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And you need to sober up just a hair if you think you're getting anything beyond this.
[Alucard doesn't approve of the drinking. Or the probable concussion.]
Explain the leggings?
[Alucard doesn't approve of the drinking. Or the probable concussion.]
Explain the leggings?
...I might.
[Alucard sits himself on the edge of the tub. Lets all the water run down his legs, still frowning at Trevor.]
I don't think it's the right look for you.
[Alucard sits himself on the edge of the tub. Lets all the water run down his legs, still frowning at Trevor.]
I don't think it's the right look for you.
[Trevor might have come up with a halfway believable excuse, had Adrian not broken out the ultimate equalizer and shot his attention to hell. It's foul play. Dirty pool. Wet legs. Trevor can't tear his eyes away.
The truth is probably a good deal stranger than any fiction he could invent anyway.]
I was bored. And pretending to be a pirate isn't as fun without the right pants.
The truth is probably a good deal stranger than any fiction he could invent anyway.]
I was bored. And pretending to be a pirate isn't as fun without the right pants.
You showed him how to use the-
[ She perks up at that, enough to notice that there are only two plates. Trevor pulls out a chair to sit and starts eating, only freezing when Sypha looks at him disapprovingly. Egg hanging from his mouth. ]
Why doesn't he have breakfast?
Ibbn'- [ ...He takes a moment to finish that bit of egg. ] -He didn't want any.
[ She perks up at that, enough to notice that there are only two plates. Trevor pulls out a chair to sit and starts eating, only freezing when Sypha looks at him disapprovingly. Egg hanging from his mouth. ]
Why doesn't he have breakfast?
Ibbn'- [ ...He takes a moment to finish that bit of egg. ] -He didn't want any.
[ He thinks for a moment, taking his hand from Alucard’s face to draw it slowly across his body. One shoulder to the other, and down his arms. Measuring. Something beautiful, enough to suit his lovely human. More extravagant than he might otherwise make, the kind of thing that he could never own in his human life. He’s planning it out in his head now. ]
A chance to make something worthy of you. [ He says it softly, continuing to trace his hand over Alucard in measurement. ] I’ll make the most of it.
A chance to make something worthy of you. [ He says it softly, continuing to trace his hand over Alucard in measurement. ] I’ll make the most of it.
[Alucard knows he's blushing. He doesn't care, because he knows how important something like this is to Trevor.]
I look forward to seeing what it'll look like.
I look forward to seeing what it'll look like.
I'm not hungry, Sypha. He offered.
[Instead? Alucard takes the pan. Moves over and start to clean it quickly.]
I promise it wasn't a matter of exclusion.
[Instead? Alucard takes the pan. Moves over and start to clean it quickly.]
I promise it wasn't a matter of exclusion.
--What?
[Alucard stares. What the fuck. His dick is hanging out and just. This???]
[Alucard stares. What the fuck. His dick is hanging out and just. This???]
[ Sypha makes a disapproving noise, but Trevor reaches out to squeeze her hand. ]
Come on. Eggs. You like eggs.
[ And that seems to be that. They eat breakfast, and Sypha is worried but content to let it drop for now. ]
Sit down with us, once you're done? We can eat and figure out everyone's plan for the day, like-
[ He cuts himself off. Like a family. ]
Come on. Eggs. You like eggs.
[ And that seems to be that. They eat breakfast, and Sypha is worried but content to let it drop for now. ]
Sit down with us, once you're done? We can eat and figure out everyone's plan for the day, like-
[ He cuts himself off. Like a family. ]
Maybe, if I'm twice the weaver I think I am, maybe good enough for you.
[ His hand travels down Alucard's arm again, measures around his wrist, and then slides into his, lacing their fingers together again. ]
If not, I hope you'll humour me anyway.
[ His hand travels down Alucard's arm again, measures around his wrist, and then slides into his, lacing their fingers together again. ]
If not, I hope you'll humour me anyway.
[Alucard's laugh is soft and adoring and he kisses the tip of Trevor's nose in pure, stupid adoration.]
You're already too good for me.
You're already too good for me.
[Alucard doesn't say much else. Focuses on the dishes and just--
--he shakes his head.]
People are hard right now, Belmont.
--he shakes his head.]
People are hard right now, Belmont.
Are we going to do this again? I'm pretty sure I won last time.
[ Nobody won last time they had a 'who is too good for who' contest. Nobody ever does. He moves in to catch Alucard's lips with his own while they're close. ]
They'll be so glad to see you. To see that you're so well, that you're happy- [ Another kiss. ] -that you're still doing your work, despite everything.
[ Nobody won last time they had a 'who is too good for who' contest. Nobody ever does. He moves in to catch Alucard's lips with his own while they're close. ]
They'll be so glad to see you. To see that you're so well, that you're happy- [ Another kiss. ] -that you're still doing your work, despite everything.
