Eric's room - for Athelstan

[onceaviking]

Eric's room is neat and bare.
He hadn't been expecting to return.

He opens the door and lets Athelstan in. Then he switches on the bedside lamp and turns to look at him.

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[onceaviking]

"I intend," Eric says, slowly, "to convince Sookie Stackhouse that she will only be happy once she has been fucked by me."

He gives Athelstan a small grin.

He knows what is expected of him.

[athelstanthescribe]

Athelstan laughs aloud.

"Only once? Surely you wouldn't be so cruel."

[onceaviking]

"I'll convince her to do it once, she'll have to convince me to keep it up," Eric replies with a small grin.

[athelstanthescribe]

"Ah, I see." He flops back against the bed, amused. "I'm sure she will."

[onceaviking]

"Yeah?"

He runs his hands through his hair again.
Pleased.

[athelstanthescribe]

"If you can convince her to try it once. Presumably she knows what it's like to be fed on."

[onceaviking]

"She does. Her lover is obviously feeding in her."

[athelstanthescribe]

"Her lover who may not be so for much longer?"

[onceaviking]

"That one, yes. She is not as enamoured with him as she once was. She is beginning to see him for what he is."

Even if she mostly seemed to be fed up with the both of them.

[athelstanthescribe]

"Then perhaps you can use it to slip into his place. Remind her of that pleasure."

[onceaviking]

"She will miss it," he agrees.
"You do. Humans."

[athelstanthescribe]

"Yes", he agrees. "It's a thing only a vampire can give."

[onceaviking]

Eric looks at him. Then he says," We don't give Athelstan. We take."

[athelstanthescribe]

He waves a hand.

"But not without something in it for the... donor. Even if it's a side effect."

[onceaviking]

"That is true," Eric agrees.

[athelstanthescribe]

"And as I said, for all the pleasures a human lover can give... that isn't one of them."

[onceaviking]

Eric settles back down next to Athelstan.

"And some of you really learn to enjoy it."

[athelstanthescribe]

"I think I did from the first time", he says, a smile playing on his lips. "Is that not usual, that you say some of us?"

[onceaviking]

"Not all are as enthusiastic as you," Eric says, not really looking at him.

[athelstanthescribe]

"No?" He thinks about that, then shrugs. "I don't see why they would agree, if they can't be enthusiastic."

[onceaviking]

"Some are so enamoured with the idea of vampires that the reality doesn't really factor into it."

[athelstanthescribe]

"They're not expecting it to hurt?"

[onceaviking]

"No. And they don't expect becoming afraid."

[athelstanthescribe]

Athelstan nods.

"They aren't able to trust that you'll stop."

[onceaviking]

"But you do?"