DC Evenfall VII excerpt

In case you didn't see this elsewhere, we're going to be releasing teasers every Sunday until the release of Director's Cut Evenfall Volume II.

(VII is tentatively projected to released on Sept 21. The actual last day of summer. We might be delayed on that depending on some situations...)

Evenfall Volume II: Director's Cut

There was a lull after Sin spoke. He cleared his throat, ran a hand through his hair, and crossed the space between the sofa and bed. It was difficult to not to stare at the swell of Boyd's ass beneath his thin black boxers.

"Lift up a bit," Sin said, voice coming out low.

Boyd's hips rose enough to clear the top of the pillow.

Sin ripped his eyes away from Boyd's ass and tried to focus on the matter at hand. He curled his fingers around the bottom of Boyd's shirt and pulled up. The fabric skimmed along Boyd's back and, inch-by-inch, revealed a long swath of his pale skin. The process dragged out due to Sin's fear of startling Boyd, which made it seem more like an unveiling than the simple action of checking his partner's injuries.

"Arms."

Boyd extended his arms, and Sin pulled the shirt off. He dropped it on the bed in grabbing distance of Boyd's hands.

"Okay?"

Boyd crossed his arms beneath his torso and held the pillow flush against him. Tension was visible in the lines of his body, and his voice wavered when he replied. "Yeah. It's a little... disconcerting, but it's okay."

Sin nodded even though Boyd couldn't see him. He cleared his throat again and allowed himself to examine Boyd's bared back.

Lean muscle stretched out beneath smooth, pale skin except for the areas that were marred by bruises. There were also tattoos on the back of each shoulder--Latin words that did not automatically translate for Sin. Mea maxima culpa and corpus vile.

He brushed his fingers against the words before he could stop himself but then guided his fingers down to drag along a vivid black and purple bruise that spanned from Boyd's neck to the rhomboid muscle. There was also a rose-colored splotch that started on the left side of his spine and extended down to the tailbone. Darker contusions were sprinkled along that bruise.