𝖘𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖇𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖙 𝖎𝖓𝖇𝖔𝖝.

[abyssale]

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LEXI

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[godspark]

[ a frustrated exhale. ]

I have to get around this text thing, it's more than half of them! I'm going to miss-

[ ears catching up with brain. ]

--is that a thing you know?

[abyssale]

( Lexi shrugs. ) I'm over 200 years old. Of course I know. And yes, werewolves have knots on their dicks.

( he raises a hand to stop Dani. ) And before you ask, no. I have never taken a knot nor even fucked a werewolf.

[godspark]

[ wow and he thought you were kinky. ]

Why not? If I were over 200, I'd have fucked a werewolf and taken a knot, this is disappointing.

[ head tilt. ]

D'you think you couldn't handle it?

[abyssale]

( excuse him. )

I know I could handle it. ( and yes the fantasy is there... ) But the Blood Prince doesn't get fucked by dogs.

[godspark]

[ brows lifting right up. gods, but his opinion of himself makes so much more sense now. ]

Not with that attitude. I bet they'd be up to it. Might even be feral.

Maybe I'd like this Alina.

[abyssale]

( all those times Dani wondered at the ego on Lexi suddenly makes sense with new eyes. )

You're so contrary. If I told you not to jump off a bridge, you'd dive headfirst.

[godspark]

[ dani points at him. ]

Not true, I just know you like to insult the things you like.

Have you fought with anyone else? I want to see the post you made, read it to me.

[abyssale]

( he narrows his at that. ) I do not. My insults are well-earned.

And no I'm not reading the post to you. It's quite long and I don't feel like rehashing every word.

[godspark]

[ yeah, he stands by his previous statement.

but also, he reaches for lexi's wrist. ]

No, come on, I can't do it by myself. I've only learned half a letter and three names, and I wouldn't have done that without you.

[abyssale]

( ...... don't you dare look at him with those fucking puppy dog eyes.

he sighs. ) If I read it to you, you have to refrain from commenting on the things i've said to others.

[godspark]

[ on one hand, that makes him extremely curious about what lexi has said to others.

on the other hand, if he doesn't play nice, he won't get to know what lexi has said to others.

so. ]

Alright. I'll absolutely...try very hard not to say anything.

[ he scooches a bit closer, shoulder to shoulder. leans in. ]

[abyssale]

I will literally gag you with a tie to keep you quiet if you talk. ( he looks at him from the corner of his eyes as they get closer. )

[godspark]

[ sensing that this is a trap, he pretends to button his lips closed, and smiles. look at him, he is behaving. continue please, your royal majesty. ]

[abyssale]

Good boy.

( so.. Lexi reads him the post. it feels weird to read his own writing out loud like a bed time story. but he does it for Dani's benefit.

he reads each conversation... and he doesn't edit what he says to Dani. he'll parse it out eventually anyway. )

[godspark]

[ he listens, dutifully. there's a few moments when he starts to say something or makes a kind of worldless, disgusted sound, but he buttons himself again.

until the end. ]

Thank you.

[ then he punches lexi's arm. ]

You wrote on this network that you're the last survivor of your bloodline, and your name is on it, and anyone who's here can go and read it at any time? Are you mad?

[abyssale]

( ...

this is not what he expected.

he raises an eyebrow at him. ) I can handle myself if anyone else from our world comes here and wants to make themselves a nuisance to me.

[godspark]

Really.

[ dani stares at him. the fucking ego on him-- ]

What if it's the King? Or really anyone in the royal line. What if it's more than one? There's two of us, we don't know who else might be brought. For all we know there's others already here.

[abyssale]

( Lexi rolls his eyes and leans back against the frame of the bed. ) This place is different. That means different rules. I looked through the list. Even if anyone from our world is here they're not anyone I would consider a threat.

That also means I have the advantage of learning the rules here before anyone else arrives.

[godspark]

[ this is gonna be a struggle. ]

You're so used to being the strongest. You think nothing can hurt you. They're right, all those people who told you that you weren't being careful.

Humans used to think the same thing. They never imagined another species could come and take everything from them. Look where it got them.

[ we aren't so different, you and i. ]

[abyssale]

I know what happened to humans. And I know how to be careful. I didn't survive my lineage's massacre by not being prepared.

( his gaze meets Dani's. ) Why are you so worried for me? My death would practically ensure humanity's freedom.

[godspark]

[ Oh now, that makes him laugh. ]

Everyone's thought you were dead for almost my whole life. I was two when your whole line 'died'. Where is this freedom we're supposed to have found?

[abyssale]

( Lexi rolls his eyes. ) I'm talking about Agrafina and her plan to wipe out all vampires. Which includes me in the end, if you haven't guessed.

Killing me would just speed up her end results.

[godspark]

[ dani scoffs. ]

Well, yes, but she's not going to win.

And even if she did, that would just put the witches in charge. You think they'd free all the humans that they've never given a shit about? There's more of us than them, they're not stupid. They'd keep us controlled.

[ he pauses. he's quiet, but not at peace. there's some anxious energy in him, wanting to come out. ]

All those worlds where humans dominate, where they're free. That's not us. We had our chance, that's gone.

[abyssale]

They would probably kinder to you all at least. ( why is he arguing against his own rule here? )

What do you imagine happens if I win?

[godspark]

[ the fact that he only found out about lexi's plan yesterday notwithstanding... ]

Nothing. Everything stays how it is.

Just like it did when the Dravens died. The only thing that changed for my people is what name we thank before we eat.