[It's easy, with his hand placed here, to feel the minute tensions in her jaw that give away discomfort.]
But you burn off your intake at an incredible rate. You should be giving off heat.
[Though he gives voice to the observation, it's more a note to himself. She can't see the slight crease to his brow that he'll sometimes get when he knows he's caught on to a thread of her that might be unravelled. A man with an inclination for picking things apart.
After a moment, he pulls his hand back, and there's cold metal against her neck but no pinch yet while he finds the clamp's placement.]
too early;
But you burn off your intake at an incredible rate. You should be giving off heat.
[Though he gives voice to the observation, it's more a note to himself. She can't see the slight crease to his brow that he'll sometimes get when he knows he's caught on to a thread of her that might be unravelled. A man with an inclination for picking things apart.
After a moment, he pulls his hand back, and there's cold metal against her neck but no pinch yet while he finds the clamp's placement.]
Can I take some blood?