#I got my diploma lol
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Can you do a platonic hook x a fem vk reader where she’s apart of Uliana’s crew and she isn’t really close to James as much as the rest and he goes to the reader for help about his relationship or crush he has on someone? (like el and max from stranger things when el goes to max for help about Mike!) and they end up becoming better friends? Thank you!
It doesn’t have to be long I just like the idea of reader and hook being at a sort of awkward stage with each other because they aren’t as close but they don’t exactly hate each other and it ends with them being closer after she helps him with his love life type thing
My next request is in the works ;) thank you for your request! I love stranger things especially max and el’s friendship so I’m excited to write this for you hehe 🤭
#descendants the rise of red#descendants 4#descendants#ljaylmaoo#rise of red#descendants rise of red#james hook#joshua colley#joshua robert colley#james hook x reader#young hook x reader#hook descendants#young hook#hook#captain hook#descendants x reader#request#fem reader#x reader#platonic#joshua colley x reader#i love this idea#on an unrelated note#I got my diploma lol
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YALL
GUESS WHO JUST GRADUATED RAHHHHHHHHHHHH
#and it has NOT sunken in yet#but!! i got my diploma!!!!! weeeeeeeeeeeee#(yes i’m just now out of highschool lol)#i hope y’all know i decided against including my pic of echo exploding in here as a silly little jumpscare but it was heavily considered lo#what u thought i couldn’t include echo angst in a post abt my graduation??#i will always find a way. always.#saturn sends thoughts#life stuff
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as of this evening i am the proud recipient of a very expensive piece of paper :)))
#aka i got my masters’ degree!#very fancy oh la la :D#haven’t been to a graduation since my high school diploma which was 800 years ago#but we are leaning into celebrating my accomplishments and being proud of doing things#we are learning lol#it’s been a fun couple of days#saw hozier live and then graduation#now a new job#wishing manifesting etc#personal
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Sooo, I got myself a little something as an early birthday gift... 👀
It's the boi!
#And my diploma came in the mail so that's cool too I guess (Just kidding I was super excited about that too Lol)#But yeah I got the Claude figurine!#Sunstone speaks
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one time i was talking to my american online friends about stuff and i was like "haha yeah people always say i look ambiguously european but cant place what i am specifically" and they were like "i dont think europeans have a look though." what do you mean. you dont believe different ethnic features exist...?
#just was reminded of it lol#one i no longer talk to used to insist that i was british because of my not-british accent and would not believe me when i said#no... i dont live there#id told them i was aussie. they didnt believe me though. like they thought i inexplicably had a brtisih accent despite never#having been there ever#another i said i didnt get a SSCoE for HS but a diploma. thats not what diplomas are here but they kept insisting i was wrong#like i have the certificate....its not a diploma.......... thats not what it says.#but they were like just call it a diploma : / its basically a diploma#i know AU isnt that different to the US but at least we are usually a little less annoying#i did see that asshat who was like 'uhhhh climate change means you dont have snow? not for us australians a-durrrrr X D' or w/e#what a twat. even from a purely selfish perspective we still also have climate change. its very noticeable. come on#anyway for a full decade i basically never met anyone online who wasnt USamerican....................#so. i do have some amount of frustration.#they got mad at me for saying bikkie or pressie as slang even tho theyre super easy to figure out from context. also it doesnt matter#'STOP using slang you KNOW us americans WONT UNDERSTAND'#we were talking about christmas!?!? pressie is straightforward!?!? even if not...why are you so indignant#on a more awful note i knew one sheila (white) who was like very vocally/performatively into blm#but then one time when i mentioned aboriginal australians she was like 'what...ive never heard of those before...'#youve known me for years even if you never looked at anything in your life ever id definitely mentioned them before#pretty fucking important. both for my country and when caring about indigenous/first nations peoples. oldest surviving culture on earth#but she was like how was i supposed to know about them : /#because i thoguht you cared about these issues!?!?!??!? also just generally ohhh my god#how could you be vaguely aware of AU history as being similar to your own and then say you didnt know we had indigenous peoples#like. what do i even say#do you think... only america has indigenous peoples??????#its fine not to know a foreign countrys history in depth but just...the absolute basics....about an issue you claim to care about...#sigh. ok this is too long. i feel that last one is justified to complain about tho
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Wow your boss sucks. Is that even legal? Like, aren't your responsibilities/opportunities listed when you're hired and limited by that? I know it's probably a "how it should be" vs "how it really is" but I just want your boss to bite dust with this behaviour
"Is that even legal" *channels the limited law classes Ive had* They are listed yes! But there is also a very convenient little sentence at the end of that list, which goes like "this list isn’t exhaustive" :) "it may evolve based on the company's needs and on the improvement of [name]'s skills" :) Indeed it is "what the law says" vs "what you'll be willing to put up with to keep the job".
