When Daniel feels vulnerable, he lashes out. It's as predictable as the tide.
When Daniel feels vulnerable, he lashes out. It's as predictable as the tide.
He would notice. And when he did notice, what then?
"A feeding schedule? Are we going from absentee maker to ━
He would notice. And when he did notice, what then?
"A feeding schedule? Are we going from absentee maker to ━
As he sat, he had an awful thought. It would not be as easy to hide ━
As he sat, he had an awful thought. It would not be as easy to hide ━
Or one time, he'd forgotten what he was doing and wandered off, accidentally teasing the sun. Louis had still been checking on him then. He was still under the impression that he'd drank from someone inebriated that night.
There was no reason to correct him.
Or one time, he'd forgotten what he was doing and wandered off, accidentally teasing the sun. Louis had still been checking on him then. He was still under the impression that he'd drank from someone inebriated that night.
There was no reason to correct him.
Not for lack of trying! He wanted to; he enjoyed feeding when he did it with regularity! It's just that sometimes he'd hyper-fixate on something and lose track of time. Or he'd leave with the intention to feed, get overwhelmed, ━
Not for lack of trying! He wanted to; he enjoyed feeding when he did it with regularity! It's just that sometimes he'd hyper-fixate on something and lose track of time. Or he'd leave with the intention to feed, get overwhelmed, ━
A later problem, not a now problem.
"I'm usually too hungry to notice the taste." He admitted, as casually as he could force himself to be. "Obviously. As you saw."
What ━
A later problem, not a now problem.
"I'm usually too hungry to notice the taste." He admitted, as casually as he could force himself to be. "Obviously. As you saw."
What ━
In order to hide the ghost of a smile on his lips, he took the bloody shirt and ━
In order to hide the ghost of a smile on his lips, he took the bloody shirt and ━
But not Daniel Molloy.
"It varies." He replied with a shrug. "I'm not going to start crying about how evil it is, if that's what you're worried about."
But not Daniel Molloy.
"It varies." He replied with a shrug. "I'm not going to start crying about how evil it is, if that's what you're worried about."
Without any shame, he unzipped his jacket and threw it onto the bed, changing his own shirt in front of his ━
Without any shame, he unzipped his jacket and threw it onto the bed, changing his own shirt in front of his ━
Isn't that the sort of thing a maker should be teaching their fledgling?
Isn't that the sort of thing a maker should be teaching their fledgling?
"Just figured you weren't the type to enjoy walking around covered in blood. I've somehow never seen you with a drop on you."
He hadn't appreciated how impressive that was when he was human. How did Armand manage to feed without ━
"Just figured you weren't the type to enjoy walking around covered in blood. I've somehow never seen you with a drop on you."
He hadn't appreciated how impressive that was when he was human. How did Armand manage to feed without ━
The nickname rolled off of his tongue easily. He didn't even seem to realize that he'd said it as he sifted through his clothes. Anything he owned would be too big for Armand, he realized with certainty.
So, he just grabbed a shirt for himself. He ━
The nickname rolled off of his tongue easily. He didn't even seem to realize that he'd said it as he sifted through his clothes. Anything he owned would be too big for Armand, he realized with certainty.
So, he just grabbed a shirt for himself. He ━
"I don't know if I have anything that'll fit you." He grumbled, walking towards his bedroom. There wasn't a coffin in there.
As a matter of fact, he didn't own one at all.
"I don't know if I have anything that'll fit you." He grumbled, walking towards his bedroom. There wasn't a coffin in there.
As a matter of fact, he didn't own one at all.
Daniel did not think to mention that Armand is only a mess because he had no finesse to his bite and had practically tore his wrist open.
He didn't give his maker a chance to point that out either, instead ushering him to his apartment. He made sure that the older ━
Daniel did not think to mention that Armand is only a mess because he had no finesse to his bite and had practically tore his wrist open.
He didn't give his maker a chance to point that out either, instead ushering him to his apartment. He made sure that the older ━
"Next time, you tell me if you're gonna do some shit like that. Got it?"
"Next time, you tell me if you're gonna do some shit like that. Got it?"
A deep sigh.
"But you're here now, I guess. I'm not gonna kick you out."
A deep sigh.
"But you're here now, I guess. I'm not gonna kick you out."
And really, Louis was the second choice. Not Armand. Thankfully, his maker can't pluck that thought from his head anymore.
And really, Louis was the second choice. Not Armand. Thankfully, his maker can't pluck that thought from his head anymore.
He didn't know if his subconscious meant after the apartment-torture-fest, if there was more he'd forgotten, or if he'd finally lost his mind entirely.
"Do you see Louis?" He ━
He didn't know if his subconscious meant after the apartment-torture-fest, if there was more he'd forgotten, or if he'd finally lost his mind entirely.
"Do you see Louis?" He ━
That said, Armand leaving pissed him off. He had felt rejected, like a jilted ━
That said, Armand leaving pissed him off. He had felt rejected, like a jilted ━
"First piece of advice, I guess," he grumbled.
"First piece of advice, I guess," he grumbled.
He opened the box.
He would not hyperfixate on this in front of his uncle. He would be a mature 70-year-old man and be normal about his model train set. They would have a normal time ━
He opened the box.
He would not hyperfixate on this in front of his uncle. He would be a mature 70-year-old man and be normal about his model train set. They would have a normal time ━