[felixcassius]

howlingmaxim:

“You have a point,” Maxim replied, looking around the cell. “I feel like the food and time outside of the cell would probably be the two worst ones. Clothes aren’t too bad to be taken away. Body temp and all that is higher than most so I’d stay warm. But I need exercise or I get restless and I’m already far too weak to not get food. So it could get worse, but not too worse.” The werewolf took in a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair. “So do you rent a lot? I had some friends that would rent, but I never did.” There was a brief pause as Max realized the vampire most likely didn’t actually care about conversing. “Sorry, shit, I’m sure you came here for a reason. I’m just being distracting.”

“I usually do,” Felix shrugged. The vampire believed that the biggest difference between how good or bad life could be as a slave was the general treatment you received rather than specific things like food or clothing. An hour in a fenced courtyard didn’t seem like a big deal if you were being physically and mentally abused, something the masters were allowed to do after all. Though, he imagined that the wolf was at least smart enough to know that. The slave was right that Felix wasn’t interested in talking but one thing he said did get his attention and he looked at him curiously. “You used to be a master here?”

[felixcassius]

jeremymxrlow:

Jeremy smirked wider at the compliment, pushing even closer to the bars as if he was pressing closer to the vampire instead. He was used to compliments, but compliments coming from Felix had always felt more sincere and less said just to butter Jeremy up and make him do what Felix wanted. “It is, I always was your favourite. That’s not going to change is it?” Jeremy asked, pretending to pout at the idea of no longer being interesting to the vampire.

“True, do you want me to prove it then? I’d be happy to do all the things I used to without the music and show you I never need it to impress.” Jeremy purred. The shifter was almost worried for a moment that he’d lost his chances to get out when Felix seemed unimpressed, his heartbeat racing a little, grip tightening on the bars of his cell until Jeremy let out a soft breath of relief when the guard unlocked and freed him. “Don’t think that Felix. I might be bored but I’m not going to try and impress just anyone to get out for a while.” That was true. If it had been any other master Jeremy would have tried to hide in the shadows as much as possible so as to not be bothered, it was only because it was Felix that Jeremy had actually spoken up. 

Felix chuckled at Jeremy’s question, reaching through the bars with his hand to run his fingers along his jaw. “You’re asking a lot of me. I haven’t seen most of the people in this place yet, I’m not sure I can make such a promise.” He pretended to think about it as his fingers started tracing Jeremy’s lips absentmindedly. “Suppose you’ll have to prove to me that you’re the best one here, yeah?”

He smirked at the shifter’s reply, humming his approval. “I bet you don’t. Though I have missed seeing you dance for me. We can probably schedule in both, I suppose.” He was surprised when he heard Jeremy’s heart beat slightly faster when he didn’t agree to take him out of his cell immediately. He had expected the slave to just move on to another master, try his luck with them instead. After all, he was used to tell men exactly what they wanted to hear. “Okay,” he nodded when Jeremy clarified what he had meant, unsure what else to say as he wasn’t used to people wanting to impress him. “Looks like we’re indeed both getting what we want then.” He gestured for Jeremy to follow him as he started walking.

[felixcassius]

Since his arrival, Felix had tried his best to avoid the werewolves in this place. Of course that was easier with the slaves than the masters but since all the species here were living next to each other, neither was possible to completely avoid. Recently, there had been a voice in him that had argued that if he couldn’t avoid them, he could at least take advantage of the ones who were at his disposal. Some kind of revenge for what they had done to him in the past, even if he couldn’t hold the individual wolves responsible. 

Then there was the fact that a lot of werewolves were very attractive which only made it more tempting for Felix to seek them out. The scent of wolf hit him far from the cell where he spotted one and he had to force himself to calm down before he approached the slave. He watched him curiously, finding him just as handsome as others of his species, if not more so. “You feel like getting out of there? I can imagine it gets pretty boring being locked up after a while.” 

@torturedhenry 

[felixcassius]

howlingmaxim:

The wolf glanced over at the vampire —- sucking in all god awful comments in his head towards the other before shrugging at the fact of him being called an optimist. “Not really,” he pointed out. “I’m not human, so I think that’s why it’s not too terrible still. Like, shit could be worse. I could be human.” It was something the wolf knew – even if he did enjoy the company of some humans – that in the world, he’d still be slightly better off. Of course, not anymore since he was the same vein as humans. Just meant to be a slave. It was disgusting to think how he had gotten himself foolishly demoted.

