The hesitation is only somewhat planned on Toby's part. He gives himself a half second to gather his thoughts, and then he pushes everything aside as he draws out his fangs and pushes them into Dorian's warm, soft neck.
All at once, the multiverse shifts in much the same way his world did the first time he and Dorian came together like this. Rather than the world ending because the man beneath him pulled back or his own mind broke, everything leaps forward in a way it never did when they last had the chance for this. With his own soul resting in his body, the connection of having Dorian in his veins, on his tongue, and inside his body in a way that defies explanation makes him shiver and moan with a pleasure unlike any he's ever experienced. His body can't get high his lover's does, but it can still feel the way their souls mingle in ways their bodies never can. Coming together in this way connects them on levels that exist in no other context, and it feels amazing.
He pulls gently from Dorian's body, taking care to not take so much of the man's blood that it would completely override his sense of self. Still, he holds on for at least a minute, drinking his fill of his soulmate as his body flushes with a heat he's been sorely missing. Every part of him comes alive again from the gift of life the man bestows on him, and the thought is enough to make this even more intense than Toby thought it would be. When he lets go, his heart is thumping hard in his chest and every inch of him feels like it's on fire. He spares a moment to lap up what blood has trickled over his lover's pale neck and then leans in for what might be the most necessary kiss of all time.
His eyes are wide with lust of multiple varieties when he's forced to part from Dorian for a breath. A grin splits his lips as he revels in where they're at, what they're doing, and then he leans back in for more. There isn't much time for them to enjoy the warmth of his body before it fades, and Toby's not about to waste a single second of it. They've made it this far, they've finally found a foothold in something that's been eluding them for months, and he intends for them to use and enjoy it until they're both completely spent.
cw: blood (also i will never not laugh at that warning, ty for your contribution to the world)
All at once, the multiverse shifts in much the same way his world did the first time he and Dorian came together like this. Rather than the world ending because the man beneath him pulled back or his own mind broke, everything leaps forward in a way it never did when they last had the chance for this. With his own soul resting in his body, the connection of having Dorian in his veins, on his tongue, and inside his body in a way that defies explanation makes him shiver and moan with a pleasure unlike any he's ever experienced. His body can't get high his lover's does, but it can still feel the way their souls mingle in ways their bodies never can. Coming together in this way connects them on levels that exist in no other context, and it feels amazing.
He pulls gently from Dorian's body, taking care to not take so much of the man's blood that it would completely override his sense of self. Still, he holds on for at least a minute, drinking his fill of his soulmate as his body flushes with a heat he's been sorely missing. Every part of him comes alive again from the gift of life the man bestows on him, and the thought is enough to make this even more intense than Toby thought it would be. When he lets go, his heart is thumping hard in his chest and every inch of him feels like it's on fire. He spares a moment to lap up what blood has trickled over his lover's pale neck and then leans in for what might be the most necessary kiss of all time.
His eyes are wide with lust of multiple varieties when he's forced to part from Dorian for a breath. A grin splits his lips as he revels in where they're at, what they're doing, and then he leans back in for more. There isn't much time for them to enjoy the warmth of his body before it fades, and Toby's not about to waste a single second of it. They've made it this far, they've finally found a foothold in something that's been eluding them for months, and he intends for them to use and enjoy it until they're both completely spent.