[Alucard has grown up with very few illusions about his place in the world. He's a symbol. The last legacy of his father, and to have him is to have dominance over things. It scares him, and he hates it. He also knows that much of what is in place now is to keep him away from others that would like very much to abuse that symbol.
He understands that Leon is responsible for the situation in the first place, just as he understands Leon is the reason Carmilla didn't destroy him first. The matter is complicated, and the marriage is just that little extra safety net. That it's never gone further than just the locket is a blessing.
Sypha though, he likes her. Appreciates her company, because he rarely takes more than a little bit from her wrist or neck, and then they talk. He lets her go through the castle's library, and it's good. Reassuring. Like there's a connection to the world.
It's not good when she fails to appear. The rabbit (Alucard knows it must be another fae, but he's never asked it to do more than be a bunny) is the comfirmation that something has gone wrong. And then the castle moves entirely, and it is a terror.
He runs outside when the castle settles. Down the front steps, demanding to know why they've moved and...
Alucard runs to the coffin. He won't question the castle further. Something's happened, and it takes no effort at all to rip off the coffin lid.]
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He understands that Leon is responsible for the situation in the first place, just as he understands Leon is the reason Carmilla didn't destroy him first. The matter is complicated, and the marriage is just that little extra safety net. That it's never gone further than just the locket is a blessing.
Sypha though, he likes her. Appreciates her company, because he rarely takes more than a little bit from her wrist or neck, and then they talk. He lets her go through the castle's library, and it's good. Reassuring. Like there's a connection to the world.
It's not good when she fails to appear. The rabbit (Alucard knows it must be another fae, but he's never asked it to do more than be a bunny) is the comfirmation that something has gone wrong. And then the castle moves entirely, and it is a terror.
He runs outside when the castle settles. Down the front steps, demanding to know why they've moved and...
Alucard runs to the coffin. He won't question the castle further. Something's happened, and it takes no effort at all to rip off the coffin lid.]