“Ignorant? I think I’m a bit competent in what’s going on, actually.”

Felix couldn’t argue with the slave’s point that being human would be worse. He hated wolves more fiercely than humans but at least werewolves were stronger and smarter than humans, better at surviving. “Fair point,” he admitted. “Still, believing things can’t get worse than this is naive. Sure, your situation sucks, I’m not going to deny that, but you get food every day, time outside this cell, clothes on your body. You get a lot of privileges that could be taken from you.” Felix kept his tone casual as he wasn’t looking to attempt to threaten the wolf, he merely wanted to point out that things could definitely still go down for him.

[felixcassius]

jeremymxrlow:

Jeremy’s grin grew wider when Felix said he was going to be a smug little shit because he had missed him, making the redhead chuckle. “You’re right, I am a smug little shit, that you missed my pretty face.” He smirked, deliberately dragging his tongue across his bottom lip. He couldn’t exactly say he’d missed the vampire given Jeremy had to dance for a multitude of different guys a night, but he had liked Felix’s company more than most. 

He gave a snort when the vampire taunted him with the need for music to preform, goading Jeremy by questioning his skills. “You know I don’t need music, but getting you closer always helps. Especially for some of the more particular stuff you often requested. But if you want me to be honest, I’d rather you just get me out of here for a while, I’m bored Felix and you always knew how to keep my attention way longer than anyone else did.” The shifter purred, hoping to maybe get a little time out of the cells with someone who he knew wasn’t so bad and even enjoyed being around. 

Despite knowing how deliberate the action was on Jeremy’s part, Felix couldn’t help but glance down at his mouth when he licked his lips. “In my defense, it is a very pretty face,” he smirked back. He liked that this place seemingly hadn’t broken the shifter’s spirit yet, unlike some of the other slaves he had passed, that Jeremy was still his witty, flirty and confident self. 

“Do I?” the vampire questioned when the other male said that Felix knew he didn’t need music. “There was always music at the club as far as I can remember.” He raised an eyebrow unimpressed when Jeremy told him why he wanted to leave his cell. While he could appreciate the compliment he was given, it wasn’t hard to imagine that the dancer was someone who would often charm other men to get what he wanted. “You want out because you’re bored, not because you want me?” He considered it for a moment before he nodded and gestured for one of the guards to unlock Jeremy’s cell. “Well, I guess as long as we both get what we want,” he shrugged.

[felixcassius]

jeremymxrlow:

When Felix approached, Jeremy took the time to look him over. He didn’t look any different, not surprisingly considering he was a vampire but it gave the young shifter great comfort to see something familiar, even if it was just one of his old patrons from the club. Jeremy gave a soft sigh of relief almost, unable to help himself as he pressed a little closer to the bars. Of all the people from the club that could come by, Felix certainly wasn’t the worst. He’d been good to Jeremy, or as good as anyone could be to the shifter considering what he’d had to do to survive.

“Been a while. Did you miss me?” Jeremy smirked playfully, easily able to slip into the persona he used for work around the other male, giving him a salacious smile. “The club got shut down and we all landed in here. Pretty boring behind these bars where I can’t give you your favourite show.” Jeremy purred. 

The subtle reactions Jeremy’s body had to seeing him would’ve likely gone unnoticed by humans but Felix’s vampire senses easily caught the way he pressed himself against the bars and sighed. It made him raise an eyebrow curiously as it wasn’t a reaction he was used to seeing from anyone when they saw him but he didn’t comment on it. He could only imagine how strangely being locked up all the time could make someone behave, even think. 

“You’re going to be a smug little shit when I say yes but you know I did,” the vampire chuckled. He hadn’t missed the other male as a person, he barely knew him outside the role he played at his job after all but the redhead had always been his favorite dancer and Felix had seen many men before and after the shifter that had never managed to capture his attention the same way, even less hold it. “What, you need music to perform for me?” the vampire teased him. “Sounds like something only an amateur would. Or is it that you need me to be closer? Because that I can understand.”

[felixcassius]

howlingmaxim:

Needless to say, things weren’t really okay though Maxim wished they were. Shit hit the fans and the second you did something that wasn’t okay with someone else, much less the kingdom, you were absolutely torn apart and put into the worst place possible. While Maxim didn’t think it was too bad, it still… sucked to be considered less. Sliding down against one of the walls in the cell he was put into, he just looked at the sky and gave a disheartened shrug. “Well shit,” it wasn’t like this was the worst thing possible. While he was a rulebreaker, he was still trying to stay… positive. His own sort of fucked up positive. “At least I can only go up from here, right?” 

