cursed blood

[moralisateur]

@mostenire​

“Alucard…” Yoko just sighs a little and puts a hand on her hip. Alucard might be stubborn, but she was a Belnades, damn it! She frowned at him and pushed her own bangs out of her eyes a little. “An hour won’t make much of a difference to these people. You need to clear your head.”

“If you don’t take a break and let your mind recover, it’ll take even longer in the long run.”

[mostenire]

when the two of them differed on opinion, it usually became more of a stalemate than anything else. though, stubborn as he was, yoko’s words rang true far clearer than he’d be willing to admit. he sat, glaring at the papers before him for a long moment before he relented; standing and turning away to the far comfier couch.

he let himself fall dramatically across it and rest his forehead over his eyes with a heavy sigh. “i hate when you’re right.”

[mostenire]

Yoko clicks her tongue, leaving her hand to linger on Alucard’s head for a moment longer. “Why don’t you take a break. I’ll wake you up in an hour.” That wasn’t a request.

his jaw clenched, eyes hardening as he looked at the papers before him. he didn’t need a break, what he needed was to finish his investigation. the sooner they located where the confounded cult was the sooner he could break off and they both could rest.

“the longer i waste time trying to figure out these godforsaken riddles the longer they’re at large, and the higher a risk they are to the general public. i’ll be fine, yoko. i’m almost at a breakthrough, i know it...”

[mostenire]

Hello! Terribly sorry to be a bother, I just had a quick little question after perusing your Rules page. ^^" I was just wondering what your blog's current policy was regarding OCs and sideblogs in general? Thank you very much for taking the time to read this message!

ah boy i hope this wasn’t sent too long ago. .. . . ..

i came back to this like e -e? cuz i didn’t have an oc rule but i realize thAT’S what you’re asking about lol

i’m okay with ocs, and would be happy to hear/write with people about them (and doubly so if you wanna hear about/write with mine too <3). i’ll warn you now that i’m not overly active on tumblr ever (unless nix drags me on) but i do always get back to this blog at some point lol

feel free to hit me up via dm if you wanna talk or exchange discords (i rp and talk there more than tumblr too.)

[mostenire]

Yoko leans up and tucks a strand of Alucard’s hair behind his ear. “Hey, look at me. Are you feeling all right?”

he glances at yoko quietly, then looks back to what he was doing at his desk, pen scribbling notes in the margin of his paper. “of course i am. what makes you think otherwise?

other than the bloodshot eyes, bags underneath them, and the sunken in face, he means.

[moralisateur]

Where are all my bitches at?

[mostenire]

u called?

[mostenire]

A hand raised so he could inspect the fabric wrapped around his wrist before he sighed, “Gucci today. You’re right. I’ll slip into something more appropriate.” He ran his hand through his hair and looked to the side. Did he... have anything he could change into? There was rarely any problem with things like hiking, but that was, as Soma had pointed out, for work...

“I’ve got to get... the correct footwear, but,” he said, looking at Soma again, “but we could set a time for us to go together. Would that work?”

[mostenire]

The look on his face could curdle milk with the amount of sass and disbelief that settled into his features. “Yes. Who knows?” There was little to no risk for Soma, let alone by himself, but he relented and gave him a small grin,

“But, sure, let’s hike.”

[dominatie]

@mostenire​

“When was the last time you went hiking out in the woods? You know… for fun instead of for finding monsters.”

[mostenire]

Arikado paused a moment before glancing over at him, “A while, I suppose. Why, are you looking for someone to tote alongside?”

[moralisateur]

mostenire‌:

he hears her footsteps before she speaks, but he slows beforehand, anyway. he feels her touch, and then turns to glance her way, coffee in hand and the hint of a smile on his lips. “i was making my way back to my desk. joining me, are you?”

Her eyes dart down to the cup he had, smelling the tell-tale fragrance before anything else. She smiled back at him and removed her hand from his shoulder, pushing some of her hair behind her ear.

“Yeah, I wanted to ask you a couple of things. You aren’t too busy, are you?”

[mostenire]

"not at all." arikado made his way to his office and held the door for the other. after she'd entered, he shut the door and made his way to his desk where he sat.

reclining back slightly, he sipped his drink. "how's your day so far, yoko?"

[moralisateur]

“Hey, where do you think you’re going, huh?” Yoko jogs up to the side of the person in question and plants her hand on their shoulder.

[mostenire]

he hears her footsteps before she speaks, but he slows beforehand, anyway. he feels her touch, and then turns to glance her way, coffee in hand and the hint of a smile on his lips. "i was making my way back to my desk. joining me, are you?"

[dominatie]

@mostenire​

“So…” Soma leaned against the wall and looked up at Ari—Alucard. He raised an eyebrow, arms folded across his chest. “It sounds like Yoko’s been driving you a little… batty.”

