Hmm only a tiny bit. And only because I am utterly unsurprised by this fact. If he weren't so hot headed and self centered, he could almost be likable.
[ It wasn't even because of Val's profession or how he treated other demons that centered around Alastor's dislike for him and everything to do with the fact that he'd been touching what was his. Every time he smelled that tacky perfume on Vox, it made Alastor want to give in to the baser instinct to rub himself against the other to replace that scent with his own. ]
I shall take your word on that, my love. Truthfully, I have not had nearly as much experience in dealing with him as you have.
I know. I apologize if I seem... I am not sure exactly. But I hope that it does not put you off in any way. He was there for you while I was not and jealousy aside, I can respect that.
[ He can't bring himself to delve deeper into what Alastor thinks about Vox and his... situationship with Val. Just as they haven't gotten into where Alastor was. one day maybe they will, but not for now. ]
He was. He knew what was hurting me and that I was and he was there for me. That's going to be what he holds on to.
[ And likely throws in Vox's face as well. ]
I don't mind that you're possessive. I knew that about you long ago.
Just trust in me on this. I know who is in my heart.
[ Ah. Now he's feelings guilty for his jabs at Valentino. An odd experience for Alastor, but Vox brings it out in him. ]
I apologize. I do trust you, I promise that I do. I am trying my utmost best not to allow my deeper instincts to pressure you in any way. I do not want to foster any resentment within you for my behaviors.
Love... you don't need to be forgiven. Not for this.
Don't hold yourself back. I'm a fighter, you know that. I can handle it even if I don't like it. You're not going to lose me because we fight over Val, or anything else.
If the time apart doesn't have me pissed, Val isn't. He's got issues. He is the cause of many people's issues. He's got broad shoulders. He can handle it and so can I.
I simply do not wish to become a broken record and upset you by constantly insulting the person that comforted you while I was away. While I will not pretend to enjoy his company I can at least be civil for your sake.
That being said, if he so chooses to pick a fight with me for returning to your life, I will not hesitate to fight back.
I shall not pretend that I am a better man than him given I quite literally eat people and have done so since my teenage years. As I so try to remind Husk when he throws the fact that I own his soul in my face: we are all in Hell for a reason.
And you're not. Yes, he was there. He's also a right pain sometimes. I'm not sure he's going to be better about it but we'll see.
If he starts the fight, I would never expect you not to finish it. He's not that kind of a fool though, Alastor. He knows it takes the Vees to stand against you, and he wouldn't do it alone.
[ He really hopes he wouldn't. He doesn't want him dead and perhaps devoured. ]
We are, Husk and Valentino included. I can't speak for Husk, but Valentino like you and I was not much different and we deserve to be here. I would not want to be anywhere else. We're here. Together.
Thank you, my love. I do appreciate the reassurance.
I should surely hope not. I would rather not have to go up against you.
[ Again. ]
I love you too much to try and fight you with any measure of finality.
Oh, trust me. Husk most certainly has earned his place in Hell right alongside the rest of us. He simply attempts to make himself seem better than the rest of us Sinners by pretending he is sorry for the lives he destroyed both while alive and dead. But that is another story for another time.
I would rather be here with you and the rest of the degenerates similar to us than amongst the type of people Charlie wishes to send us to.
[ Sadly, there were few better ways to get to the highest of powers in Hell than to involve himself with Lucifer's daughter. But if he was going to break his chains, then that was the bitter pill he had to swallow. ]
[ Fucking hell. He needs Val to keep his fucking cool on this. The thought of being caught between them on that makes his fuses ache. They barely came out of it last time, and he knows he can't make promises again. ]
Please. At least own up and accept what you've done. You should watch him. Sounds as if he buys into that redemption bullshit and might try and use it to break free.
I feel the same. This is my life and my world and my people. I wouldn't want to be up there, pretending to be something I never was.
[ Alastor truly would rather allow himself to die than have to fight Vox another time. No. No matter what, he would ensure such a thing never happened again. Even if he had to smile harder than ever and play nice with the giant purple moth that hated his guts for "stealing Vox". ]
Such is why I have kept my leash tighter than usual around his furry little neck. Even if he manages to redeem himself in the eyes of the Heavenly bodies, it will hardly do him any good. I still own him, plain and simple.
