#d. appetizinggael

[counthakan]

closed starter for @appetizinggael​ location: pluto’s estate note: winkwonk

The estate was far more put together than he had expected. Hakan did not frequent the place often. Most of his time was spent within his own castle so he had not even been aware that they fixed the place up. Well, he had been, but he had never actually visited to see the remodeling. They had done a decent job. If he did not already have Ezekiel fixing up his castle, he was sure that he would have asked who had done so for this place. That was something for another time though. As much as it may not have seemed true, he was an extroverted person. He liked talking to people that interested him. Vampires were of the minority that he gave the time of day towards. The others were those he drank from. Most of the time, they ended up dead. Other times, they were good enough to keep around. His preference for blood had always seemed to come back to druids though. There were none here, but he did have his favorite human in his presence. Humans had always had mediocre blood. However, Gael had...well, there was a lot of effort put into making sure that he appealed to the vampires of Rome. It was both a blessing and a curse for him. That was part of the reason why he had the poor human on a leash right now. Gael was sure to run off and try to become a thrall to someone else again. Hakan would have hated to have to put the man through that withdrawal again.

His body turned to face Gael, fingers trailing up the chain until it got to the loop that was attached to the leather around the human’s neck. Then he pulled until their lips were just barely touching. “I expect you will be on your best behavior tonight.” It was not phrased as a question. Hakan had learned a long time ago that the human was not fond of being treated with any sort of respect. As long as there were fangs in the other’s neck, he was willing to do anything. That was the only reason the Dracul knew exactly what to say to get his way. A finger ran across that vein in the other man’s neck that was currently concealed, the one he had become all too obsessed with since they had first met. “I will be sure to reward you if you are.”

[counthakan]

closed starter for @appetizinggael location: castle basement aka gael's apartment note: wink wonk

Hakan would not have said he did not frequent where Gael stayed, but he really only went down there if necessary. The human was certainly interesting to him and he would have been lying if he said it did not entertain him that Gael was so hellbent on staying within that cage. At first, he had been leaving the key within arm's reach. The it had become blatantly clear to him that that was not what the human had wanted. Really, he had been goaded into treating the other like some pet. Which was something he was not going to say he minded at all. Gael had been a thrall to many before and now he only belonged to Hakan. The Dracul had meant it when he said that the rest of the human's life was his. However, now there was a plague running rampant in the city. It was certainly not caused by him or any of the other Pluto vampires so he had to wonder what had caused it. Of course, it had not bothered him so it did not really matter. It had hit Gael though. His precious little thrall was sick now. Hakan looked through the bars of the cage, crouched down in front of it as he observed the human. "I would ask how you are feeling, but it seems clear to me that you are not doing well."

He moved to stand and opened the cage, the door swinging open as he leaned against the bars. In another movement, he was pulling something out of the pocket of his jacket. "Here." Ezekiel was more sentimental than he was, but a gift was a gift. The diamond collar dangled off of his finger, a vial of the vampire's blood attached to it. "If you are to perish due to this plague, you will drink that."