I don't want her to bite the dust, in perspective this isnt so bad, but it's being backed into a corner that irks me/rubs me the wrong way. Also pretending everything was fine for three months and suddenly this??
It's also kinda funny that they (the whole company) dare to pull that shit when I know, and they know, that they're having a hard time recruiting. Hell, they know I'm reliable/do the job well, and according to my coworkers, that's not something that's easy to come by here, even if it sounds like the bare minimum.
#anon ask#replying#replies#perso#feeling better now with hindsight. things are less... raw.#but its gonna be so awkward with her/my boss#also i hate that i havent been able to talk this through with my coworkers cos theyre on sick leave or on vacation or overworked#they could have support me. or at least give me some perspective/advice.#its what they did when my other coworker had issues with her new contract#even getting the company's legal expert involved lol#ig this is just work life uh. on one hand youve got this all we're all besties! lets all chat and have lunch together all the time!#and on the other hand. hierarchy stabs you in the back like that u_u#naively thought i was safe from those plots cos i was low ranked + didnt ask for a raise#but actually this is my first official job ever so. idk shit ig. (official job as in. one requiring a diploma n experience)#also my first job in a place with more than 5 employees lol. so stakes r higher??
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Some memories from last year on this day, can't believe it's been a full year. It feels like yesterday.
#time flew by so extremely quickly lol. i got my diploma and an apartment in Prague and a job.#and here we are now#what a day and what a night#west ham united#also: Declan :'))))))#(not like you can see him in my shitty photos BUT)
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I JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL!
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Not gonna say who cuz I don’t wanna dox myself but a VERY famous horror movie director was apparently an alumna of my university and he was a guest speaker at my graduation today, I was literally just staring in awe the whole time like holy shit
#sid rants#if any horror mutuals are RLLY curious u can ask lol#i walked past him on the stage after getting my diploma and said ‘i’m a big fan!’ and he told me congratulations 😁#i also got to shake his hand as everyone was exiting teeheehee
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oh aw my sister wants to know if my graduation will be livestreamed cause she wants to watch
#sasha speaks#we don't get along the best in person and we almost never interact via text or call or anything when we're apart#so i sort of forget that she like. cares about me sometimes#didn't realize she'd be interested in watching my graduation. mostly bc i am not even that interested in graduation...#i mean i want my diploma and everything but i'm sure the speeches etc will be boring#also her undergrad gown and cap are still at home so i can borrow them if mine never turn up (anger. rage.)#and she'll keep her grad stuff too so i can recycle that in three years too#her grad ceremony was today she got her master's. i almost forgot#but i couldn't have made it even if she was able to have a bunch of guests anyway since she's across the country atm#very lucky for our parents tho that her graduation and mine are not on the same weekend lol#i wanna talk about me
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I also want to add that it is not uncommon for people to change careers in their 30s or 40s or 50s. Given that in some countries this is easier than others, but still.
If you make a choice earlier in life thtn you then regret, or decide letter on is not for you, thats fine. Literally everyone in my current job (employment services related) has changed career paths one or more times
these are very wise (and very real) words. believe me.
