(A/N) Had this saved in my drafts for awhile wanted to post it. Has nothing to do with my Canaan fic I'm writing. That too will hopefully be posted soon. Look out for it. Had to post this like 4 times for it to finally get to work properly. Wow.)

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It's only when the color fades from the sky, and bright beacons of light shine down onto the earth, that soft whimpers can be heard from a dingy apartment in Shanghai. Harsh gasps fill the small bedroom, muffling the noise of traffic outside.

An old tattered bed creaks as naked limbs dance in the shadows. The humidity is thick under the covers, a sweaty musk coats the air like molasses.

Canaan's white and disheveled hair sticks to the pillow beneath her head and it itches her neck, her throat is dry and her sweaty skin feels glued to the sheets, it's uncomfortable. But her lover is between her legs peppering hot kisses up her thigh, and pleasure drowns out discomfort.

Her senses go numb when she feels a warm tongue slip inside of her. Her hips involuntarily lift, only to be held back down to the bed by her partners calloused hands.

"Alph-... aaah."

"Quiet…" a hushed voice trails off into the shadows, Alphard traces patterns with her fingertips along Canaan's inner thigh. So close, yet so far. "…snakes have the potential to unleash deadly venom into their victims."