. I. Will. Bite. It.
Whenever he caught her looking, he gave her a death-glare and snarled in that way he had, which made his pouty lip stick out even further.
Actually, hold that thought. Was there a face Darius made that didn't make his lip stick out even further? This line of inquiry bore investigation...
Anyway. She could see his thoughts all over his face. "Insolent Demacian whelp! If we weren't at the Institute I'd kill you, little bitch."
She always smiled at him to try and make things better, but it never did. At best he would turn his back and walk away... Which was worse than it sounded, because in Noxus it was a horrible insult, implying you were too weak to harm them even with their back turned. At worst... Well... She'd gotten a lot better at not crashing into a wall or the floor as he walked right through her, eyes steely and filled with stormy emotion.
She didn't know how nobody else had noticed. It was right in front of their faces! That plump, juicy, succulent... Ugh. Now her mouth was watering. How could they not see it?
Her leading theory was that he was too good at projecting an aura of Alpha Male. It followed that she could see through it because of her training as an illusionist and spy. The others were blinded by his domineering behavior and violent acts.
But she could see, and someday, with that pouty lip firmly between her teeth, he would submit to her. At least, that was how it went in her fantasy life. In reality, she would probably lose her head in a much more literal fashion than she currently had.
Author's Note: Call for Assistance
This was inspired by something I saw on Tumblr, but because (A) I didn't mark it, (B) my memory is horrendous, and (C) my internet search skills are terrible I CANNOT FIND IT. It was a post along the lines of "It's not that Darius is grumpy, he just has a pouty lip," or something like that, and it had pictures from A New Dawn to illustrate the lip in question.
I would be extremely grateful if you could help me narrow it down from:
1) It was definitely on Tumblr
2) It was probably a Darius blog (or maybe a Draven one?)
3) Posted somewhere between now and when A New Dawn came out
I really want to give credit to the original poster (posters? plural?) for inculcating me with the idea of Darius' pouty lip, so PM me if you have any clues.
