[This kind of restraining of oneself is something Dorian understands, but mostly in an abstract and secondhand sense.
Most of his familiarity with this kind of abstinence comes from Toby. But Toby didn't want to resist for the sake of other people, where Larus makes it sound as though some of his reasoning is motivated by a kindness and awareness of others.]
By giving into some of the temptation but not all of it?
[What is a heartbeat to a vampire but a calling that burrows from one body deep into the core and most primal instincts of another?]
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Most of his familiarity with this kind of abstinence comes from Toby. But Toby didn't want to resist for the sake of other people, where Larus makes it sound as though some of his reasoning is motivated by a kindness and awareness of others.]
By giving into some of the temptation but not all of it?
[What is a heartbeat to a vampire but a calling that burrows from one body deep into the core and most primal instincts of another?]