28) where either of you in a denial or was it painful for both of you Bonus question... How dose your F/O react to your closest, most excitable, dependable, beloved and sexy ass friend? (me "incasey" you couldn't tell 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂)
At first, Priest was heavily in denial that he was becoming attracted to a human. If anything, he thought he would be with someone of his own kind -- but never felt that kind of affection towards any other Cenobite. So for a long while, it was his own business -- but his affectionate side did show through despite him not being open about how he felt.
As for me, it was kind of the same thing. I didn't know whether that sort of thing in the Labyrinth would be frowned upon, or if Priest could even feel the same. Not only that, but the thought of becoming more than just friends with him frightened me, as every other person I got serious with in the past had fucked me over and left. I didn't see Priest as that sort of man once he got around to trusting me, but I couldn't help but feel afraid of intimacy, because I didn't want to lose him.
Aaaaand BONUS ANSWER:
Priest heavily respects you, for everything you've done and helped me through. He knows that if anything were to happen to you, I wouldn't be able to cope. A lot of the time, if he feels I shut down on him, he'll go to you for a better understanding since nobody knows me as well as you do!
Same goes for when he left hell and returned as Elliot, you gave great advice and didn't make him feel like the monster that a lot of people thought he was even after he gave up the role of Hell Priest. You're his friend, and together we're a pain in his ass -- but he loves our stupid laughs and how smug you were when you predicted that me and him would get together, and we did. 😂