Felix hadn’t been here for very long but he had already seen his fair share of reactions from the slaves. Anger, hopelessness, despair, confusion. You never really knew what emotion you were met with when you visited the slave house but the vampire had yet to be surprised by any of them until this point. He looked at the slave that had spoken, a mixture of surprise and amusement on his face. “You’re an optimist,” he noted. “Though in this place I imagine that may be the same as being an idiot. Ignorance is bliss as they say.” While he could understand the slave’s reasoning, Felix could imagine many scenarios that would be worse for him.

[felixcassius]

jeremymxrlow:

Jeremy had started to settle in as much as one could to the life of a slave. It wasn’t so hard especially considering the life Jeremy had come from. Living on the streets had been much harder than this. The only inconvenience was his cellmate and the fact that the guy seemed to hate supernatural beings, and so went out of his way to hurt Jeremy early on, leaving the shifter wary of him.

As he sat there on his cot, mostly bored out of his mind, Jeremy caught the scent of a very familiar vampire who he’d not seen since the redhead had been taken from the club he’d worked in and the club itself closed down. Felix, one of Jeremy’s regulars so to speak. He stood from the cot and walked towards the bars of his cell, trying to peer out so he could catch a glimpse of the vampire. “Felix?” Jeremy called out, surprised and even a little relieved to see someone he recognised and was familiar with. 

@felixcassius

Felix had arrived to this place yesterday and after having spent it unpacking his few belongings and getting settled, he left his new home early the next day to start exploring the town. He spent a few hours getting acquainted with the shops and bars but his curiousity soon had him visiting the slave house. After all, many of the businesses around here were common everywhere, having slaves at your disposal was not. 

He walked along the cells, occasionally peering into them as he silently appreciated not having been foolish enough to land on the other side of the bars himself. The vampire was surprised to hear his name since he hadn’t really spoken to anyone here yet and he looked up to find a familiar, pale face looking back at him, every bit as beautiful as he remembered. 

“Red,” Felix smirked, pleased to see him - and on the side of the bars he preferred to see the shifter as well. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d assume you were my welcoming gift.”

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

“Yeah I told him that but it seems flirting is considered breaking my rules.” Oliver replied, with only a slight irritation to his voice. He cared about Remi, was loyal to him, but it had hurt to be reduced to a whore just because he’d flirted with Felix and to be threatened with being tossed back into the cells for it. Oliver knew he could be a whore, had to have been in the past in order to get by in the world he was forced into but to have his loyalty questioned like that had hurt more than he would admit to.

He sighed and looked back to Felix, surprised the vampire was still standing there even giving him the time of day now he knew the truth. “Don’t judge him too harshly for it though Felix, I guess I should really appreciate it more considering it means he actually wants me more than anyone else has right?” He shrugged. When asked if Felix should talk to Remi, Oliver bit his lip not sure the best course of action. “I don’t know, he probably will deliberately try not to like you on principle despite me telling him you’d have gotten along if he didn’t know about our history. I don’t want either of you to end up killing each other. But I can’t tell you what to do so if you want to talk to him then you can.”

On one hand, Felix understood why Oliver’s master didn’t want him to flirt with others as he hadn’t liked it himself when he had owned the fox either. On the other, however, he thought that telling his pet that he couldn’t see another master simply due to them having flirted with each other was excessive and uncalled for. He was curious to ask whether his new master didn’t trust him not to fuck around with others but thought it best to stay silent. When Oliver said it only meant that his master wanted him more than anyone else had, he stayed silent as well, only shrugging in response. He didn’t know the other elite and couldn’t tell how he felt about the kitsune but he didn’t see jealousy as a good measure of how much you wanted someone.

Felix wasn’t surprised to hear Oliver say his master would try not to like him, he had expected as much after what had happened. “That’s fine. I probably won’t like him very much other,” he admitted. “But I can be civil, restrain myself from killing him. Though I suppose when it comes down to it, what matters most isn’t whether he trusts me but if he trusts you.” The vampire could make many promises but he was just one of many masters and he imagined Oliver’s master would have to trust his pet completely before he cared about any promise another elite might make.

[felixcassius]

chained-talon:

Talon had been rewarded with a little money to go and buy himself an ice pop. It was hot, and the half-wolf hated the heat, and while he didn’t like sweet that much, he would do anything to cool down. On his way to the store, he found himself coming across a familiar face and instantly bowed his head. “Felix, sir, it’s nice to see you.”

