[He says of course, but they all know that those two words have new meanings now. Alucard smiles at those two words all the same, stupid and smitten in a way that he doesn't let anyone else see. That no one's seen aside from Sypha, and keen eyed vampires who catch a fleeting glance of the expression during a party when the vampire thinks he can get away with it.
(He knows he can't. But some nights he can't make himself care. He loves her, and they should know it. Just like that's true of Trevor now as well.)
Once Sypha's down on the bed, Alucard sinks onto the edge of it. Nominally it's to start untying his shoes, but there's a much more important purpose: so his hand can reach out, catching Trevor's elbow.]
Stay?
[A word he could so easily make into a command. Asking is the point.]
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(He knows he can't. But some nights he can't make himself care. He loves her, and they should know it. Just like that's true of Trevor now as well.)
Once Sypha's down on the bed, Alucard sinks onto the edge of it. Nominally it's to start untying his shoes, but there's a much more important purpose: so his hand can reach out, catching Trevor's elbow.]
Stay?
[A word he could so easily make into a command. Asking is the point.]