[ He talks to his family, of course, but mostly he works. Day and night, save for the few hours where he holds on to Alucard until he sleeps. As moths, more often than that. A swarm of them, dancing around each other like a living loom. Pulls colour from charcoal and fire to make thread.
A matter of days isn't enough time. Not even for him. He'd spend years on this if he could, the way that humans dedicate their lives to creating one perfect thing.
But days is what he has. He sees imperfections all over the coat and they eat at him, but there's no more time. Single threads out of place, colour fading on induvidual fibres. The intricate gold patterns are only gold and not finished with leaves of deep green as he wanted them to be. It fits Alucard well, but not like a second skin. The queen would have him skinned for bringing it before her.
It's good enough for any mortal king, and it's nowhere near good enough for Alucard.
He tugs at the sleeves, pulling them down over Alucard's wrists as the enchantment takes effect. It took so much of the precious time he had, but it wasn't negotiable. It lifts Alucard slightly, taking his weight so that his scarred feet don't have to. ]
We can- it can wait a few more days, if you want. I can finish it-
[ He's not nervous about Alucard meeting his family, but about the coat. It's not good enough. Not even close. ]
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A matter of days isn't enough time. Not even for him. He'd spend years on this if he could, the way that humans dedicate their lives to creating one perfect thing.
But days is what he has. He sees imperfections all over the coat and they eat at him, but there's no more time. Single threads out of place, colour fading on induvidual fibres. The intricate gold patterns are only gold and not finished with leaves of deep green as he wanted them to be. It fits Alucard well, but not like a second skin. The queen would have him skinned for bringing it before her.
It's good enough for any mortal king, and it's nowhere near good enough for Alucard.
He tugs at the sleeves, pulling them down over Alucard's wrists as the enchantment takes effect. It took so much of the precious time he had, but it wasn't negotiable. It lifts Alucard slightly, taking his weight so that his scarred feet don't have to. ]
We can- it can wait a few more days, if you want. I can finish it-
[ He's not nervous about Alucard meeting his family, but about the coat. It's not good enough. Not even close. ]