He sighed again. He’d been expecting this ever since he’d left. Not with Daine in particular, but just any of Arien’s friends. He stood up, opening the door. “What do you want?” He asked tiredly.
"I am the darknesss-" "GET OFF THE COUNTER YOU'RE GONNA BREAK A LEG" // Vampire Romance // OxO // Closed!!
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"I want to know why you did it." Daine was staying calm, and polite, not trying to push his way in. He just wanted to talk, he wanted to know just what kind of man Rafael was.
Then he might eat the man.
“I don’t know….” Rafael seemed completely exhausted. “I just don’t like him. And I needed to be independent again.” Which he clearly was not doing a great job of.
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The demon glanced behind Rafael, raising an eyebrow.
"Really now…" He let out a breath. "And tell me, if you don't like him then why did you act the way you did at the coffee shop? Hell, you were absolutely elated to see Arien when he came to my home to stop Elliot from killing or cursing you, and even after what happened with your eyes you looked really attached to him. What changed?"
After all of that, Rafael thought a second before shrugging. He honestly didn’t know. He didn’t know what he was feeling back then. Or what had changed.
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Daine pursed his lips.
"You can't just go from that to this, Rafael. Something obviously happened that changed you. What. Was. It?"
“I’m not sure..” he said quietly. “If you hate me for that I understand.” He sounded so defeated. He didn’t understand it either, he just hated Arien with a passion.
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Daine tilted his head just a bit.
"Even if you do hate him," The demon said softly. "Does it bring you home to have hurt him so much?"
He nodded. “Hearing him cry I just felt…awful. Even though I hate him I just…” He frowned.
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"So you have some semblance of humanity left, then." Daine seemed to spit the words out.
"Did you know he almost killed himself? He was completely prepared to just curl up on your old bed and die."
His eyes widened and he bit down on his lip, tears instinctively coming to his eyes, though his feelings didn’t even seem to waver. He didn’t understand…was he a monster? Why did he feel nothing but hate even as he began to cry. “H-he did?”
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"Today was the first day since that he even got out of bed. He's weak, Rafael. Is this what you wanted?" Daine's jaw was set- he obviously had strong things he wanted to tell Rafael about how the man has treated the demon's friend.
“I-I….” He stammered out, unable to find the right words to respond. He put his head in his hands. “What’s wrong with me” he muttered to himself.
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"A lot, obviously." Daine didn't care about Rafael, not after what he had done. "Especially if knowing your actions almost killed someone doesn't affect you."
He felt….broken. Like there was something seriously messed up with him. How had things gotten so wrong so quickly. He didn’t know what to do to fix himself. But he desperately wanted to.
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Daine shook his head.
"The only reason you haven't been killed yet is because Arien has insisted we don't." Daine scowled.
"It must be pitiful, to have the man you hate be the one protecting you even now. Scum."
((Honestly we stan Arien’s friends for supporting him this much though))
And of course that made him feel like he should be angry, that even now Arien was still controlling him. But he didn’t genuinely feel it, it was just a shadow of an emotion. His hand tightened a bit on the doorframe but that was really it. He didn’t even know what to say anymore. Words were pointless anyway, he could never seem to say what he truly wanted to these days.
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(yeee they're gud friends)
Daine scoffed.
"Really? You're angry that the man you hurt so much won't let his friends kill you?" Daine took a step forward now, getting too close.
"I could fix that."
“Just go ahead and do it, anything’s better than what things are like right now.” He just hoped his family would be okay. Not like he was of much use to them right now anyway.
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This made Daine pause a moment. He reached out, taking ahold of Rafael's shirt.
"Tell me one last thing- do you regret it? Do you regret anything you did?"
“Yes.” He said, answering more out of pure instinct. When he tried to figure out what exactly he regretted though, his thoughts started to get murky.
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This was a surprise to Daine. He let go of Rafael's shirt for a moment.
"I see…" He took a step away.
“Is there anything else you want to harass me about?” He asked, a bit of his old sarcasm coming back, “or can you leave me alone now?”
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Daine scowled, but he left without another word. Rafael wasn't worth wasting his time or effort.
At hearing the other walk away, Rafael closed the door, making sure to lock it before carefully making his way back to the couch. He sat down with a heavy sigh.
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Rafael was left alone for a while, but there was another knock on the door eventually.
Rafael was tempted to not answer but, assuming it was Bruno, he knew the werewolf could and would break down his door. So, he reluctantly stood and opened the door. “What?” He asked tiredly.
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It was, surprisingly, not actually Bruno.
"I see you finally made the right decision." Even if Elliot has gotten what he wanted, his voice want near as chipper anymore.
“What do you want?” He asked, his eyes narrowing a bit. His feelings toward Arien may have been altered but his negativity towards Elliot was still very much the same.
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(PLEASE LET HIM REVERSE THE SPELL PLEASE!)