He smirks, daring to be proud of himself for such a terrible joke.

[mostenire]

there’s an irritated sigh as the other turned to look at the idiot who thought it fine to spout such stupid commentary on things that weren’t his business.

“mm, she’s not the only one,” he replies dryly, no sense of humor in his voice. “so i’d watch it, soma.”

[mostenire]

"Coming in!!" And there's Soma sprinting directly at Arikado, who unfortunately enough... is holding coffee.

alucard looked up from the papers in his hand and raised an eyebrow, confused at the sudden declaration. “wha– SOMA, NO.” but it was too late. he was too close. alucard looked quickly between his almost empty hand full of papers and the other holding a full cup of coffee. 

there’s a loud clatter and smash noise as the cup is released and hot coffee sprays across the floor as alucard catches soma he hurtles toward him.

“i want you to know how badly i hate you right now,” he tells him, brows furrowed and papers fluttering to the ground.

[mostenire]

dominatie‌:

Well… that was surprisingly easy. Soma hadn’t exactly planned on Arikado just out and admitting it. He rubbed at his cheek a little and averted his eyes for only a second. Did he … feel threatened by him now that he knew? No, not really. Arikado had been there for Soma enough that he didn’t think he was going to hurt anyone.

“That’s why Mina said you hadn’t aged in the ten years she’d known you… isn’t it?”

Then, before Arikado could answer, because he hadn’t been expecting an answer…

“…Can I ask how old you are? Or is that rude?”

arikado nodded, a hand moving from where it was secured across his chest to rub his eyes. he wondered for a moment if mina knew, if soma had told her. he trusted him enough to feel confident that he wouldn’t be going around spouting off that arikado was a vampire of some kind, but then again. they were best friends.

a sigh of a chuckle left his lips and he raised an eyebrow, a hint of smile playing on his features. “is it rude? i suppose it is for some, but no. i... am old. i don’t know how old, but... old. a few centuries.”

[mostenire]

⭐ dhampir loser gets his hair fretted-with by julius because it's messy and tangled [for some reason]. more news at 2 | { @that bitch }

he’d already reached up and batted the hands of the belmont’s at least three times. at this point, he accepted his fate. with a heavy sigh, alucard slumped, relaxing. “if you’d been there to do something i wouldn’t have been thrown about as much,” he complained lightheartedly, glancing back to look at julius.

eyes turned back forward and he picked up a strand of his mussed blond hair. “… well. i suppose i could stand to get some help with this…”

@finalsorrow

[mostenire]

dominatie‌:

Soma took a deep breath, as if he were about to unveil some great secret. And perhaps he was, for all Arikado knew. Soma took a deep breath and looked him dead in the eye. He started to walk up to him.

“Just so you know, I’m not afraid… I know that you’ve been hiding stuff from me and I get why.”

“You’re…some kind of vampire, aren’t you?”

eyes didn’t waver from the other’s gaze, arikado knowing that this situation deserved all the respect and attention he could give. arms crossed firmly over his chest as soma approached, as if preparing to fight or flee should he need.

the preface told him what he needed, told him that soma knew. there was almost no need for the question. a long silence followed that was heavy with a strange mix of anxiety and concern.

after what seemed like forever, arikado sighed through his nose softly and looked down. “i am.”

[mostenire]

⭐combing his hair with his fingers

rarely does alucard allow himself times of weakness around others, a strange paranoia that came with his age. mix that with an outdated sense of pride and dignity and you get a very alert man. however there were always going to be situations that were out of one’s control.

... like the fact that he hadn’t slept in close to three days now. it’d been nonstop unavoidable circumstances one after the other... first a shift that went far too long, then an irritating bout of insomnia kept him finishing up paperwork he’d been putting off. work the next day had come too soon, and again, he stayed late. 

when he sat on the couch in soma’s apartment for a quick check in, he hadn’t meant to close his eyes. but he had, and sleep overtook him quickly. 

he wasn’t sure how long he’d been out, because it hadn’t felt like he’d been asleep at all, but he woke with a start when he felt tugging at his hair. eyes shot open and turned to the side to discover the culprit, a hand having reached up impossibly fast to catch the wrist of...

soma.

“what are you...” alucard blinked as his brows furrowed, releasing his hand. he sighed and covered his face. “i’m more exhausted than i’d thought...”

@dominatie

[mostenire]

dominatie‌:

@mostenire​

“Hey… Arikado? I think it’s time that we had a talk. I’ve finally figured everything out… about you.”

jaw clenches in response, gold eyes turning to steel as the gravity of the statement settled in. he takes a few measured breaths through his nose before nodding slowly. “... then by all means. tell me.” 

it was bound to happen sooner or later.