#i mean i tech graduated uni#and then went and got my bus admin diploma at like 23#so i changed careers before my first one even began#bcs its rly hard to make it as an artist lol#so instead i went wth something practical#that lets me enjoy my hobbies in peace
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describing my college experience as "interesting" in my personal statement even though i know that doesn't even begin to cover it
#by interesting i mean having to do an extra two years after i almost got thrown out after one of my lecturers refused to make reasonable#accommodations which is actually illegal but oh well it was two years ago now a bit late to really do anything isn't it so now i already#have two a-levels and am gonna be finishing an extended diploma this academic year so hopefully my stack of qualifications means i'l get#some nicer offers from some of these universities because if not i'm gonna end up on the news#also my current lecturers are telling us to let our personalities show in our personal statements but i really don't think the russell grou#i am Desperate to have let me in will want to see too much of that so i am holding back a bit because of that and also i tend to ramble a#lot (if you couldn't tell lol) so need to make sure i don't talk too much about kinda irrelevant stuff so i can get in all the bits that#need to go in
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The Aries full moon post is kinda interesting as it is said to allegedly be linked to the solar eclipse back in April
Around the 14th of April, I left my old job and a lot of friends to protect myself and my mental health. I was showing signs of burn-out, was heavily anemic (found out later), and I was losing my sanity because things just didn't make sense with how people acted and the reality of the situation, but a normal conversation couldn't be had either.
I wanted rest, calm, a loving environment, a community without heavy drama & friends who showed assertiveness to me as well, which my boyfriend provided (he showed me a different community & his friends are my friends now too and they're the best honestly).
I've been trying to heal ever since (the drama returned at some point, but I won't get into it lol) and changed my life to the life I wanted, slowly but surely.
Funnily enough, next week with the full moon I'm having a final meeting to start organizing events again in the town I left - just a different organization. So to state they are allegedly connected gave me a good chuckle, looking at the circumstances of my life.
I'm excited tho as it'll be a witches café (practitioners can meet each other and learn from each other once a month) and I'll run an occult library connected to it as I collect and buy a lot of occult books. It was actually the reason I started working at the library in the first place, trying to see how it all worked. And now I get to have my own!
Honestly, it made the struggle & pain all worth it in the end.
#I had to go thru some stuff while working there#I learned a lot about myself#the hardest part was when I had to get a diploma for first aid#so that we could keep having the dnd nights at the library#and I got shown a 'do not resuscitate' tag where the guy asked 'would you still stop if the person was 25?'#my brother left life around that age#I collapsed in the bathroom and cried while the lessons were still going#but I wanted to be there for people because they had no public place to be themselves#but now I can be myself too#syv speaks#im ramblin lol mb
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Mun Questions n' Stuff!
🦚 Last moment you felt proud? Or, any moment you have!
(Answered HERE for the most recent moment!
But uhhh... I guess graduating Summa from college would be the next? Funny thing was at the time I'd always thought Magna was the highest honor, and I wasn't really paying attention too, so I just showed-off the little neck tassel when I started getting all the congrats after the ceremony and was like 'oh cool thanks that's nice hahaha yeah cool'. My family just looked at me like I'd sprouted five heads on the spot haha. T_T)
#Anonymous#Outof'Lock#(Lol I don't want Tumbls to nuke this post or my account for using that 'three letter word' so I just censored it. x'D;;;;)#(BuT YEAH MY INTROVERTED BUTT DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO DO THE CEREMONY AT ALL I JUST WANTED MY DIPLOMA MAILED TO MEEE.)#(SO I WAS JUST ITCHING TO GO HOME AND GET THROUGH MY GRAD PARTY TBH. X'T)#(Party was nice though! Got lots of pizza and I got to see the fam which I always enjoy. =D <3)
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YEAHHHHH!!!! WOOOO POGGIES BABAGABOOSH ITS TAG TEAM TIME!!!!
TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM TAG TEAM WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Damn-- a little less than 20 years of dealing with Fitz's shenanigans. I don't think I'd be able to do that lmao (or maybe I could-- the enthrallment aspect might just change a few things lol)
Rodger's basically just, "He's a pain in the ass (/affectionate)" lmfaooo I love those types of relationships.
Oop-- brief reference to Fitz trauma 👀
:0000!!! Henry loved to play cards!!! Did you know that Nintendo started out as a card company in 1889? Do you think Henry had a Nintendo deck or two? If so, did Lex keep it after Henry passed?
Speaking of that Nintendo fun fact, I saw a comment on a video yesterday that said, "Nintendo was founded in 1889 making playing cards. Coca-Cola was founded in 1892. Dracula was published in 1897 and was set in the same time. You could have a Dracula adaptation where Dracula drinks a Coke and plays Nintendo and it would be historically accurate." and I immediately thought of your characters lmfao. (Though in the replies a couple people corrected that Coca-Cola was actually founded in 1886-- but still--)
OOP-- TEEHEE-- ITS TIME!!!!! (Insert my pfp here)
Oop-- hot.
