Salt Shades
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pairing. marcus/seth
prompt. 001. black
theme set. colors
title. black
words. 351 words
notes/warnings. Some mentions of blood-drinking and very minor mentions of implied violence.
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Whenever Marcus' eyes were the same shade as pitch, Seth knew that he should have been worried. Or at least, more worried about himself than about Marcus.
After all, he'd let Marcus taste his blood before – drink it too – which meant that the vampire had a bit of an acquired taste for it and thus it was all the more desirable for him. But Seth had never really cared about that; he didn't mind sharing his blood with Marcus, but the vampire always seemed much more distant whenever he'd recently fed.
It worried Seth whenever those dark moods would take the vampire, because it made him feel as though the vampire was contemplating something that he really shouldn't. No matter how many times Seth tried to convince him that it was alright, he would always slip into that silent and difficult mood – no matter if he'd fed from Seth or from the 'prey' that Heidi brought back so diligently.
Feeding was a necessity. Seth knew that and understood it.
He knew that Marcus was struggling – for the first time in centuries – about his lifestyle and how he felt as though he was dragging Seth down and, God forbid, using him to satisfy his own dark needs. Even though Seth didn't mind and even enjoyed it when Marcus would bow to his thirst and feed from him.
There was a pleasure in it that Seth couldn't and wouldn't deny; that feeling when Marcus drank from him, and the knowledge that his blood was helping to keep his love alive. He didn't mind it at all; if it was anyone else he'd deny them it, but he had no problem sharing with Marcus.
Getting Marcus to understand that Seth didn't feel used, that he wasn't using him, was going to be a hard and long road. But it was one that Seth was willing to face if it meant getting rid of those moods that he felt were tearing at him and Marcus.
If a little blood was the problem, Seth had no problem with forcing the issue.
FIN.