[ That's what makes this frustrating. Or at least it's part of what makes this frustrating. He hates the image of either of them diving in to save him. And he knows that in so many situations it's the soundest strategy. Sypha can stop just about anything with a wall of ice thick enough. Alucard- is Alucard. He's human. Human and nonmagical. He doesn't doubt his combat skills, not even a little, it's more- his idea of his place in the world and his idea of his place in a sound strategy aren't even close to the same.
He was born to protect people. And the two people worth protecting don't need it. ]
I know that you don't need protecting. And I know that anything you did need protecting from would be so out of my fucking league that I wouldn't be able to do anything anyway. But- fuck.
[ No. No, he's trying. He's going to put this into words. ]
-but I don't like feeling like I can't make you safe. Even if I don't need to. It puts me on edge.
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[ That's what makes this frustrating. Or at least it's part of what makes this frustrating. He hates the image of either of them diving in to save him. And he knows that in so many situations it's the soundest strategy. Sypha can stop just about anything with a wall of ice thick enough. Alucard- is Alucard. He's human. Human and nonmagical. He doesn't doubt his combat skills, not even a little, it's more- his idea of his place in the world and his idea of his place in a sound strategy aren't even close to the same.
He was born to protect people. And the two people worth protecting don't need it. ]
I know that you don't need protecting. And I know that anything you did need protecting from would be so out of my fucking league that I wouldn't be able to do anything anyway. But- fuck.
[ No. No, he's trying. He's going to put this into words. ]
-but I don't like feeling like I can't make you safe. Even if I don't need to. It puts me on edge.