@felixcassius

Felix had never been a fan of the heat and usually dealed by spending more time in his pool. After having swum for a while that day, he was starving and his blood supply low so he decided to go buy more. He was on his way back home when he heard someone say his name and looked up to see who it was. “Talon,” he greeted. “It’s been a while.” He hadn’t liked the pet much at first due to him being part wolf but eventually he had started growing on him, perhaps mostly due to his loyalty to Felix’s friend, the slave’s master. “How are you?”

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

Oliver had just expected Felix to let him go, after all the vampire spent a great deal of effort making sure it was clear he didn’t care for anyone and anything. Though the fox knew that wasn’t entirely true. Felix hadn’t always been this way. He certainly wasn’t the sweetest or most affectionate of masters, but there had been times when Oliver had thought maybe the vampire cared. But maybe he’d only been seeing what he wanted to see all these years. 

So when Felix gripped his wrist and stopped Oliver’s departure, the kitsune paused, turning back to look at the vampire, sharp blue eyes surprised. At first, Oliver wasn’t sure what he should do, he’d not been expecting to get stopped, but then he reminded himself he was supposed to be keeping his distance from the vampire, not just to keep his promise but to protect Felix as well. Oliver knew the vampire could take care of himself, but he didn’t want Felix and Remi to get into a fight. Oliver had been about to snap at the other male and rip his wrist back from Felix’s grip when it seemed his ex-master felt inclined to let him go anyway. Whatever Felix had been searching for in Oli’s gaze he didn’t find it.

For a silent moment Oliver debated and then his brain just decided fuck it, and his lips were moving before rational thought could come into his mind again. “Remi found out about how I behaved with you. He’s possessive and thought I was breaking my rules and fucking you. I set things straight but he’s not comfortable with the idea of our…whatever we are, friends I hope but you don’t have to agree with that description. At least, he isn’t yet but I’m working on that. So I just need time, and to not push his trust.”

Felix looked back up in surprise when he heard the fox talk to him instead of walking away like he had expected him to do. Oliver had seemed so reluctant to say anything so far, the vampire wasn’t sure what had prompted him to try to explain things now. He tried not to let his annoyance show when the pet mentioned his new master, not wanting to make Oliver regret being honest with him but he couldn’t hide his surprise hearing that the master was the reason they couldn’t talk any longer. 

“We didn’t do anything,” Felix pointed out, although he knew that the kitsune would’ve told his master that himself. He remembered Oliver saying his new owner was possessive and jealous but the vampire hadn’t been expecting it to be this much. He thought about the fox’s earlier comment that being around Felix was too confusing and knowing the real reason for why they couldn’t talk now, he understood the comment as well. Too confusing for his new master. He understood why, given their past, but it did sting a bit to know that Oliver cared more about the feelings of his new master than Felix’s.

“Do you want me to talk to him?” he suggested. “Maybe if he hears it from me.” While the vampire would’ve preferred to get to be with the fox sexually, he knew that was off the table for a while and he would be okay with promising the other master to not touch his pet. Oliver’s wasn’t his anymore, after all, this was the consequences he had to deal with.

[felixcassius]

rathaldarie:

“I wouldn’t– just because I can’t personally survive off of it.” He shrugged his shoulders. He needed human food to survive, unlike the man before him who could live solely off of blood.

“I haven’t ate in a while– that’s all. And I figure I’m going to be better company if I’m fed. Yeah?”

Felix was surprised but amused that the pet’s reply to his question of blood was so logical, used to anyone who wasn’t a vampire to voice how disgusting they thought drinking blood was. 

He shrugged when the boy made his statement of being good company while hungry into a question. “You tell me. If I haven’t eaten in a while I start biting people. I wouldn’t know how it affects you.” Nevertheless, he started heading further down the street to the bakery. 

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

Oliver was startled back to reality when Felix snapped at him, the fox having lost himself in his thoughts and the confusing mess that was inside his head. He didn’t deal well with feelings on a good day, lately, emotions had just become more and more of a complication for Oliver, especially now when they weren’t just directed at one person. 

