[The comment about the snowglobes makes him visibly wince - he hadn't thought the word 'crush' in relation to Herbert, not really, not yet.
But....
He sighs, letting the trinket sit there on the table between them.]
It's kind of a long story, but...I used to work for a vampire hunter. A brilliant man, but...he was...he was difficult, and he didn't have a lot of faith in me. Most people don't. I know how I seem.
Someone - someone we met got abducted, and taken to a vampire's castle. We went after her, to...well, I wanted to save her. I....
[He stares down at the table, wrapping both hands around the cup of tea.]
I really thought I loved her. I wanted to be...a hero, for once.
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[The comment about the snowglobes makes him visibly wince - he hadn't thought the word 'crush' in relation to Herbert, not really, not yet.
But....
He sighs, letting the trinket sit there on the table between them.]
It's kind of a long story, but...I used to work for a vampire hunter. A brilliant man, but...he was...he was difficult, and he didn't have a lot of faith in me. Most people don't. I know how I seem.
Someone - someone we met got abducted, and taken to a vampire's castle. We went after her, to...well, I wanted to save her. I....
[He stares down at the table, wrapping both hands around the cup of tea.]
I really thought I loved her. I wanted to be...a hero, for once.