i asked Ela this too, but i shall pose it to you in reverse: what does Marcus like the best about Safir?
Ooooooh, a Marcus question, delightful!
Well. This is probably the most complex question one can ask this man in particular when it comes to his beloved thrall—I can promise that if one asked it in his actual presence you might die from starvation before this man actually stops talking on account of Safir's intelligence, grace, artistic talent, beauty and compassion—and he's enough of a gentleman to not mention the more salacious and morbid things that tug on his attention when Safir is concerned.
Because there cannot ever be just one simple thing he likes best, just like there cannot be just one singular treasured detail in an art piece, he's a vampire whose sole passion has been art for centuries and this lovely young man actually turned his head.
Saying "Everything" feels like it'd never be enough. And this man has pretty much forever, if he'd wanted to sit down and think through every single possible option for the thing he likes best about Safir, he could. But we cannot.
So I'll pick what I think it would be after all his immortal consideration—Marcus likes best about Safir what ended up catching his attention in the first place—his knowledge and understanding of art, despite being so young, bright and beautiful he took to haunting the art exhibitions, willing to share what he knew and hold a conversation for hours with a passing stranger of similar passions.
His mind is what he craved first even before he got to pull close enough to smell the blood, feel the exhilarating beating of his heart that this first moment between them brought. He'd hold Safir in his lap and listen to him for all eternity if such thing was feasible. But since it's not he will take couple hours at a time of his undivided attention, such tiny specs of blissful connection.
And everything else that comes to mind after that is not meant for polite company 😌