CAT FITZ!!!! CAT FITZ CANNON!!!! YES!!!!! HES SO GOOFY I LOVE HIM!!!!
Delicious soup achieved already holy shit--
Teehee thrall Fitz reference
HDBSKSBSKSB Oliver is straight up drunk off of this holy shit-- OUGH!!!! S O U P!!!!!
OOP-- FITZ-- I RELATE TO HIM A LITTLE TOO MUCH UH-OH-- HAHA-- WHOOPSIES-- (I pretend I do not see--)
oops! all black hole void!!
Y'know, I saw a quote once-- hold on let me go find it real quick...
SHIT I CANT FIND IT NOOOO!!!! It was something along the lines of "Behind every comedian is a child begging, 'Love me. Love me. Love me.'" Or something close to that. Anygay it reminds me of Fitz. Probably why he's a performer and why he loves the stage. The unquenchable thirst and hunger to not just be adored and admired, but loved. Unconditionally, truly. and fully loved. ...But it's never enough. Nothing is ever enough.
To end this lil tangent, I'd like to share a song that I've been lowkey relating to Fitz for a while, but this bit right here has confirmed that this is 100% him. Specifically this is a rock cover somebody did, because the original is popular af and I want to spice things up a little lol. (FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING!!!) https://youtu.be/T0kpGEE-isU
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I know that a popular interpretation of Aishite is that it's about a yandere type situation, but I personally interpret it as a person who desperately wants somebody to love them; to fill a deep, aching void that's been with them for as long as they can remember, but nothing they do is ever enough. And that's just the surface of it. I could do a whole essay breaking down my interpretation of this song, I could also write one comparing it to my interpretation of Fitz, but that's all gonna have to be for a different post at a different time. For now the point that matters is that Fitz might just relate to that song as much as I do lol. (There's a reason he quickly became one of my favorite characters lol) (I just realized-- Fitz was technically a (figurative) vampire long before he was an actual vampire-- he was just one that fed off of others love and adoration for him instead of blood! ... Now he does both!!)
Anygay-- enough exposing my own trauma and mental illness, back to sexy vampires doing some of the best enthrallment I've ever read.
God DAMN this soup is DELICIOUS
The stress of being Fitz's thrall/caregiver has aged Roder by like-- 10+ years lmfao
""What are you trying to imply?" said Fitz with a laugh." Why do I feel like he was genuinely offended a little bit by what just happened before that quote, and was just trying to lightheartedly laugh it off there lol
"I'll allow it, just this once." Mhm. Ok. Sure. You totally don't enjoy it that much, and you're totally just allowing this happen. You're totally the one control here, Fitz. Totally.
AWWWWW RARE NON PATHETIC WET CAT LEX MOMENT WOOOOO!!! HE GETS HIS MUCH NEEDED COMFORT!!! HOPEFULLY FITZ FEELS MOSTLY CONTENT TOO HE DESERVES IT!!!!
AWWWW WHOLESOME BEAUTIFUL BEST ENDING TO THIS BIT
THIS MIGHT BE A NEW ULTIMATE SOUP
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The Rare Bookseller Part 63: Alexander's Contentment
Previous > Masterlist
tw: mind control, captivity, blood drinking
October 1925
"So… how long have you been a thrall, if you don't mind me asking?"
Roger swallowed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with water. He'd devoured most of it the moment the plate was put in front of him. "It must be close to twenty-five years by now."
"Twenty-five years!" Oliver could see that Roger was quite a bit older than him, but he hadn't been expecting that.
"Most of that time has been with Fitz," said Roger. "My first master was much less agreeable. The less said about him, the better."
"Does your master treat you well?" said Oliver sympathetically, also hoping to scope out his master's friend for himself.
"He's temperamental and dramatic. He doesn't lift a finger to do chores. He demands I wake him up in time for his shows, and then when I do, he whines about how he doesn't want to leave his bed." Roger sighed. "But he isn't cruel, and he never hurts me. He can often be good company, and when he's not in need of attention, he allows me to do as I will. My life is pleasant, on the whole, so as far as vampires go, I'm glad I have him as master and not another."