[Alucard just smiles. Smiles into every kiss.]
Because they raised a good son.
Because they raised a good son.
[ It's funny, isn't it? They were gone when - if those dolls that he's trying not to acknowledge are any indication - he wanted them here. And now they're here when he needs to be alone. ]
Same rules as before, then. I'll bring dinner for you tonight, you can- do what you want until then, I suppose. I'm not exactly in charge of anyone here.
[ A sigh. ]
I'll be wrestling with the garden again, if you need me.
Same rules as before, then. I'll bring dinner for you tonight, you can- do what you want until then, I suppose. I'm not exactly in charge of anyone here.
[ A sigh. ]
I'll be wrestling with the garden again, if you need me.
Because you kept helping people.
[ Okay so maybe he's laying it on a little thick. He always does, when they're like this. Not that he ever misses a chance to talk about why his boyfriend is so good anyway, but when they're curled up like this? He's extra sappy about it. ]
I'd have never found my way back to you, if you weren't still trying to make people well.
[ Okay so maybe he's laying it on a little thick. He always does, when they're like this. Not that he ever misses a chance to talk about why his boyfriend is so good anyway, but when they're curled up like this? He's extra sappy about it. ]
I'd have never found my way back to you, if you weren't still trying to make people well.
[There's a point where Alucard doesn't argue. He kisses Trevor to win the argument, and now is one of those times. One of those kisses where he has no caution in him, is all burning adoration and wanting Trevor to know I love you I love you I love you.
When he breaks the kiss, it's with a smile.]
And we're here. So that's all that matters.
When he breaks the kiss, it's with a smile.]
And we're here. So that's all that matters.
--Very well.
[He floats off. Back to the same room. Taking all the blankets with him, because that? That is still safe.
And he stays there. Stays there until sometime just before dinner when there is a smell in the air and that smell? That's fire...]
[He floats off. Back to the same room. Taking all the blankets with him, because that? That is still safe.
And he stays there. Stays there until sometime just before dinner when there is a smell in the air and that smell? That's fire...]
It is.
[ Alucard is good at winning arguments. That kiss shuts him up pretty effectively, leaves him just curled around his precious human, wings wrapping around the both of them like another blanket, all safe and soft and loving.
It's a little later that he finally speaks. Almost time to be taking Alucard upstairs. Or at least thinking about it. They've slept down here a few times, now, instead of facing the arduous process of leaving each others' arms. ]
There's- maybe something else.
[ Alucard is good at winning arguments. That kiss shuts him up pretty effectively, leaves him just curled around his precious human, wings wrapping around the both of them like another blanket, all safe and soft and loving.
It's a little later that he finally speaks. Almost time to be taking Alucard upstairs. Or at least thinking about it. They've slept down here a few times, now, instead of facing the arduous process of leaving each others' arms. ]
There's- maybe something else.
[Alucard snugs into Trevor. Closes his eyes, not dozing but taking comfort in the togetherness. He hums something to himself. Is nearly asleep when Trevor speaks--]
...Yes?
...Yes?
[ It's difficult to have a strong reaction anymore, to the smell of fire and smoke. Difficult around Sypha, who is all warmth, who always has just a little of that smell hanging in her robes. So he doesn't panic. Not even here, among the ruins of a place ravaged by it.
But he does take action. He needs to find Alucard and Sypha and he needs to figure out where the fire is and how to control it. And the fire? The fire he can smell, so that's the obvious first step.
He runs toward it, keeping an eye out for the other two along the way. ]
Sypha? Sypha!
But he does take action. He needs to find Alucard and Sypha and he needs to figure out where the fire is and how to control it. And the fire? The fire he can smell, so that's the obvious first step.
He runs toward it, keeping an eye out for the other two along the way. ]
Sypha? Sypha!
[Alucard floats. He knows the direction, this is a kitchen fire. So he speeds along, until his path intersects with Trevor and--]
Is she cooking?!
Is she cooking?!
-the speaker. [ He probably shouldn't refer to her in such a distant, indirect way considering what he's going to be saying soon. So he tries again. ] Sypha.
[ He loosens his hold on Alucard a little. In truth, he doesn't know how to go about discussing this. His model for a healthy relationship is two people who havn't even seen each other in 400 years, so- it's complicated. ]
-it's only one, isn't it? For humans?
[ He loosens his hold on Alucard a little. In truth, he doesn't know how to go about discussing this. His model for a healthy relationship is two people who havn't even seen each other in 400 years, so- it's complicated. ]
-it's only one, isn't it? For humans?
[Alucard pauses. Tilts his head and--
--oh.]
I miss her too, if that's what you mean.
--oh.]
I miss her too, if that's what you mean.
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