Salt Shades
gold
pairing. marcus/seth
prompt. 017. gold
theme set. colors
title. gold
words. 408 words
notes/warnings. Some implied mentions of blood-drinking.
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“You seem a lot more happy with this,” Seth remarked, watching as Marcus dried his hair off after his shower. His vampire had gone hunting with the Cullens – the first time since they'd arrived for their visit – and had come back with those warm amber eyes that all 'vegetarian' vampires sported.
Marcus smiled at his wolf, kissing the tip of his nose and chuckled when Seth crossed his eyes to look. “Perhaps I am. It is a bit different for me, though, and for Alec as well.”
“Yeah, I get that. But you seem much more comfortable with this way of life,” Seth replied, throwing his book aside to crawl across the couch to drape himself over Marcus' chest. “Whatever your reasons for it, I'm glad to see you happy.”
“And you don't seem like you've changed your attitude on this at all,” Marcus replied. “It's a little strange; I thought you would be more comfortable with this diet rather than my... usual one.”
“I don't really care,” Seth responded, kissing Marcus. “But... I will say that I'm used to your eyes being red and not this color; it's a little weird to see. Not that it's a bad thing, but there are a few things that I miss.”
“Seth...”
“I don't mind, really,” Seth replied, kissing Marcus again – deeper this time. “You know this. You know I don't mind – that I like it. I don't know why, but I feel closer to you when–”
Marcus sighed, eyes closing as he pinched his nose, “I just feel... as though I'm taking you farther away from the world that you belong to. I don't want to make a mistake and pull you into mine.”
Nodding, Seth snuggled close, resting his head on Marcus' chest and listening to the rise and fall of Marcus' breathing. There was no heartbeat to accompany it, but that was fine with him; he'd long since gotten used to its absence. “You won't; I trust you. And even if you did, I still wouldn't leave you – it wouldn't change how I feel.”
“Please, don't say things like that...” Marcus' arms tightened around Seth's shoulders. “You don't know what we live with every day. I just... I feel sometimes as though you misplace your trust in me.”
“I love you, there's no misplaced trust here.”
FIN.