“I’ll live alone. Less happy - but I’ll live, unfortunately.” ( from Liam)
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Live alone? Didn’t Liam have any family? Eyes narrowed on Scott’s end, a light tilt of his head causing his tail to stop its usual waggling. He had never quite thought about Liam and the life he had outside of campus; honestly, there were days and times where Scott was convinced that the vampire didn’t have one outside of his studies and art. The way he put his words managed to touch something within the werewolf, and Scott couldn’t help but to grow concerned for the other; “ … Alone? ”
“ But you aren’t alone — ?” Scott said, voice gentle yet firm. While the two mostly shared their banters over lunch and such, he still appreciated Liam’s presence. He was fun! A bit weird at times, but most definitely fun in his own, unique and totally not mainstream way! While he didn’t put on an overly cheery facade for the vampire, Scott still held onto his gentle approach to the topic. He wasn’t good with words, not did he come with half the smarts a lot of the other monster possessed, but he was pretty friendly; “… you have us!“
“ I don’t know what you do once school is over. I tend to hit the gym, work out with Dahlia and the others, then head home to my parents and siblings. There we have dinner and we talk about what our day has been like… then we eat more… and laugh a lot… Often we fight as well, mostly about the TV remote and who gets to choose what we watch…” There have been times in Scott’s life where he, by definition, has been alone but those times have been wiped away from his memory. Even in the saddest of times and longest of nights, he was never truly alone. Lonely, yes. But alone? Not quite. If his siblings weren’t around, he had his cousins. If he didn’t have his cousins, then he always had some of his friends. Damien, Vicky; “ — but that’s family, and family isn’t something a lot of people get or want to have, and that’s fair. Not all families are good, but that’s, like, one of the good things in life, Liam…”
Smiling softly, Scott raised his head back up. Eyes rested on the vampire’s face as the brown tail picked up its light pace again; “ — we get to choose our families, and many of those are made up of friends… so when you say that you’ll live alone… I’m going to have to correct you, bro! You see, no one ever truly lives alone — no matter if they are immortal or mortal. Wherever we go we make bonds, relations and memories; you say that you’ll live alone, yet you’re standing here, talking to me! Your friend! The good boy!” A light chuckle slipped out of him, fangs displayed in a loving grin that reached from ear to ear.
“ As long as I’m alive and kicking… I’m not gonna let you be alone, Liam!” Planting his hands firmly on his hips, Scott gave a determined nod at the other. Eyes shimmered with hope and admiration, his tail waggling lovingly behind his back. “And that’s a promise, bro.”
He’d never let his friends feel alone. Never.
