VC: Backstage

The vibration went through my temples. A layer of skin was being peeled off. I clasped Louis' arm, gave him a lingering kiss, and then felt him release me.

The Vampire Lestat
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Lestat embraced his companion Louis, and they kissed on the mouth, as the mortal musicians put their arms around both of them.

Queen of the Damned
By Anne Rice

This happens to be my favorite scene in TVL, it's short, but reading it was like exhaling a big mouthful of air that had been kept in my lungs for too long. I had been waiting for them to just kiss already throughout both books - and even at the reunion they didn't kiss, so when this happened I was in heaven

Khayman's view from QotD is there as well because his way of seeing things is so adorably simple and direct,
I luv Khayman