Valentin & Sorin: When the Clock Strikes Twelve
"Valentin," Sorin said chidingly, patiently, like he was a wise sage and Valentin was his pupil. He let go of the vampire's backside and combed his fingers through the other boy's hair. "Valentin, you should not have told him to run. You are gun-shy. You are afraid for to make the same mistake you had made before with your boyfriend. But you forget. Pavel knows what you are and still," Sorin stroked Valentin's cheek, leaning in to graze his lips against Valentin's. "Still he kissed you."
Sorin was about to do just that, kiss him, when Valentin told him about being jumped and tied up in the hallway. "What?" he drew back, staring at Valentin. "Are you alright?"