Kageyuki

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Name: Kageyuki (Yuki) Ishikawa

Age: Not telling~ (adult)

Pronouns: They/it

Ability: ???

Warning for very unhealthy behaviors and relationships. Posts will be tagged with specific warnings when needed

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Thoughts on Inu and Uragi?

Inu is so cute and I adore him. It’s cool knowing and being close with another non human that isn’t my baby sib. He’s still pretty nervous around me, hoping I can help that lessen a bit over time

Uragi worries me. I mean, I met him once and it was a very concerning experience. But Mihiro really likes them, guess she’s excited to meet another ghost. Just hoping things will be fine

[lovphobia]

can y'all send some asks that are like “thoughts on ______”

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s good, glad that helped

They tracing their fingers across the puncture wounds a little

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I'm sorry if that hurt..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It felt fine, don’t worry

They take his hand again and squeeze it gently

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- that's good."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You wanna do anything else? Doesn’t have to be anything big, I just like being around you. It’s nice

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I don't know. I've been alone for- a-a while."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s okay, we can just keep sitting together if you’d like

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah... I-I'd like that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Then we can do that

They smile and squeeze his hand, loving the feeling of it in their own

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s good, glad that helped

They tracing their fingers across the puncture wounds a little

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I'm sorry if that hurt..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It felt fine, don’t worry

They take his hand again and squeeze it gently

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- that's good."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You wanna do anything else? Doesn’t have to be anything big, I just like being around you. It’s nice

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I don't know. I've been alone for- a-a while."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s okay, we can just keep sitting together if you’d like

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s good, glad that helped

They tracing their fingers across the puncture wounds a little

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I'm sorry if that hurt..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It felt fine, don’t worry

They take his hand again and squeeze it gently

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- that's good."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You wanna do anything else? Doesn’t have to be anything big, I just like being around you. It’s nice

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s good, glad that helped

They tracing their fingers across the puncture wounds a little

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I... I-I'm sorry if that hurt..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It felt fine, don’t worry

They take his hand again and squeeze it gently

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s good, glad that helped

They tracing their fingers across the puncture wounds a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He looks almost dizzy. "I... t-thanks."

His mouth is covered in blood. It could have been minutes or hours or days. He doesn't know. But for the first time in years his stomach doesn't hurt.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Of course, feel better now?

They gently wipe some of the blood off the corner of his mouth

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah."

"I- sure, whatever works."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They nod, pull of their gloves and undo their bandages again, holding their wrist out to Inu

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I've n-never actually fed on a person."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s why you got meat with extra blood left over, isn’t it?

We can try the wrist if you want, that should be less intense

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Any specific spot that would be best?

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- okay, if you don't want me to bite you I t-think you should back up a couple feet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Do you wanna bite me? You said you were hungry earlier

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I'm a grown man."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Adults can be adorable too

Lil forehead poke

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-you're the first person to think that."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Really? Cause you’re genuinely adorable

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pfff, cute

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Stupid fucking flashbacks making my scars hurt again. They’re like five years old at this point too, so no clue why I keep thinking about this shit. God, it’s starting to piss me off a bit, cause now I just get to wait until it stops hurting again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Flashbacks to... what...? I-if I may. If not, just- I-I don't know, is there any way I can help-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Jesus-! Sorry, did not notice you were there

It’s just stupid stuff, happened a while ago. No clue why I keep remembering it randomly

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Sorry, sorry-"

"I... yeah, I get that. M-memories are dumb. Anything I c-can do, or...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They hesitate for a moment before gently grabbing his hand

Helps grounds me a bit..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Y-yeah, sure. W-whatever you need."

sounds of gay panic. he's trying so hard to rein himself in. even so his claws are digging into Yuki's hand a little

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That honestly helps ground them even more. They’re also very badly gay panicking

Thanks.. sorry, this is probably kinda awkward

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty much everything I do is awkward. Y-you're fine."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Pff, fair enough. I’m probably the same there

Hate these stupid flare ups..

