[ to an extent, alucard wonders how much penance is actually required for causing harm to a vampire. surely that falls under some iscariot loophole. or something. far be it from him to question it though, when anderson is the first person to actively try to make reparations to him in over a century.
it means a lot to him, in a way he can't express. it's--about like when integra gave him his throne, when she gave him the autonomy to exist outside of his coffin even outside of missions.
importance.
he takes a breath he doesn't need to take as he watches, as he listens, and while he continues to not worry about count, every application of the flogger is measured and even, with overlapping application to indeed see if he can break past the healing threshold if he tries hard enough.
they're both men with incredible endurance and in a way he doesn't want the moment to end, though he's cognizant that's a selfish line of thought.
(who better to be selfish than dracula himself?)
still, he continues, not interrupting, only pausing when he wants to switch over, to see if there will be a different reaction to the chill and bite of metal against already-abused skin. ]
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it means a lot to him, in a way he can't express. it's--about like when integra gave him his throne, when she gave him the autonomy to exist outside of his coffin even outside of missions.
importance.
he takes a breath he doesn't need to take as he watches, as he listens, and while he continues to not worry about count, every application of the flogger is measured and even, with overlapping application to indeed see if he can break past the healing threshold if he tries hard enough.
they're both men with incredible endurance and in a way he doesn't want the moment to end, though he's cognizant that's a selfish line of thought.
(who better to be selfish than dracula himself?)
still, he continues, not interrupting, only pausing when he wants to switch over, to see if there will be a different reaction to the chill and bite of metal against already-abused skin. ]