forum "I am the darknesss-" "GET OFF THE COUNTER YOU'RE GONNA BREAK A LEG" // Vampire Romance // OxO // Closed!!

Started August 28, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Rafael smiled softly when he felt Arien’s hand in his own. He squeezed his hand gently, just for reassurance.

Arien squeezed in turn, smiling. Th werewolf pulled out a chair opposite of them, sitting down. He looked Rafael up and down, examining him.
"So, you made friends with a mortal? Never expected that…"

“Well originally he did just kidnap me as a source of blood.” He said with a small shrug. At this point, he’d almost forgotten about that. The days where he’d been afraid of Arien were so long ago.

"Ah, that makes more sense then. That's why most no one brings food home. Get too attached." Bruno looked Rafael over again, a bit more withdrawn with him then Arien. Arien smiled softly, looking over at Rafael.
"Honestly, I don't mind it. Rafael's a good man."

Rafael smiled softly at the compliment. “And hey I mean the arrangement works out pretty well for the both of us. He doesn’t have to go out hunting every night, and I don’t have to pay rent.”

Arien nodded.
"Yeah. It's pretty nice, actually, to not be alone all day either." Bruno chuckled some. The door to the cafe opened, and another person joined them at the table.

Rafael stopped talking when the new person approached, not being sure of who it was. He reminded himself that Arien wouldn’t let anyone hurt him, and managed to stay calm.

"Hey, Francis," Arien said. The skin walker. He tightened his grip on Rafael's hand just a moment. The man who'd joined them took a moment to speak.
"Hey, Arien. So, this is who you wanted us to meet?"

Rafael shifted slightly closer to Arien when he squeezed his hand, kind of a reassurance for the both of them.

"Yes, he is. This is Rafael. He's a new friend of mine." Francis gave off strange vibes, like he wasn't supposed to exist, he wasn't supposed to look human. He took his turn to look Rafael up and down this time.
"Cute," he finally said.

Rafael’s grip tightened slightly on Arien’s hand but other than that he wouldn’t react.

Arien tightened his grip in turn.
"I wouldn't mind looking like him-"
"Hands off, Francis. I'll kill you myself if you hurt him." Both Francis and Bruno raised their eyebrows.
"Are we sure this man is just your new friend?" Bruno asked.

Rafael sighed softly, deciding to just let Arien choose whichever answer he figured worked best. He forgot that people might ask them questions like this.

"I… am," Arien said softly, much hesitation in his voice. He really didn't think so, but they hadn't really discussed it much at all. Francis let out a low whistle.
Never thought the day would come when Arien fell for a mortal," he teased.

And it was official….Rafael just wanted to be back at the house with Arien, where they wouldn’t have to answer any questions or talk to anyone for as long as they wanted.

Arien gave Rafael's hand a squeeze. Honestly, he wanted to leave too. The door opened again, heavy footsteps coming over.
"Sorry I'm late," Dain said, sitting down.

‘We just need to get this over with once, and then you never have to see these people ever again if you don’t want to’ He thought to himself before hearing Dain enter.

Arien looked over to Dain, opening his mouth to speak-
"Arien's got a human boyfriend!" Francis said instead. Dain's eyes widened a bit.
"Holy shit dude, I tried to eat your boyfriend?!"
"Holy shit, you tried to eat this dude?!" Bruno said in turn.

Rafael couldn’t help but facepalm, laughing softly under his breath. So maybe this wasn’t completely awful.

"Well, I didn't know he was Arien's boyfriend!"
"Guys, we're not dating!" Arien interjected timidly. Dain looked at Arien.
"Oh god I tried to eat his crush, why does that make me feel worse??"

Rafael just kept quietly laughing, trying to cover it with his hand.

Arien buried his head in Rafael's shoulder, face beet red. Francis was laughing a bit too as Dain floundered. These men obviously were close with each other.

Rafael continued to laugh softly, and brought a hand up to ruffle Arien’s hair, a wide grin on his face.

Airen let out a squeak.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw,' One of his friends said, probably Francis.

Rafael chuckled, pulling his hand away. “You know you can’t just hide in my shoulder forever, right?”