If only there were more out there that could revel in being a degenerate like us, my love. The world we live in would be so much more fun.
Mmmm, do allow me to watch should you do so, my love. As useful as they are, I would enjoy watching you tear them to pieces all the same.
To be fair, they did attempt to instill the same fear on me as a child. Attempting to turn me into a God-fearing Southern boy was such a spectacular failure, it still tickles me pink to remember the priest from my local church and the look of absolute horror on his face when I began to strangle him.
[ An early kill. So early that he didn't even consume the body afterwards, instead feeding the bloated man to the gators in the bayou behind the church. ]
[ He knows it's jealousy for little reason, but the idea of slaughtering them occupies more of his thoughts than it should. Even if he knows killing Charlie is a bad idea... and probably the others as well.
One night we're going to have some long talks about our lives on Earth.
... that sounds like a fun hobby to have. Let's do it. ]
[ It seems they both have their little areas of jealousy when it comes to the people in the other's life and honestly, Alastor couldn't be happier to see Vox showing his jealous side with him. It was a relief after all the rants he's gone on about Valentino and how jealous he couldn't help but get there. ]
Most certainly! Perhaps over a nice glass or two of brandy and a lovely meal between us while we reminisce.
Excellent! Perhaps some of them may be fun little "guests" for us to have on my show!
I want more time with you, Alastor. Not just our stolen moments of needing one another passionately. I miss just sitting with you and talking, sharing a drink, just like you're talking about.
I know it's not easy for either of us but I need you.
[ He knows it sounds kind of whiny but he can't help himself. Those days before Alastor disappeared had been the best of his life and his death and he wants it all back. ]
Sharing those moments as well. I want to share more kills with you.
I feel the same way. We were apart for so long, it truly felt like we needed to get the pent up emotions and need for each other to ventilate and now I simply wish to sit with you for a spell.
It was never easy before, either. Two overlords vying to maintain as much power as we can in the rat race of Hell. But it was worth every second, just as every moment we spend together is worth it, Vox.
[ He didn't mind the neediness in Vox. He'd never minded it, if he was honest. The moments Alastor was able to share with the other demon, no sex, no killing, no arguing with the other overlords, were some of his fondest memories in Hell. With the pressure vented for the most part and the need to gorge himself in the other's body to make up for lost time, he felt the aching desire to just be with Vox at his side once more. ]
You may have all of those moments with me, if you wish, my love. I know you are a busy man with your business at Vee Tower, but should you wish it, you may have a permanent spot on my show.
It won't be easy now either. We know that. As much as we want to be out and open, we know what that changes for our lives as well.
But I don't want to waste time with you either.
Not to mention you are sexy as anyone I have ever known. More so. But I love you, not just the amazing ways you use me.
Honest question, my Hart. Do you truly think there is anything in my life that would keep me from your show? As the man they're guessing about, or once we make that leap, as myself.
Though rumors may start. I can't believe Val isn't aware who your companion on air is, and that means Vel knows as well.
I did not want to assume but truly, it overjoys me for you to say that, love. Having you in my studio was truly a dream come true. I have never even desired a cohost before that moment but once you were in the room with me, I knew there was no one I would want to share the radio waves with but you.
Unless there is actual solid proof, we will still be able to manipulate the masses if we work together. They are powerful overlords in their own right, but the power is split evenly the way I see things. A two on two struggle.
I know for several reasons you can not join my broadcasts, but I want to be there for yours. You've let me into a part of your world no one else has seen, and it means everything to me.
Because it's part of you and you mean everything to me.
No, not evenly. They don't know it but we have the upper hand. Val has never known that I control him. Moth to the flame and all that. If the time came I could use that against him.
I've only used it until now to control his temper and maintain the peace, but it isn't limited to that.
Thank you, my love. I want you to know that you will not merely be an observer playing along with my whims. I want you to have your own say and take your own fun from the victims I strap to the table. Even if you pick someone for me for us to play with one week and hold the scalpel the next. You are not merely a guest, but my co-host from here on out.
