Reese’s Muse

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[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ ．．．𝗐𝖾𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 ．．． “
－ 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐， 𝗄𝖾𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗄𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗍

⁂ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

+ “ So, “ [ he begins, eyes flickering around the room to each member. ]

“ Who wants to tell me what went wrong here, tonight? “

{ @ardentiveneno }

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

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[ The insistent ticking of his watch was loud in his ears, even today. Usually, he could get by without noticing it, but Buck was particularly hypersensitive to any out of place noise right now. ]

[ He rolls his shoulders, standing right outside the room full of+

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

+ AVTF members he’d have to address. ]

[ Individuals with callous behavior, who possessed no kind of tact whatsoever. That made him even angrier than the matter at hand. ]

[ Careful fingers adjust and tighten his tie before pushing open the door to head inside. ] +

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

@ardentiveneno // Yay!!

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

@ardentiveneno // Do you like it? 🤭

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

+ beautiful painting. And your blood… it’s magnificent but I’ll only ever take a little. “

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ No. “

[ He says immediately and sits up, the idea alone leaving a bad taste in his mouth, pulling his knees to his chest. ]

“ I’m not-… Aspis, I’m not going to hurt you like I-… like I crave with others. /You/ are different. You alone are a +

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“You have. You’ve done really, really well, I’m so proud.”

They are, that’s not a lie. But that’s not going to be enough. And their own blood won’t satisfy him forever.

“You can… do other things to me? Since I’m immortal, it might satisfy the cravings?”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

+ hurt people for his art. In his mind, it’s worth it. They only exist to have a place in a mural, on a canvas… he gets all giddy thinking about it. ]

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ But I’ve been doing so good, haven’t I? I haven’t hurt anyone in days, my cravings aren’t as bad… though they’re still there. Your blood barely satisfies it. “

[ A heavy sigh, he feels bad for exposing them to this but… they need to accept it. He’s going to +

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“I hate asking you to change yourself.”

Closing their eyes. Realistically, they can’t even imagine a world where he’s normal. Even before they found out what he’s capable of, what he does to people, he was obsessive and actually frequently stalking them. But that’s part of what

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ I try to keep you separated from it but I… I can’t. I’m sorry that I can’t. “

[ He frowns, kissing their forehead. ]

“ I promise. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“I’m so— bad at accepting you. I get all sick to my stomach seeing blood and- it upsets you.”

Lips quivering along with their voice.

“You promise? Please, please promise.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ You aren’t boring, sweetheart. I love you so much, okay? I love you how you are. “

[ He brings up a hand to gently stroke his knuckles across his face in a soothing motion. ]

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

They’re crying like a child. A blubbering mess in his arms. But the brief eye contact soothes them, just slightly.

“I love you. I’m sorry I’m so… boring.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ I’m not going to throw you away, Aspis. “

[ He insists, finally gathering the courage to look down at them so his point can be known. ]

“ I promise, I won’t. You mean everything to me and I love you so much. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“All of my fears make you angry and I— I get scared that you’ll throw me away.” They both look so defeated, and they’re both fighting to be loved by the other. And they are loved, and yet…

“I’m sorry. I’m so dramatic. I need to get over it. I’m sorry.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ I do. Maybe a little part of me wants us to go crazy together. But if-… I know you wouldn’t be happy with that. So I won’t encourage it. “

[ Bastian isn’t meeting their gaze, he can’t bring himself to. He feels like an asshole, and a liar. ]

“ You won’t, okay? You won’t. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“Do you, though? Do you actually?”

They look into his eyes, about to cry. Hugging him tighter, but clearly fearing his response.

“… what if I keep making you angry? What if I make you worse?”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

+ in what’s real. “

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ Maybe. But I like you as you are, currently. I don’t want you to change. But… maybe that’s why we’re drawn to each other… neither of us know how to… function as “people.”

[ He huffs, brows furrowed, then he shakes his head. ]

“ But you… keep me sane. Keep me here, +

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“I’m not a person either.”

Sighing at the touches down their back, eyes shutting slowly.

“I just… I don’t want to be a monster. I don’t want to be what I am. But, I wonder, if I fully embraced it, would you… like me even more..? If I was as prone to killing…”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ I love you too. So much, baby. “

[ Bastian murmurs, gentle caressing their back in a calming manner. ]

“ I-… should be better for you. I want to be better for you… but there’s something wrong with me. I can’t be… a person. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

Nuzzling into him. Whispering a little “I love you”, going from grabbing his arm to hugging his full torso.

“I love you more than anything.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

[ He rolls over onto his side, wrapping his arms around them to pull them close. He smells like sweat and their blood, kissing at their forehead like a silent apology. ]

“ Okay. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

“Please?” Comes out as more of a whimper than they intended. Cowering like a kicked dog.

Quickly bringing themself to lie beside him, huffing his arm.

“It’s fine. Don’t— don’t think about it.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ You’re more than welcome to, now… if you’d like to. “

[ He shuffles on his bed to give the other some room, breathing a quiet and defeated sigh. ]

“ I’m sorry. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

Somehow they’re always exhausted after being around him. Despite loving him, there’s clearly tension between them.

“I’ve… missed snuggling up with you.”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

[ Bastian turns his gaze upwards, glancing at them briefly before slowly nodding. ]

“ Sure… we can do that. I’ll pay for it, I promise I will. You won’t have to worry about anything, we can just have the day together. “

[ He insists. ]

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

They’re both childish. Overdramatic, big reactions to generally small issues. Which has obvious consequences.

“… we could go to the aquarium? Maybe?”

[Reese’s Muse @ReesesPeeces_]

“ Fine. “

[ He’s sulking now, curling in on himself and sitting on the edge of the cot that he keeps down there. He puts his face in his hands, taking deep, calming breaths. ]

“ I just wanted to do something special. “

[aspis, του Σαρπηδών 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @childofstheno]

They’re stuck in that state for a while, like their body is just an empty shell. Takes time to get them back into reality.

“… stop. Just— stop.”

Covering their face, “we don’t need any dates, don’t need to do anything. We can stay home. Just, drop it. Please. I don’t want to