He probably should have known that Felix was just pushing him with his words, trying to make Oliver snap back into action, and it worked, but it hurt too. Especially considering where the vampire chose to target. Oliver hated it, that Felix had such power to hurt him. He wasn’t supposed to be able to hurt the kitsune, Oliver should have thicker skin than that and maybe he did, but the vampire had crawled under it years ago. “You begging me for anything? Hell will freeze over first.” Oliver bit back just as angrily. “You’d never fight for me, just yourself.” Oliver growled, shoving past the vampire so he could leave. 

It felt good to see Oliver get angry with him. Anger was something Felix was familiar with, he had seen the fox angry many times and it was easier to deal with than seeing him hurt or disappointed. It did make the vampire wonder whether his selfishness would make the pet give up on him for good, but if this was the last time they were going to talk, he would prefer for his final memory of Oliver to be of him hating Felix rather than being hurt because of him. It would be easier for both of them that way.

The fox’s words made him frown for a moment as he shoved past Felix. Was this him giving up on the other male? He had never been in a position like this before and had never expected to either so he was at a complete loss for what to do, what to say. He reached out to grab Oliver’s wrists with his hand, an instinctive reaction that he never would’ve done consciously. Searching the kitsune’s face, Felix was hoping to find an answer to what he was supposed to do, what Oliver wanted from him. When he didn’t find it, he glanced down to where he was holding onto the pet, shaking his head slightly at himself and dropping his wrist. 

He didn’t look back up. He would rather watch Oliver’s feet as he walked away than whatever emotion was painted across his face.

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

Oliver hadn’t been expecting to feel guilty, he shouldn’t, Felix had done far worse to him in the past, but seeing the vampire seem so dejected, like he actually wanted to spend time with Oliver and was disappointed that he couldn’t, made the fox feel bad. “It is made up, for now.” Oliver replied, trying to sound steadfast in his decision but it wavered. He wanted to tell Felix what was wrong, but he didn’t owe him that.

Remi trusted Oliver with a side of himself he didn’t show often, if at all otherwise so Oliver wasn’t going to betray that trust by telling his ex-master about it. He liked Felix, more than he damn well should but Oliver was still hurt and trying to balance everything when he wasn’t a creature built for such things, he was selfish in nature and trying not to be was a difficult challenge for Oliver. Seeing the way Felix looked at him and then looked away, Oliver tried to place what could be in the vampire’s thoughts, but he couldn’t and he was sure he’d never seen Felix like this before. It had always been the vampire staring him down until Oli had given up and submitted. So this whole situation had Oliver confused, surprised and heart racing a little in a combination of nerves and frustration. 

While Oliver seemingly couldn’t leave fast enough just minutes ago, now it looked like he was lingering, waiting for something. Felix didn’t understand what he wanted from him and his confusion made him frustrated. If this had been any other pet but the fox, he would’ve demanded answers, refused to listen to a request made by a slave. The vampire knew he had grown soft for the kitsune but hadn’t fully realized just how much until this moment. He was a master, a vampire, in every way superior to the fox, yet here he was, unable to look him in the eyes as he chose to give Oliver what he wanted. 

“Well, go on then,” he snarled, directing the anger he felt with himself at the other male instead. “Weren’t you leaving? Don’t expect me to fight for you, to beg for you to change your mind or some shit like that.” Felix didn’t beg for anyone but if he had to beg for someone, it would be for Oliver and that thought terrified him. It made him think that distance was a good thing, perhaps, that time away from the fox could give him a chance to remember who he was.

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

Oliver was surprised when Felix seemed to accept his answer, having expected more of a fight or taunting or just something, or maybe that was giving himself too much credit, after all, to expect the vampire to have more of a reaction was to expect him to care which if anything in the past had taught Oliver it was that Felix didn’t, so he shouldn’t have expected anything from the vampire beside indifference. 

The fox kept his mask firmly in place to protect himself and to ensure that he kept his word to Remi that he wouldn’t interact with Felix again until told otherwise. If it seemed that he still cared about the vampire then that was likely to cause problems all over again. At the question, Oliver tried to act nonchalant. “I’ll come find you. Shouldn’t be that hard right? I know where you like to go.” He answered, figuring that would be that, he wouldn’t see Felix again until allowed. He fully intended to keep his promises, but it didn’t stop it from hurting a little, more than Oliver would like. 

Felix hated how much this bothered him. He had managed to go years without seeing the fox when he went traveling but he had never expected to not be able to see him once he returned. Claimed or not, the chances of Oliver still being here had been high and while the vampire hadn’t expected a warm welcome back, he had always found scenarios of the pet being angry with him, insulting him, far more likely than this. Felix knew that he had hurt Oliver, though, so as much as he didn’t like it, he thought respecting the fox’s wish of distance was the least he could do.

