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He thinks we're cute together. Does that count?
Really? So...if you were touching me, he would feel it?
Really? So...if you were touching me, he would feel it?
[ aemond nods to himself at koby's answer. he doesn't know if he loves pierce, they're not the type of people who claim to know such a feeling well, but they're both painfully and fiercely loyal to those they care about. family by blood or family found, they would fight for their people to death. that is more than enough for aemond to know that pierce is worth his time.
worth his heart, for however long they might stand it. (he has no illusions that they will be so aligned forever, either.) ]
Home is where your hearts calls to roost.
This has been enlightening, Koby. Thank you for your answers.
worth his heart, for however long they might stand it. (he has no illusions that they will be so aligned forever, either.) ]
Home is where your hearts calls to roost.
This has been enlightening, Koby. Thank you for your answers.
[ Even that brief recollection is enough to make Armand wince. In his rooms, he considers the view outside the window, the warm afternoon light flooded across the grounds from a low winter sun. ]
No. We go through a process of.. discovery. We must learn our gifts and teach our fledglings to listen. Through the blood to the heart, to the presence of the mind. [ He still doesn't know how it works and likely never will; there are no vampire scientists studying the Dark Gift. ]
This change, is is natural to you? Your kind? [ He had been assuming Koby and his crew were human -- but perhaps he's been wrong. ]
No. We go through a process of.. discovery. We must learn our gifts and teach our fledglings to listen. Through the blood to the heart, to the presence of the mind. [ He still doesn't know how it works and likely never will; there are no vampire scientists studying the Dark Gift. ]
This change, is is natural to you? Your kind? [ He had been assuming Koby and his crew were human -- but perhaps he's been wrong. ]
I see. That's how it's supposed to be -- [here, another flicker, summertime in Saltburnt, Shanks’s soothing voice and the sense of careful unfolding, bit by bit, of what Koby's capable of, gentle and gradual] -- but if someone has a lot of potential and goes through something traumatic or violent, it can awaken haki all at once.
[It's the first time in his life Koby's ever been special, and he doesn't care much for it.] What happens if a fledgling doesn't have anyone to guide them?
Sort of? Sort of. It's harnessing an energy everyone has, so hypothetically anyone could learn it, but the vast majority of people never access it, because they don't need to.
[It's the first time in his life Koby's ever been special, and he doesn't care much for it.] What happens if a fledgling doesn't have anyone to guide them?
Sort of? Sort of. It's harnessing an energy everyone has, so hypothetically anyone could learn it, but the vast majority of people never access it, because they don't need to.
If you were a vampire, you would likely go mad and throw yourself into a fire or walk into the sun. Or you would need to be put down by your coven leader, or your maker.
[ He doesn't sound particularly sad about this. Just normal vampire things. ]
[ He doesn't sound particularly sad about this. Just normal vampire things. ]
He's been better about it since he got back!
And, you know, it's easy to tell in the moment.
And, you know, it's easy to tell in the moment.
Yes, it happens. It's a maker's responsibility to oversee the welfare of their fledgling, but some vampires are careless, or selfish. Or simply too far gone themselves. We are imperfect creatures. To split your soul in two, to entrust it to another, is a weighty task. And there is often resentment and violence once the deed is done.
[ Armand's thoughts are heavy and opaque, like a fog. ]
It is why I hesitated for so long to make another vampire. Were it not for Daniel, I would never have done it at all.
[ Armand's thoughts are heavy and opaque, like a fog. ]
It is why I hesitated for so long to make another vampire. Were it not for Daniel, I would never have done it at all.
It's a -- soul connection, then. I didn't quite realize.
[There are a few thoughts then, disjointed -- Louis and Lestat, Armand and Daniel, how they intersect, interact. And beneath that, a memory of a frozen river, a boat, someone's teeth sinking into the meat of someone else's palm, blood in their mouth. Blood in Koby's mouth.
The thought gets shoved away, boxed up, put on a shelf, though Koby's smart enough to assume it's been seen.]
But you did. Why?
[There are a few thoughts then, disjointed -- Louis and Lestat, Armand and Daniel, how they intersect, interact. And beneath that, a memory of a frozen river, a boat, someone's teeth sinking into the meat of someone else's palm, blood in their mouth. Blood in Koby's mouth.
