the style of a woman, the kiss of a man

"`Now, I’m getting into the coffin,’ he finally said to me in his most disdainful tone, `and you will get in on top of me if you know what’s good for you.’ And I did. I lay face-down on him, utterly confused by my absence of dread and filled with a distaste for being so close to him, handsome and intriguing though he was."

—Louis - Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)