Oliver breathed a sigh of relief. "So he isn't dangerous?"
"All vampires are dangerous," Roger pointed out. "But no, my master has no intention of doing you harm. He's been looking forward to feeding from you, as he made abundantly clear."
"Yes, he certainly did."
"How about you? Is Alexander treating you well?"
"Yes, very much so, I would say," said Oliver. "He's very gentle, and I appreciate his library. He seems determined to ensure I want for nothing. The only problem is… well…"
Roger nodded. "My master told me that there was a run-in with your master's sire."
"Have you met him?"
"Thankfully, I have not. Fitz makes a point of keeping us out of his reach. That's why we visit so infrequently."
"Did you know my master's last thrall?"
"Henry. Yes." Roger downed the last of the water glass, and Oliver stood to refill it. "He was a decent sort, a former accountant. Quiet. Loved to play cards. It's… unfortunate, what happened to him."
"…Yes." Oliver's hand shook slightly as he put down the glass.
"Thank you," said Roger, taking a sip. "For what it's worth, both Alexander and Fitz seem much more interested in you than they did in Henry, so there's reason to hope things turn out differently."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It seems possible that they'll pull out the stops to try and protect you. I've never seen my master so excited to drink from another thrall." There was a hint of jealousy in Roger's voice and eyes.
"It's my blood, I suppose," Oliver said sheepishly.
"You must have high grade blood. I'm similarly 'blessed,'" said Roger. "God only knows how vampires decide that. It reminds me of how they review fancy wines, and how it's meant to taste like flowers or minerals or some nonsense."
"I can't say I've ever really had fancy wine, even before it was illegal."
"Right, alcohol is banned here. Ridiculous, if you ask me. Vampires don't care in the least about human laws, so --"
Oliver's attention was pulled away from the conversation by a beautiful low note in his head. It sounded like his master's singing, but it didn't seem to be coming from anywhere. "Do you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"That song -- my master --" Without any words, it was beckoning him, a call too strong for him to ignore. It had never happened before, but he somehow knew just what he was meant to do.
Roger seemed unsurprised. "Your master's calling you, is he? You'd better go, then."
"Um, but you…"
"I remember the manor well enough. I'll make myself at home in a guest room. Don't worry about me."
"All right," said Oliver, grateful that Roger understood his sudden exit. He didn't stand a chance at resisting the song, and practically floated up the stairs as though he were in a dream. When he reached the door of his master's bedroom, he knocked. "Sir? Were you calling for me?"
"Come in, Oliver," said Alexander.
The room was dimly lit with a couple of gas lamps. Alexander and Fitz were both lounging casually on Alexander's bed. Alexander's shirt was unbuttoned, Fitz was wearing only an undershirt, and they were both in their shorts. A blush crept onto Oliver's face, but the vampires didn't seem embarrassed in the slightest. Vampiric aura was thick in the air, and Oliver's nerves were fighting unsuccessfully against the docile trance state that was quickly claiming him.
"Did you wish to drink from me, sirs?"
"There he is," said Fitz with a positively predatory grin. "What a picture perfect thrall."
"Oh, he is," said Alexander, and Oliver felt like glowing. "Why don't you come sit down, Oliver?"
Oliver politely sat down on the side of the bed, and Fitz slithered up next to him. "Nervous?" Fitz asked.
"Somewhat, sir."
Fitz rolled over like a cat, looking at Oliver upside-down. "There's no reason to be nervous. I do bite, but I promise that you'll like it."
"What Fitz is trying to say," said Alexander, "is that we'd very much like to share in your blood, if that's all right with you."
He couldn't even think of denying his master this. The vampires' desire was too strong and his conditioning too deep. "Yes, sirs. Please share me."
"Well, now that we're not all standing around on a freezing cold dock, I can pick up where I left off, can't I?" Fitz sat up, and brought his hand near Oliver's face without touching it, his fingers moving in a fluid, mesmerizing motion. "I don't know if your master explained this to you, but just as his power is in his voice, mine is in my hands."
Oliver was staring at his fingertips, easily recalling how irresistible that touch was, aching for it. "I see, sir."
Fitz's hand cupped his cheek, and the last of his thoughts dissolved into bliss. "I'm glad we have an understanding, then," he said. "You'll be good for me, won't you, Oliver?"