Ahhh, but this is exactly why I love you so. Your talent for manipulation knows no bounds. It is good to know we have a failsafe should the worst come to be. We will prevail all the same, though keeping the peace and maintaining our plans as they are would be the ideal course of action.
Co-hosts it is then. I am more than willing to learn from you once more, to learn the skills you use that I haven't focused on before. I look forward to it. Who knew I would become a radio star after all this time?
I have few secrets from you. You should know that especially. Velvette isn't as susceptible and she's more wary than Val is. That doesn't mean it's impossible though.
Because you're right. We will. When the time is right. Until then... we work with what we must. I'm glad you're my partner in this, Alastor, and we see eye to eye.
I have so much still to teach you. Particularly if you decide to further explore consuming other demons with me. Of course, I shall never pressure you. We go at your pace.
The same goes for me. I do not believe there is much I have not already shared with you. I must admit there have been times I wish I could weave others to my will as easily as you do. It has not been easy gaining the trust of the others at the hotel.
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Hmm only a tiny bit. And only because I am utterly unsurprised by this fact.
If he weren't so hot headed and self centered, he could almost be likable.
[ It wasn't even because of Val's profession or how he treated other demons that centered around Alastor's dislike for him and everything to do with the fact that he'd been touching what was his. Every time he smelled that tacky perfume on Vox, it made Alastor want to give in to the baser instinct to rub himself against the other to replace that scent with his own. ]
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They just kind of tend to be overshadowed by the explosive nature and what he thinks of himself. As we've talked about, heavily overshadowed.
You know you don't have to worry about him, right? About us and him?
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I know. I apologize if I seem... I am not sure exactly. But I hope that it does not put you off in any way. He was there for you while I was not and jealousy aside, I can respect that.
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He was. He knew what was hurting me and that I was and he was there for me. That's going to be what he holds on to.
[ And likely throws in Vox's face as well. ]
I don't mind that you're possessive. I knew that about you long ago.
Just trust in me on this. I know who is in my heart.
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I apologize. I do trust you, I promise that I do. I am trying my utmost best not to allow my deeper instincts to pressure you in any way. I do not want to foster any resentment within you for my behaviors.
Forgive me.
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Don't hold yourself back. I'm a fighter, you know that. I can handle it even if I don't like it. You're not going to lose me because we fight over Val, or anything else.
If the time apart doesn't have me pissed, Val isn't. He's got issues. He is the cause of many people's issues. He's got broad shoulders. He can handle it and so can I.
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That being said, if he so chooses to pick a fight with me for returning to your life, I will not hesitate to fight back.
I shall not pretend that I am a better man than him given I quite literally eat people and have done so since my teenage years. As I so try to remind Husk when he throws the fact that I own his soul in my face: we are all in Hell for a reason.
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If he starts the fight, I would never expect you not to finish it. He's not that kind of a fool though, Alastor. He knows it takes the Vees to stand against you, and he wouldn't do it alone.
[ He really hopes he wouldn't. He doesn't want him dead and perhaps devoured. ]
We are, Husk and Valentino included. I can't speak for Husk, but Valentino like you and I was not much different and we deserve to be here. I would not want to be anywhere else. We're here. Together.
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I should surely hope not. I would rather not have to go up against you.
[ Again. ]
I love you too much to try and fight you with any measure of finality.
Oh, trust me. Husk most certainly has earned his place in Hell right alongside the rest of us. He simply attempts to make himself seem better than the rest of us Sinners by pretending he is sorry for the lives he destroyed both while alive and dead. But that is another story for another time.
I would rather be here with you and the rest of the degenerates similar to us than amongst the type of people Charlie wishes to send us to.
[ Sadly, there were few better ways to get to the highest of powers in Hell than to involve himself with Lucifer's daughter. But if he was going to break his chains, then that was the bitter pill he had to swallow. ]
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[ Fucking hell. He needs Val to keep his fucking cool on this. The thought of being caught between them on that makes his fuses ache. They barely came out of it last time, and he knows he can't make promises again. ]
Please. At least own up and accept what you've done. You should watch him. Sounds as if he buys into that redemption bullshit and might try and use it to break free.