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Alright."

awkward silence. Don't screw this up don't screw this up don't screw this up-

"Do you need a bandage or something-? I-I probably have a first-aid kit... somewhere around here."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Probably.. I should probably change my bandages pretty soon anyway, so that’d be great

Lil smile

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Y-yeah, sure. Give me a minute."

reluctantly, he releases their hand

he returns a few minutes later with a dusty first-aid kit

"Here, take whatever you need. I won't really be needing it."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You won’t need it?

They pull their fingerless gloves off and start redoing their bandages, the smell of blood much stronger when they do so

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

inhale. exhale. jesus christ keep yourself together

"I- y-yeah, I don't go out much and I live alone, s-so how would I really get injured?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair enough, also are you alright?

They finish tying off the new bandages on their wrists, just checking to see if any more of their wounds are still bleeding much

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"R-right now? Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You sure? You look kinda flushed

They finish cleaning a couple wounds on their thighs before putting the unused things back into the first aid kit. The blood smell is still there

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I-I mean, no, but I... don't know what I could do about it..."

Not-very-subtly staring at Yuki's wounds

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They notice pretty quickly where he’s looking, but don’t mention it for now

What could you do about it?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I don't know. I eat plenty but I'm s-still hungry all the time. It's infuriating."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Could I help somehow?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

".....NNnnnnno."

yes.

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That doesn’t sound very confident

Small laugh

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"When am I ever?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Fair, but seriously, if I can help somehow, you can tell me. Even if it’s weird, I promise I’ve probably heard weirder

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- y-yeah, okay."

if he ever gets the courage to do something like that again

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Good. I want to be able to help if I can, Inu

They very subtly scratch their wrists through their gloves, the smell of blood getting stronger again

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Are... you doing that on purpose?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Doing what on purpose?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- I told you before, you smell like blood. You're making it b- worse."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

You can smell it that strongly, huh?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Yeah."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

What does blood smell like? I’ve been curious

They pat the spot next to them for him to sit beside them if he wants

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

He sits next to them. His pupils are blown wide like a cat on weed

"Copper, but really sweet."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They are trying so hard not to freak out over how adorable they think he looks right now

Does all blood smell the same? Or is it different per person?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"It's a little different based on stuff like blood sugar and hydration but it's all pretty similar."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

That’s honestly pretty cool. Whats mine smell like?

They decide to hold his hand again because yes

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Pretty sweet. Mostly normal, I guess."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Huh, wish I could tell how blood smells. I can get the copper scent but nothing sweet

Tiny, subtle hand squeeze

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"That- t-that was on purpose. Are y-you trying to ask for something? If you want a-anything, please just- just say it, I'm terrible at guessing..."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like how holding your hand feels, its nice

And could I ask something? I don’t want it to come off as weird if I’m wrong, but I’m curious

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Oh. Most people say I'm too cold."

"I- y-yeah, of course." hes visibly relieved

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

I like it, your hands are pretty soft too

God, I don’t know how to word this properly. Are you human? Cause the specifics with the blood doesn’t sound normal

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

PANIC!

"Oh- I- n-no, I- fuck, I don't know, you can't- I- don't tell anyone, okay?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Hey, it’s okay! It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone, promise!

They hold both his hands, gently squeezing them and rubbing their thumbs on the backs of his hands

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- o-okay. Okay. I- I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise." no he is not :)

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

It’s okay, probably could’ve worded that better.

Actually, can I show you something? Might make you feel a bit less panicky

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Uhm... sure...?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They let go of one hand to take off their headband, but the horns on their head don’t go with it

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"...Huh. What?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

They move the hand they’re still holding to gently touch one of their horns

A little easier to guess if someone’s not a normal human if you’re not one either

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"I- f-fair enough. What... are you, i-if I may-?"

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Some sort of demon, don’t know the specifics honestly. And I’m guessing vampire for you?

[our-death-in-a-fanfare]

"Huh. N-neat, I guess. And- y-yeah, I am."

[hand-and-hand-in-hell]

Is that why you keep staring at my wounds?

Little boop on the nose