Oliver had no defenses whatsoever against this new trance, not with his master looking on in approval. His muscles relaxed, his tension wiped away. "I'll be good for you, sir," he said, already half-asleep.
"Exquisite," said Fitz encouragingly, as he ran his hands through Oliver's hair and traced a finger down his jaw and neck. "You're so very good. Not resisting me at all. Just happy and obedient."
"Obedience is pleasure, sir," Oliver muttered, leaning into Fitz's soft touch. so utterly hypnotized and eager.
Fitz laughed. "That must be one of Lily's little mantras."
"Lily did a fine job priming him, not that there was any doubt," said Alexander.
"Such a charming thing," Fitz murmured, cradling Oliver's chin, "the way he simply melts under the slightest enthrallment."
"Hmm, yes, reminds me of another thrall I used to have."
Fitz chuckled. "Surely I was never like this."
"Surely you were."
Oliver's brows furrowed as he struggled against trance to process the conversation. Fitz had been a thrall? Alexander's thrall?
"No, none of that," said Fitz, tapping Oliver on the nose. "No thinking for you."
"Yes, sir," he said automatically, allowing the worries to fade away once more as Fitz caressed him.
"I've been looking forward to watching you go to work on him," said Alexander.
"Well, I can't disappoint, then." Fitz turned back to Oliver. "Do you enjoy being Lex's thrall?"
At the moment, any concerns he might have about his situation were far, far away. "Yes, sir, I'm very happy to be Lex's thrall."
"Don't you love his song? The way it makes you feel?"
"Yes, sir," he said, nuzzling into Fitz's hand with no shame, dreaming of his master's voice. "I love it more than anything."
Oliver felt strong arms taking him around the waist, pulling him close to his master's chest. His master began to hum softly in his ear, an enchanting song of pleasure, while holding him tight. All the while, Fitz kept up his intoxicating touch. Oliver's mind was entirely gone, consumed by an enthralled bliss that was stronger than any he had known.
"Isn't that song so beautiful, so easy to listen to?" said Fitz in his other ear.
"Sir…" he slurred in his drowsy haze. "It's so good… sir…"
Fitz chuckled. "You're delightful, Oliver, do you know that?"
"You're being so good for us," Alexander added in his other ear.
"So good."
"Wanna… be good… sirs…" said Oliver.
Fitz ran his finger across the spot where Alexander normally fed, and Oliver shuddered from the intensity. "You'll keep being good for me when I drink, won't you?"
Oliver was certain he'd never needed anything so much as that. "Drink… please drink from me, sir…"
"How could I ever deny such an adorable request?" said Fitz. "Just relax and keep feeling good, okay? I promise you'll find this enjoyable."
Oliver nodded, and gasped as the sharp fangs pierced his neck. It felt different from Alexander's feeding, hungrier, more desperate but no less pleasurable.
An overwhelming swirl of emotions began to pool in his mind. Joy at seeing Alexander. Fear for the future. Loneliness. Desire. Shame. Obsession. And through it all, an undercurrent of need, a deep, dark need that could never be fully satiated.
"Oh, he is delicious. I've never had a blood so rich." Fitz had paused briefly in his meal. "Why don't you have a bit, Lex? You look hungry."
"I'll take a sip, and then you can have your fill."
Oliver was shifted slightly to be closer to his master, and then Alexander was drinking gently from the wound Fitz had made, filling Oliver with a sense of peace.
Before he knew it, Fitz was at his neck again, feeding like a starving man. He was taking so much blood, and Oliver was floaty and sleepy, his eyelids drifting shut and a sigh escaping his lips.
"Fitz --"
"I know, I know, I don't want to overdrink from a thrall like this. Honestly, I don't know how you can control yourself, Lex. I wouldn't trust myself to not drain him dry."
"…It's difficult sometimes," Lex admitted.
Oliver slumped backwards into his master's arms, drifting in and out of a light doze, content and fulfilled and safe.
"You must be hungry -- all of that buildup, and you barely had a drop to drink," said Fitz. "Why don't I call up Roger so you can have a snack?"
"I certainly wouldn't mind that," said Lex.