I feel the same. This is my life and my world and my people. I wouldn't want to be up there, pretending to be something I never was.
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Such is why I have kept my leash tighter than usual around his furry little neck. Even if he manages to redeem himself in the eyes of the Heavenly bodies, it will hardly do him any good. I still own him, plain and simple.
If only there were more out there that could revel in being a degenerate like us, my love. The world we live in would be so much more fun.
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They were raised to fear Hell, instead of embracing it for all its worth. We know to keep control of all we can have. All of it.
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To be fair, they did attempt to instill the same fear on me as a child. Attempting to turn me into a God-fearing Southern boy was such a spectacular failure, it still tickles me pink to remember the priest from my local church and the look of absolute horror on his face when I began to strangle him.
[ An early kill. So early that he didn't even consume the body afterwards, instead feeding the bloated man to the gators in the bayou behind the church. ]
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What a wicked boy you were. No wonder you became the man you were and the demon you are.
Though they were right about where we would end up. I don't think any of those that threatened us expected us to work on taking over.
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Oh, you have no idea. And neither did the neighbors until it was too late!!
I should love to seek out some of those cretins that attempted to put the fear of God in us. I have no doubt some of them ended up down here with us.
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One night we're going to have some long talks about our lives on Earth.
... that sounds like a fun hobby to have. Let's do it. ]
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Most certainly! Perhaps over a nice glass or two of brandy and a lovely meal between us while we reminisce.
Excellent! Perhaps some of them may be fun little "guests" for us to have on my show!
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I know it's not easy for either of us but I need you.
[ He knows it sounds kind of whiny but he can't help himself. Those days before Alastor disappeared had been the best of his life and his death and he wants it all back. ]
Sharing those moments as well. I want to share more kills with you.
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It was never easy before, either. Two overlords vying to maintain as much power as we can in the rat race of Hell. But it was worth every second, just as every moment we spend together is worth it, Vox.
[ He didn't mind the neediness in Vox. He'd never minded it, if he was honest. The moments Alastor was able to share with the other demon, no sex, no killing, no arguing with the other overlords, were some of his fondest memories in Hell. With the pressure vented for the most part and the need to gorge himself in the other's body to make up for lost time, he felt the aching desire to just be with Vox at his side once more. ]
You may have all of those moments with me, if you wish, my love. I know you are a busy man with your business at Vee Tower, but should you wish it, you may have a permanent spot on my show.
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But I don't want to waste time with you either.
Not to mention you are sexy as anyone I have ever known. More so. But I love you, not just the amazing ways you use me.
Honest question, my Hart. Do you truly think there is anything in my life that would keep me from your show? As the man they're guessing about, or once we make that leap, as myself.
Though rumors may start. I can't believe Val isn't aware who your companion on air is, and that means Vel knows as well.
They just won't risk their livelihood either.
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I did not want to assume but truly, it overjoys me for you to say that, love. Having you in my studio was truly a dream come true. I have never even desired a cohost before that moment but once you were in the room with me, I knew there was no one I would want to share the radio waves with but you.
Unless there is actual solid proof, we will still be able to manipulate the masses if we work together. They are powerful overlords in their own right, but the power is split evenly the way I see things. A two on two struggle.
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Because it's part of you and you mean everything to me.
No, not evenly. They don't know it but we have the upper hand. Val has never known that I control him. Moth to the flame and all that. If the time came I could use that against him.
I've only used it until now to control his temper and maintain the peace, but it isn't limited to that.
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Ahhh, but this is exactly why I love you so. Your talent for manipulation knows no bounds. It is good to know we have a failsafe should the worst come to be. We will prevail all the same, though keeping the peace and maintaining our plans as they are would be the ideal course of action.
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I have few secrets from you. You should know that especially. Velvette isn't as susceptible and she's more wary than Val is. That doesn't mean it's impossible though.
Because you're right. We will. When the time is right. Until then... we work with what we must. I'm glad you're my partner in this, Alastor, and we see eye to eye.
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The same goes for me. I do not believe there is much I have not already shared with you. I must admit there have been times I wish I could weave others to my will as easily as you do. It has not been easy gaining the trust of the others at the hotel.
As am I, my love. My light. My Vox.
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