“Shouldn’t be that hard,” he agreed. “I’ll be around if you decide to tell me what I’ve done wrong or change your mind about talking to me. It seems like it’s made up, but you know...” A part of him wanted to argue about it but Oliver could be as stubborn as himself and they likely wouldn’t get anywhere. And he knew that after everything that had happened, the other male deserved to get what he wanted. His gaze lingered on the kitsune’s face for a moment before he averted his eyes and looked at the ground, hating how, years after he had unclaimed him, the slave still had power over him.

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

“I wasn’t pretending.” Oliver replied, again surprising himself with his own honesty. It would be so much easier to lie, to go along with the idea that he’d been pretending first and that now he was showing his true colours by sending Felix away. But Oliver didn’t want to do that, he didn’t want the vampire to disappear on him again, even if he wasn’t allowed to speak with him currently. It was a frustrating position to be put in. 

“I might be kitsune Felix but I’ve always been honest with you.” Oliver spoke, and it was true for the most part. He’d never outright lied to the vampire, Oliver just hadn’t always told the whole story, sometimes leaving out certain thoughts or feelings to keep things from becoming complicated. Now felt like one of those times as again he wasn’t lying to him but he wasn’t telling Felix everything either. “Look, you just can’t talk to me for a while. I need to sort some things out first, besides I’m sure you won’t miss me that much right? You didn’t before.” Oliver said with a bitter hint. It was to cover up any other emotions and hopefully to keep Felix from prying. 

Felix searched the slave’s face when he said he hadn’t been pretending and found nothing but sincerity. He knew that Oliver had never lied to him but lying and pretending were two widely different things and he believed the fox knew that as well. Knowing that he hadn’t just played pretend only made the vampire more confused, though, not understanding what had happened between that day and this one that had changed things so drastically. 

A while. Felix wasn’t sure what to make of that as it could be vastly different for a human and a vampire. He knew it would be different to not talk to Oliver when they were in the same place than it had been when they had been far apart but he wasn’t sure if it meant it would be more difficult. His lips twitched into a bitter smile when he saw the mask the fox always wore around him slip back into place, any trace of previous vulnerability gone. It was probably better that way, for both of them. “How do I know when I can talk to you again?”

[oliverxargent]

divide ;; oliver & felix

[felixcassius]

oliverxargent:

It was hard for Oliver to give Felix the brush off after they’d almost cleared the air in their last conversation. Even harder because he didn’t want to do that to the vampire. He knew he owed Felix nothing and that the vampire had hurt him so it was only fair that he be hurt back, but Oliver knew Felix’s fickle ways and if he thought the fox was done with him he wouldn’t bother trying to keep contact and that wasn’t something Oliver wanted. Selfish, he knew it was, to want to keep both Remi and Felix in his life, but Oliver didn’t get much so he felt being selfish was justified for someone in his position. 

He’d been about to push past again when Felix’s words made Oliver pause and then get angry. “No. You don’t get to make those kinds of assumptions about him. You don’t know him, and I’m not yours anymore, you left me back in that tower to rot so fuck you Felix, but Remi actually wants to keep me around.” Oliver snapped at the vampire. “I just….can’t be around you right now, it’s too confusing. So just don’t…” Oliver spoke, as much of an admission as he would give. It already said too much if you read between the lines. 

The anger Felix saw in the kitsune at his assumption surprised him. He knew that Oliver respected his new master, that he liked him, but seeing how protective of him he was, made the vampire wonder just how much the pet cared about him. He might consider taking his words back if he believed they were uncalled for but since the fox refused to tell him anything, Felix had no choice but to speculate. 

While Oliver’s anger had surprised him, he somehow managed to catch the vampire even further off guard when he told him that it was too confusing to be around him. It didn’t make any sense to him. If the slave was happy with his new master, why would it be confusing for him to be around his old one? “I get that you’re mad at me. I even get that you don’t want to see me or talk to me. I just don’t see the point in you pretending things were okay between us when I first came back.” He sighed before a thought occured to him. “Unless this is some kind of twisted mindgame, your way of getting back at me.” He supposed that would make sense, Oliver pretending to give a shit only to suddenly ignore him as it wasn’t much different to what Felix had done to him in the past. Still, he hadn’t expected the kitsune to be able to be as heartless as he was himself, even if it was at a lesser extent.