Oliver woke up slightly as he was transferred from Alexander to Fitz, but the whine of protest in his throat was silenced as Fitz guided his head to his lap and began to stroke his hair, scattering his thoughts and stuffing his head full of cotton. The door creaked open, and Oliver could see Roger emerge from the gloom.
"You wish to drink from me, sir?" he said.
Alexander began to sing, and Oliver could feel the command in the melody, a command beckoning the listener forward and into Alexander's hold. Roger walked forward through the room, his steps as heavy as a sleepwalker's, and as he drew closer, his wide, glassy eyes reflected the gas lamp.
Oliver couldn't resist the pull, either, and Fitz didn't stop him as he crawled across the bed to his master and curled up next to him. Alexander stroked Oliver's face with one hand while welcoming Roger in with the other, singing of bliss and obedience.
"You remember my song, don't you?" asked Alexander.
"Yes, sir, very clearly," said Roger.
"Then you know the deep sense of fulfillment you'll feel when I drink from you."
"Yes… sir…" The worry and stress on Roger's face was melting away, and he looked somehow younger.
"A wonderful thrall. I'm very glad that your master has a thrall like you. Thank you for taking good care of him."
"Of course, sir… it's my pleasure and my duty…"
"You're going to be so relaxed now, Roger. You deserve it after taking care of Fitz every day."
"I do, sir."
"What are you trying to imply?" said Fitz with a laugh.
"There you go, perfectly relaxed," said Alexander, ignoring Fitz. "You'll feel no pain, only pleasure."
Alexander opened his mouth wide, and his sharp fangs glistened in the flickering light. Oliver watched in dreamlike fascination as he bit into the soft flesh of Roger's neck. Roger's eyes went lidded, his expression slackening. A goofy, dazed smile spread across his face. Oliver was too content and relaxed to be jealous. He couldn't help but wonder if this was how he looked when his master fed.
Soon, Alexander licked the last of the blood from the small marks on Roger's neck. He sank back onto the pillows, cradling Oliver in one arm and Roger in the other. Oliver glanced up to see a sly expression on his master's face as he started to hum again, the same song he had used to draw in the two thralls.
"What are you doing, Lex?" said Fitz. "Are you trying to enthrall… me… too…" A moment later, Fitz was snuggling in next to Oliver, and Oliver was surprised to see how entranced he looked. "I'll allow it, just this once."
They were all in a large, comfortable kind of pile centered around Alexander, and Oliver could feel his master's contentment. He was so used to the undercurrent of loneliness that constantly radiated from the vampire that it almost seemed foreign. This is exactly how things are meant to be. Everything that's mine is in its rightful place.
"I take it that it was agreeable to drink from Roger, then?" said Fitz quietly.
"Very much so. He was as delectable as always, and a perfect gentleman," said Alexander. "And you certainly seemed to enjoy Oliver."
"You know, when you told me the frankly extravagant amount you bought him for, I admit that I was skeptical. I couldn't imagine even the finest thrall being worth that much," he said. "But now that I've seen and tasted him… I understand. I wouldn't have given him up for any price."
"I'm glad you understand." Alexander toyed with Oliver's hair. "Apart from his natural obedience and decadent blood, he's also very pleasant company, soft-spoken and well-read." Oliver nestled in closer, happy to absorb his master's praise.
"He reminds me of you, a bit," said Fitz, running his hand through Oliver's hair. "It must be the smell of books about him. I suspect that's part of why I find him so appealing."
"Is that so?" said Alexander. He leaned down and planted a kiss on Fitz's forehead.
"And now I can tell everyone I've fed from a triple-A, twenty thousand dollar thrall."
Alexander laughed. "Well, not everyone can find such an exceptional thrall at a bargain price like your Roger here."
"To be fair, he was less of a bargain when I had to pay Lily to fix his poor mind. Still worth every penny and then some."
"Speaking of Lily, she suggested that we all meet up at the Tiger's Eye…"
The vampires continued to chat in low tones, and the sound of his master's voice was slowly lulling Oliver asleep. He tried to keep himself awake, wanting to hear the conversation and enjoy basking in his master's company, but his eyelids were drooping and heavy. He heard a yawn and then a bit of a snore coming from Roger, and he yawned too. His mind began to doze, drifting far away, unable to focus on what the vampires were saying, only listening to the cadence of Alexander's voice.
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