[closed]

[marmoron]

Who: Keith + various closed starters
When: August
Where: Around
What: August catch all.
Warnings: Violence, death, vampire attack, inebriation


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Red Wine

[marmoron]

[ A lot has happened in the last couple of days between dying, reanimating and dealing with what feels like the endless number of consequences that have come about as a result. It's bad enough that he's dealing with being undead and everything that goes with it now, but being able to feel what his bonded partners feel on top of it can get a little much sometimes.

While Keith hasn't really set foot inside Desmodus Mori before, the bar is meant to cater towards vampires and if only for a little bit, he would like to be distracted. He approaches the bar, trying not to make eye contact with anyone, but as luck would have it there's a familiar face present anyway. He sighs internally.]

That drink any good?

[judgementor]

[It isn't his favourite place to be, but he told Steak that he wouldn't keep feeding off him and he means to keep that promise, even if it means walking in here whenever he feels the urge to and just... dealing with it.

He doesn't acknowledge tha someone has joined him until he's spoken to, at which point he slides his attention sideways and then returns it to the glass, before he finishes the small measure he has left and sets it down.]

Utterly vile. [Red Wine replies dryly.] But it does its job. I don't come here to enjoy myself.

[marmoron]

yeah, well.

[ Keith grabs the seat next to Red Wine and plonks himsle down, elbows resting on the bar. ]

What happened? Did you get into a fight with the person you normally feed from?

[ He doesn't even bother reading the drink list just sort of jabs a finger at one of the listed options to place an order with the bartender. A pause, then a sidelook back at Red Wine.]

You want another?

[judgementor]

I prefer not to drink from anyone if I can help it.

[The times he has have, aside from once, been violent and unpleasant and against his own will (let alone the will of the person he was targeting), and besides... Steak has enough of his own problems. He doesn't need to be burdened with Red Wine's as well.

He looks at Keith when the offer is made, and then to the glass in front of him. Not an enticing concoction. Something to soothe an itch and nothing more. Moments drag out as he considers, then he puffs out a soft sigh and turns his attention to the other drinks on offer.]

Very well. But something more palatable.

[The list is quickly scanned and he makes a choice, and while he waits he glances sideways at the young man again.]

I didn't expect you'd look to me for company.

[marmoron]

[ Considering the turn his relationship with Allura has taken between being bonded and feeding, he wonders if staying clear from the get go would have been the saner choice all around, but hindsight is 20/20. Repressing a sigh, he straightens up and folds his arms while waiting for their order. ]

Sometimes it's easier to be around people who don't care.

[ Phrased like a true diplomat. He huffs wryly. ]

Did you almost kill someone while feeding?

[judgementor]

... No.

[He almost doesn't answer, but at the last moment of decision there's a drop in his shoulders and he looks down at his hands, clasping them together on the bar. He frowns.]

But I could have, and he might have let me do it.

[Steak's sword swinging for him is still a vivid memory, but so is the hesitation, the way he hadn't fought when he was caught.]

I won't take the risk.

[marmoron]

He?

[ Yes, he's being incorrigibly nosy at this point, though his eyes are on the bartender making their drinks. Despite the seeming indifference though, the experience is ... honestly sounding a little too familiar. ]

Have you tried setting a timer?

[ Allura's anemic suggestion. ]

[judgementor]

I don't want to look to make allowances for something I'd just rather avoid doing.

[Set a timer? Gods, he was like a starving animal when he started. He can't trust himself to stop or trust Steak to make him stop...

And besides,]

If I have to choose between coming here or imposing on someone else, the choice is easy. [ He takes his drink when it comes, with a quiet 'thank you' and a smile.] The entire necessity of it is repulsive.

[marmoron]

[ Keith's drink is pushed over towards him not long after Red Wine's and he, too, gives the bartender a thanks. He gives the drink an idle stir with his straw making the ice cubes clink against the glass. ]

... yeah. Can't argue with that.

[ Especially vile when you aren't fully in control. Letting out a sigh, Keith takes a swig of his drink, making a small face at the burn of alcohol. The taste doesn't stop him from taking another long swig in quick succession. ]

But it's nice sometimes. Feeding from your bonded.

[judgementor]

Tch.

[It's a soft sound, but layered with disdain. When he swallows a mouthful of his own drink - something amber coloured and strong-smelling - he doesn't even flinch.]

You may speak for yourself on that count. [He replies coolly. He props one elbow against the bar and rests his head against the heel of his hand, lifting his glass up to appraise the contents.]

There's no pleasure to be found in it as far as I'm concerned. I do what I must so that he doesn't have to come to harm by having to kill me.

[marmoron]

[ He's quiet for a moment, one eyebrow raised. ]

Okay. Is it always this dramatic between you two? Does it have to end in someone dying?

[ Situations can get out of hand quickly, he realizes, but even so. He has another sip of drink, then sets it down on the counter. ]

Who are you bonded to anyway?

wow this reply got lost I'm so sorry

[judgementor]

Mm. Usually.

[It's not about dramatics, not really, but... he doesn't feel the need to justify his position. If he gets out of control, Steak puts him down. That's always been the promise.]

Steak. I believe you know him.

[That quick glance he shoots across to Keith really says it all.]