𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 .

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 : 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 .

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 , 𝐬𝐞𝐱 , 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 — 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 , 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 . 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 , 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 . ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“i am confident. but i was hoping we could resolve this a little more peacefully.”

astarion takes a slow step forward, keeping his hands up.

⠀⠀“put the blade down, dear. i'm not going to hurt you.. well, much.”
⠀

[lizabethar cai. @ofviolentichor]

“Oh, is that why you cornered me? Not feeling so confident in your abilities?”

The blade stowed on her thigh found its way to her hand, and she turned it in her palm.

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“oh, i wasn't corncerned. ugh, can you imagine..”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
astarion doesn't say anything, but as soon as gortash starts cleaning the wounds on his neck, the spawn reaches for his own and absentmindedly traces over his own scars.
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“mm-mm.. ~”

astarion notices the sudden movement and lifts his hands up in mock-surrender.

⠀⠀“let's not do anything irrational. i only want a bite. you'll hardly even feel it!”
⠀

[lizabethar cai. @ofviolentichor]

“You don’t quite know what fight you’re picking, spawn.”

Her heart hammered from the chase, as she stared him down. Hands flexed, ready to reach for her daggers.

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ whatever helps you sleep at night, 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
he finally pulls back, licking the spot he'd bit one last time before speaking;
⠀⠀
⠀⠀"i won't lie. i expected it to taste a lot worse."
⠀
he notices he's in gortash's gentle embrace, but feels rather guilty for enjoying the touch.
⠀⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ you should see the fanatics , knocking on the palace doors and begging to serve in hopes of being granted the eternal cur— ah, gift . of course , as a mere spawn myself , i wouldn't be capable of turning you anyway . ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀astarion freezes for a moment when he feels the sudden touch , but quickly recovers and keeps drinking . he isn't too concerned with stopping yet .
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ . . right . you're one of those . . ”
⠀
⠀⠀⠀this time he wastes no time sinking his fangs into the man's flesh , biting down hard . and astarion isn't exactly known for his self-control .
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ oh , and she's feisty ! i do so love spicy food . ”
⠀
⠀⠀⠀another step forward , the vampire stalks his way to his prey until he's only inches away .
⠀
⠀⠀“ do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way ? ”
⠀

[lizabethar cai. @ofviolentichor]

A head cocked, her gaze practically predatory. Who did he think he was, to corner one like her.

“Nothing that you want to throw yourself at, I can promise you that.”

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀with practiced poise , astarion takes a hold of gortash's neck and shoulder , and he leans in cautiously . fangs graze against bare skin , but he pulls back suddenly .
⠀
⠀⠀“ is this a trick of some sort ? ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ what i will consider it is your deliberate attempt at making friends . ”
⠀
⠀⠀⠀he steps forward and takes a hold of the archduke's robes — then he flusters .
⠀
⠀⠀“ can i remove this . . ? for easier access . . ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀the vampire circles around his prey that he's managed to corner in an unexpected turn of events .

⠀⠀“ and what are you ? i can tell by the cut in your hand that your blood is . . . different . ”
⠀
⠀⠀⠀{ @ofviolentichor }

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀silence stretches between the two men — the question having taken him by surprise — until the only thing astarion can hear is the ever-present ringing in his ears .
⠀
⠀⠀“ that depends . . are you offering ? ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

➹﹚ like this if you'd like a starter maybe ? i'm super new and i want to find people to write with

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀astarion sneers .
⠀
⠀⠀“ easy for you to say , with all that power at your disposal . the only thing acting confident has ever got me was trouble . but i wouldn't expect someone like you to understand that . ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀the spawn squints at the man in front of him and purses his lips in thought .
⠀
⠀⠀“ you think so highly of yourself . does it come with being an archduke ? ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

➹﹚ i'm struggling formatting things

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

https://t.co/Eb6Ty2mf0N

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀﹙➹﹚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 .

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀“ 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 , 𝐬𝐞𝐱 , 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 — 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 , 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 . 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 , 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 . ”
⠀

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

https://t.co/KrVVA5rduj

[𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔣 . @vxmpyrs]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀﹙➹﹚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞 .