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there’s not a breath to be taken without precaution. whether it’s the will of the hot, sinister flavor of victory or a more primal apprehension, ulquiorra isn’t sure. but he wants to hear the monster growl again, cry if he must. beg, like the rest of them had when faced with something larger than themselves.
it’s hardly a sweet sound, grimmjow’s baritone carried defiance the kind that you could only find in untamed hollows, the misguided souls that are still too raw and persistently detached from authority, save from the chains that bind them to the skeletal forms. there is no placid trolling to it. unlike ulquiorra’s own voice, apathetic, cruel in its manner devoid of empathy, grimmjow’s groans feel more corporeal than ulquiorra’s own presence. the applied pressure burying itself deep into grimmjow’s marrow becomes the only symbol of his wicked existence in a room so wide and empty.
tongue darts out to wrap itself around ulquiorra’s digits, the sensation a shot of liquid fire when it’s met with the hierro layer that always seemed to run cold. curiosity. confusion. the reasons for such action escaped him, though he’d heard bits of it from other espada — desire, lust. it hardly matters now. ulquiorra doesn’t relent.
‘ what are you doing, grimmjow. ’ fiercely, his right hand clasps around the other’s jaw. bones give in, something cracks. it’s nothing compared to the damages of drawn out battles, the sort of commodity that blood-thirsty beings seek and get drunk off on most nights - it always is night time - so he applies more pressure just to make a statement.
ulquiorra’s gaze doesn’t falter. ‘ how convenient. your mouth taunts and yet you choose to take the punishment with baseless threats. go. try to defeat me. you can’t? or do you not want to? what could you possibly say to make excuses for yourself after this—? ’ the heel that had remained motionless aims a kick to his stomach, sending him back to the floor. ulquiorra is quick, looming over grimmjow’s tall figure sprawled on the ground. slowly, as if testing the waters, ulquiorra lowers his head, locking gazes. here, now, there’s only grimmjow and him. here, only one man could judge him.
‘ your body is more honest than your tongue. what should i do with it? ’ frigid fingers run down grimmjow’s bared throat, down to his sternum, keenly aware of their new proximity, the heightened nerves beneath his touch, ‘ should i rip it out and feed the troops with it, or should i make you swallow your own sword? show me, i might begin to understand you. ’
THE PROBLEM WITH CRAMMING THE ESPADA TOGETHER - WAS too much power and too many big personalities for the proffered space. they were no better than feral animals really, scratching an existence out of survival of the fittest. the primordial part of him knew sharper teeth and claws meant victory, but ulquiorra ( despite him knowing better ) had a vast well of untapped power - an unending wealth of dominance that might sink into grimmjow's flesh at any moment. he hated it - loathed it through the emptiest part of him. the bastard had no spark - no fire. his cold, unfeeling mish-mash of souls was appalling to number 6, who felt unerring destruction to his very marrow.
but that was the thing about being an arrancar... sometimes, the wires got a little crossed.
spirit pressure swells around him - a threat and a promise. it writhes against his own, melding against his skin and cracking his defenses far too quickly. grimmjow feels that he can't breathe ( or at least he thinks that's what this sensation is ) - each inch of him grinding in agony. the weight of a million souls presses down down down - and white teeth are bared again, the phantom outline of a tail, black claws taking shape as he's pushed, pressed, and bent.
his knees hit the hard floor with a painful crack, and the hiss he lets out his predatory.
of course grimmjow tries to stand - of course wildness and rage and the thirst for a fight, fight, fight permeates his very being, pooling saliva into his mouth. ulquiorra - a worthy opponent, right there, ready to struggle for the top spot... yet strong pressure and a hand keeps him on his knees, and grimmjow is about to lean down and simply sink his teeth into his arm, tear into him with unfettered savagery when…
❝ nn- ❞
he's not so much ashamed by the noise that leaves him - not so much ashamed by the heat that curdles in his limbs when ulquiorra does that with his foot - as he is by the sheer knowledge that he has effectively been scruffed like an an unruly cat - and has to stare up at the fourth with a different sort of guarded hunger in his gaze.
❝ you're so fucking annoying, ❞ he eeks out, breathing still labored, body wired. black tipped claws sluggishly raise, coiling about his wrist again - except this time he forces ulquiorra's hand upwards, and the pad of his rough tongue, feline, skates along fingertips. ❝ all self-righteous an' haughty. you think you've gotten the best of me? ❞ yet his voice is breathless, whether from the swell of desires, or the thorough disciplining - it was hard to say. even so, he bumps his jaw against the back of his fellow espada's hand, rubbing lightly - the faintest rumble resonating from deep within his core.
❝ just wait, you bat bastard. ❞ the purr rises and swells, a continuous cacophony while grimmjow dares to eek his hips upwards, and dares to smirk once more. ❝ just wait, until i get my fangs in you. ❞