The thought gets shoved away, boxed up, put on a shelf, though Koby's smart enough to assume it's been seen.]
But you did. Why?
It's been really great. Not just because he can't keep his hands off me, but we're communicating better, too. He's never been sweeter 🥰
That sounds fun. If he's comfortable with you feeling all that.
That sounds fun. If he's comfortable with you feeling all that.
I think it's given him perspective.
No rush. we've got time. And if you make up, you can ask then.
No rush. we've got time. And if you make up, you can ask then.
He's okay. Embry said he was messed up in the head after, so I'm still kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop, but so far? Just really, really horny.
Maybe more. Let's not plan on it, it's possible he decides to drag me away for himself.
Maybe more. Let's not plan on it, it's possible he decides to drag me away for himself.
[ slipped under the door is a plain envelope with a simple invitation card, with a likewise simple message. on the back, written in legible print that is not aemond's handwriting, is a message: gifts not required! your presence is gift enough.
ooc | this is just for ic reference purposes! regarding the age: the hotd age timeline is a pain in the ass so he's just celebrating it twice. feel free to handwave or thread out as desired! 🔥 ]
ooc | this is just for ic reference purposes! regarding the age: the hotd age timeline is a pain in the ass so he's just celebrating it twice. feel free to handwave or thread out as desired! 🔥 ]
I can imagine why he'd be messed up. Unless you mean something besides just emotionally affected.
And don't brag, some of us have been confined to bed in a completely unsexy way for a week. I thought I was going to go insane.
"Possible" or "likely"? Especially if he's "really really horny" all of a sudden.
And don't brag, some of us have been confined to bed in a completely unsexy way for a week. I thought I was going to go insane.
"Possible" or "likely"? Especially if he's "really really horny" all of a sudden.
Sorry I was having a lot of amazing sex when you were sick :(
In the library and the fairy chapel and the gym shower and the graveyard :(
I had to tell him to calm down so I could sit straight at tea with Alicent :(
I mean, I would hope he wouldn't be going out of his way to waste your time, so let's say "possible"
In the library and the fairy chapel and the gym shower and the graveyard :(
I had to tell him to calm down so I could sit straight at tea with Alicent :(
I mean, I would hope he wouldn't be going out of his way to waste your time, so let's say "possible"
Edited 2024-11-16 06:18 (UTC)
In the LIBRARY? Tim!!
And in the graveyard?? Are you SERIOUS?
I'm never speaking to you again. You're the worst. The WORST.
I mean. He asked. And it's nice to know both of you are getting something out of it. If I can get off on watching, I can get off on performing. Like in Otherworld.
Oh, I've topped now. I kinda get it.
And in the graveyard?? Are you SERIOUS?
I'm never speaking to you again. You're the worst. The WORST.
I mean. He asked. And it's nice to know both of you are getting something out of it. If I can get off on watching, I can get off on performing. Like in Otherworld.
Oh, I've topped now. I kinda get it.
We cleaned up!
It was his own grave. He can do what he wants on it. How could I say no, I missed him so much :(
Oh, good for you! Quentin?
It was his own grave. He can do what he wants on it. How could I say no, I missed him so much :(
Oh, good for you! Quentin?
I don't think anyone saw us.
That's what he wanted, the second he crawled out. So yeah. Right there in the dirt. It started out cold, but wasn't by the end.
I'm sure. He looks really hot like that.
That's what he wanted, the second he crawled out. So yeah. Right there in the dirt. It started out cold, but wasn't by the end.
I'm sure. He looks really hot like that.
[ Seen and noted. Iron richness, hot steaming blood on the snow. Sharp, sharp teeth. One day he'll dig a little deeper to try to find out why Koby dreams of ice. But not now. Now, he looks away from the box on the shelf. ]
He was dying. I didn't want to live without him. [ A simple enough reason to overturn five centuries of self-control, but it echoes with the truth. ]
And now I must live with the fear that one day he will hate me for what I have turned him into. But that is my burden to bear. Tell me about your new powers, Koby.
He was dying. I didn't want to live without him. [ A simple enough reason to overturn five centuries of self-control, but it echoes with the truth. ]
And now I must live with the fear that one day he will hate me for what I have turned him into. But that is my burden to bear. Tell me about your new powers, Koby.
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