"Consume is one of my favorite words." Hannibal said, not moving back. Close enough now to be sharing body heat without touching. His breath on bare skin. Knowing the torment that he was causing, enjoying it entirely too much.
He placed his mouth close to Jonathan's ear, spoke gently but firmly. "But what makes you think that you'd be the one doing the taking, my friend? I am very rarely not in control. I may let you devour, but in the end, it would be you who would be ravaged, not I."