#⛧ ᵍᵘⁱᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒʳⁿⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵗᵃʳ ⁻ { 𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊 }

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@searaph asked: [ patch ] sender carefully patches one of receiver's wounds :)))

" It really is nothing serious, I swear. You don't have to go through the trouble of doing that. " Terzo tries to INSIST as his bleeding hand is taken into one of Aniela's, her soft touch welcomed despite his words. The wound was purposeful, a simple slice of a knife across the palm of his hand in order to gain enough blood for a particular ritual in the church that evening. The blade had in hindsight gone deeper than he had intended it to as the bandage he'd hastily wrapped around it was still SOAKED with crimson by the time he ran into her.

A slight wince leaves the cardinal as the bandage is unwrapped and subsequently discarded for the other to inspect closer and clean up. " My own fault. I wasn't aware of how sharp the fucking knife was and eh...well, you can see what happened. " The blade must've been sharpened recently given how often Terzo participated in these things without running into this problem before. He attempts to FLEX his fingers and when he goes to close his fist, the cardinal is immediately is met with searing pain as if molten metal is burning through his nerves.

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@sinworn asked: “Let me show you what it means to be truly loved—terrifying, all-consuming, and eternal.” / meg for cardinal terzo maybe ?

Terzo's breath feels like it's lodged deep in his throat upon listening to Omega speak, each of their gazes LOCKED on the other as if they were both afraid of one of them vanishing from their grasp if they decided to glance away for too long. It was the sweetest and most intensely romantic string of words anyone has ever uttered to the cardinal. Of course he's been on this earth long enough that there had been many that he's slept with and had romantic relationships with. However, none of them had been particularly significant nor did they seem to last. Whether or not that was his own fault, theirs, or a mutual decision didn't exactly matter. But now he had his gorgeous, wonderful ghoul who wasn't even originally summoned by him and yet upon their very first meeting he swears up and down on his heart and DARK soul that it was love at first sight.

" La mia bella oscurità...I can't begin to imagine how much more consumed I can be by you. Eh, unless you used those big, lovely teeth on me more. " Terzo pushes away the NERVOUS feelings popping up by attempting to gently tease Omega instead. One of his hands settles against their jaw underneath the mask they wore, his gloved thumb seeking out and brushing over one of the prominent, aforementioned fangs. " Puoi mostrarmelo, amore. Basta che mi dai la possibilità di fare lo stesso. Sei altrettanto importante per me, lo sai. "

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@searaph asked: dance, sender sticks a hand out to receiver and invites them to dance.

The music that drifted in the evening air was DISTANT and faint. A somber yet beautiful way to bid farewell to the setting sun for the day. Streaks of flaming oranges and pinks stain the clouds on the horizon and if Terzo was a much more skilled artist than he was a singer perhaps he would've had the thought of bringing a canvas and paints along with him to try and replicate the scene. Alas, the most the youngest Emeritus brother did in the way of that was the occasional MESSY pencil sketch out of sheer boredom or anxious energy.

" Reading my mind are you now, piccola perla? " The cardinal TEASES gently at the sight of Aniela offering up her hand in an invitation to dance. It wasn't often he was put into the position of being asked such a thing by someone else, not that he minded the REVERSAL in roles in the slightest. Usually it was Terzo putting on the charms and encouraging others to give in to carefree behaviors, give into sin to appease his dark lord. Readjusting leather gloves by making sure each of them are tugged down securely, he takes her hand into his own, lifting it in order to press a delicate kiss against her knuckles. " Do you wish to lead or should I? " It was only polite to ask, Terzo wouldn't dare steal her thunder if she was wanting to dance a particular way.

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@infernalborn asked: 🌿 omega Send 🌿 to accidentally get caught under the mistletoe with my muse.

The frozen air harshly nips at Terzo's nose, turning it and his cheeks a TINT of red when he joins Omega under the garden's dimly lit gazebo. It had been snowing all day, blanketing the abbey grounds in a layer of beautiful, powdery white. Everything seems still and SILENT except for the few annoyed kicks Terzo gives to the floor in an attempt and loosen the snow that managed to cling onto his shoes and the very bottom of his cassock. " Fuck me, it's cold. " Terzo curses through clenched teeth, walking straight towards the towering quintessence ghoul to bury his face into his chest for a moment to try and warm himself.

" Why could we have not met inside, mio cuore? " He knows that they've been attempting to keep their relationship secret from PRYING eyes, but surely them meeting up in his room or the ghoul den like usual wouldn't be a problem. The cardinal peers up at the other's amethyst eyes, searching for an answer before his gaze catches on something dangling just above Omega's head. Mistletoe that appeared to be haphazardly tied to a red ribbon. He let out a small chuckle of DELIGHTED amusement at the sight, allowing his hands slide up Omega's torso until his fingers curl into the material of the other's shirt just below his shoulders. " Ahh, it all makes sense now. What a romantic ghoul you are. " The cardinal says with clear fondness and LOVE in his voice.

Omega made Terzo feel special unlike anyone else had in his life. Yes, he got attention from being the son of Nihil, the next brother in the bloodline expected to become Papa. All that love was different though, it never felt real, he knew it wasn't real. When he had met the quintessence ghoul it was like something had finally clicked. Terzo didn't see him as a monster and Omega in turn, hadn't made him feel like he only had his attention for simply being RELATED to his summoner or wanting to use him for his sexual prowess.

And here the pair stood in each other's arms like they were the only two beings left in the world. A gust of wind blows a flurry of snowflakes into the gazebo, some of them getting caught and standing out in STARK contrast in the strands of Terzo's jet black hair. The cardinal doesn't seem to mind the cold now however, beaming at Omega with a smile only reserved for him. " Come down here and kiss me already, amore. " Terzo murmurs, tugging Omega down by his shirt and finally pressing his lips against his, letting one of his hands move to caress the quintessence ghoul's face. As he brushes his thumb along his jaw, Terzo swears he can feel his heart flutter in his chest as if it were their first kiss all over again. Everything else on his mind seemed to slip away, no stress or worries, no expectations. This was his home, his heart, his very soul.

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[ tag dump 2/3. verses - more tba later ]