five | [Location: Levi's Mansion] | got my boots on, the right amount of leather

[levilup.livejournal.com]

New Years Eve.

Levi is ready, decked out in his party suit, and a lot of makeup. He's just finished his preparations, and he's sitting in his living room, waiting patiently for Cordelia to arrive, and then the guests. Of course, the party isn't taking place in his living room. That's much too small for such a large event.

He's having a party in his basement.

His basement is huge, and he's decked it out in lights and such that he's hatched. All of it has a New Years theme, somehow; Levi's good at throwing parties, he knows how to decorate. The room is basically like a nightclub. It's dark, but clear of most beams and supports; there are couches and chairs, and a bar to the far end, stocked with just about every type of alcohol imaginable (as well as a few different types of blood). Here and there, there's potted plants and trees in clumps, as well as a giant throne, surrounded by those plants, further along on the back wall. There's also a large stage towards the middle, with a dancing space out in front of it. And right above the stage is a giant clock, which Levi had set up earlier for the countdown later that night.

As for music, he's got a whole playlist, just waiting to be started. It's a huge mix of things, from pop-y dance music to slow songs for the couples. There's a few setlists, of sorts, pinned to the walls and the bar.

It's about ten minutes before the party arrives, and Levi is waiting impatiently.



[[ooc: Vaguely organized planning post here! If there's a song you suggested and you want it to be played, it will be. Just handwave it. So yes! Have fun. :D

EDIT: Subthread labeled for the countdown to midnight is up! Grab your date and tag there for kissy tiemz. :3]

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[levilup.livejournal.com]

The expression on Levi's face is vaguely predatory, now. Clubs and bars are usually where he picks up his meals, and so dancing puts him in an instinctive hunting mood. And for Levi, hunting is a sort of sexual experience-- it's something about feeding, about blood flowing through him and... well, it would sound odd to others, but it's all linked together.

Besides, Godric can dance, and Levi is totally amused by that. He's also dancing pretty close, letting himself get lost in the music.

[faderbroderson]

Godric intrinsically, intimately understands the link between sex and feeding, lust and the hunt. These are things that by no means need to be explained to him, and he makes no objection when Levi dances close. The beat of the music pulses like a heart, and Godric moves with it, and with Levi.

He has to be careful, he knows. Godric hasn't had sex in long enough that it's far too easy to get caught up, to get lost in his own needs and entangled in Levi's, and Godric has every impression that Levi is exclusive with Shane. That Shane isn't here is inconsequential. Or rather, it's even more important not to take any advantage of his absence.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Levi loves Shane, he does. There's nobody he's ever loved more. And that's what he has to remember when he's like this, dancing and getting lost, because if he isn't careful, he'll let himself get carried away. There's no way that he would ever, ever cheat on Shane, but after a month of little to no physical contact with anybody, he's on the edge of doing something stupid.

Thankfully Godric has some sense of not letting things going too far as well. Still, it's heavy enough to make Levi shiver slightly, and he's probably close enough to Godric that the other vampire can feel it. And basically, it's taking everything he has to not put his hands (or any part of him, really) on Godric.

Levi's a physical creature. And this is the closest thing to intimate touch he's had in a month.

[faderbroderson]

Godric feels Levi shiver, and something primal stirs within him. His instinct is to pull Levi flush against him, to inhale his scent and test the softness of his skin with his lips. It's only by a small margin that he manages to refrain. This is not your lover, Godric.

He increases the distance between their bodies so naturally that it just looks like another movement in the dance. It gives them both some breathing room, though since neither of them need to breathe, it may be more appropriate to call it room for thought.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

When Godric moves, subtly enough to make it look all natural, Levi closes his eyes briefly, getting control of himself. He'd felt a sudden, firm shift in the emotions surrounding both of them, the tension skyrocketing, and if he was human, he'd be finding it hard to breathe.

The song is ending, and Levi distracts himself from the urge to grab Godric and pull him off somewhere dark by singing along with the last few lyrics. His voice almost matches the voice in the song, funny enough. They have breathing room, but Levi can still feel whatever it is between them weighting him down, pushed away but by no means gone.

"Light's on, but your mom's not home, I'm sick of laying down alone, oh! With this fever, fever, yeah..."

[faderbroderson]

Those lyrics are not helping, Levi. Nor is your lovely singing voice. Godric wants to press his lips against that exposed throat and feel the vibrations...

But the song is over, and it's a good opportunity to take his leave for the time being, to get himself under control. He will not jump a taken vampire in the middle of the dance floor. Or anywhere else. His fangs had extended behind his lips at some point, and they're aching, and he needs to go get that glass of blood he'd set aside, or hatch something fresh. Anything to take the edge off.

"Thank you for the dance, Levi." You'll have to forgive him if his voice is a little husky.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

And honestly, if Godric had? Levi would have let him.

Either way, it's definitely time for Levi to go compose himself, as well. He needs to go-- to go do something else, like bother Buffy, or find Cordelia and have her tell him it'd be a stupid idea to drag Godric into a closet somewhere. Taking a deep breath, Levi bites his lip, suddenly ravenous, and gives Godric a grin, strained though it may be.

"Thank you, as well. It was definitely a pleasure. I'll talk to you later, I hope?" And until then Levi is going to go off and cool down, thanks.