Meito Sakamaki

—Ha… It must be you.

He looked at Meito, a bead of sweat started to run down the vampire's forehead, this was all new to him, Reiji was definitely not expecting this.

—Come on, tell me what happened and who you are. Otherwise you will return to the darkness again, until the father takes action.

It had been the first time in his whole life that he’d been able to roam the manor without restrictions. His gate resembled that or a dancer, waltzing through the halls and soaking in the tiny details he had only dreamt about seeing from his little room. He ran his delicate fingers along walls’ embellishments, his steps quiet enough to rival that of an ant, and his frail chapped lips curled upwards in an unwavering smile.

The monster locked within the Sakamaki manor had finally been released. The first son of Cordelia and her vilest secret.

❝ Hm~? Is someone calling to me… ❞

The stranger’s body was only covered by his long, jet black hair and the ribbons of bandages that coated him similar to that of a mummy.

❝ Ah, Reiji…What an honor it is to finally meet you. ❞

Meito turned around to look at Reiji, immediately recognizing his voice. He recalled hearing him in the halls, telling off his brothers when they approached the monster’s room against their mother’s demands.

—Hah… So you're such a 'monster'. I always thought this was some kind of "fantasy" to scare his younger siblings. Frankly... I heard about what happened with the triplets, especially Kanato.

The vampire crossed his arms, the last thing he wanted was to have to deal with yet another triplet problem.

—Go to the bathroom and be minimally acceptable. Even if you're practically a "renegade" Sakamaki, there's no reason to look or behave like one. I'll have a servant bring you some decent clothes and a new room.

Reiji was already giving orders, as usual, but as long as Meito isn't too much of a problem for Reiji, they'll get along fine.

—One more thing, stay away from triplets. They might take a while to accept you, especially after what you've done.

Meito’s deep, black, almost matt irises pierced Reiji from his slouched stance. They looked tired, worn, as if his room had contained horrors that the world could not even fathom. Though when looking at his brother, they seemed curious. He tilted his head so his long hair wouldn’t obscure his vision, taking in his brothers visage and wanly listening to his strict words and not properly taking anything in. He smiled a bit wider, he always wanted to be a younger brother.

❝ Mhmm…Alright~ ❞

Was the only response he cared to give. He seemed so entranced by being spoken to like this, being looked in the eye and being directly addressed like this. Like he could be seen. Like he was real.

Meito waited where he stood for the servant to bring him new clothes. They were a bit big, but it was no surprise. Anything would be big on Meito’s frail body. He felt the soft, carefully cared-for fabrics glide across his skin as he slipped on the blouse and trousers he was given, topping it off with a blazer that looked very similar to the ones his brothers wore. He smiled warmly and closed his eyes at the thought, he was a brother now. And no one would dare take it from him again. He would make sure of it.

❝ Ah…So this is what they see~… ❞

After Meito was dressed, he set off wandering about the manor to find the lab and saw himself in the reflection of a frame. It was ironic, really, that Meito was locked in a room with a mirror yet had never seen his reflection, for no light ever entered the room. No light dared to reflect his horrific figure.

[The little boy says totally worried]

❝ K-Kauze… ❞

[Meito was so stunned by the boy’s words. His joyful and relaxed expression abruptly melting into worry and…guilt, almost.]

❝ O-oh, Kauze! You’re being so silly! I’m flattered you think I’m not as clumsy as I truly am, but I assure you I’d never l-lie to you! ❞

[He couldn’t tell him the truth. Kauze is just a boy, just as he once was. Kauze doesn’t deserve to see even the surface of what Meito truly is, he deserves to be sheltered from it. To be protected from the horrible truths of the world. Meito never cared about how blunt he was with people except for when it came to opening up about himself. He didn’t want anyone to find out about the Monster.]

❝ Though your sensei has taught you a wonderful lesson, Kauze~! I’m glad you’re learning to stand up for yourself. You’ll always come to me for anything like that, yes? ❞

Sure! I will always tell you everything, after all.. You are my friend! You can always count on me too! So no one will ever hurt us, right?

[Kauze then looked away, remembering the time he was abused and hurt by humans]

People have already hurt me... But then I managed to escape and found many friends who take care of me! Just like you! Oh! You're a Sakamaki, aren't you? I'm Reiji's friend!

❝ Absolutely! We’ve got eachothers’ backs, right little guy? We’re friends, best of friends! Nothing is more powerful than that… ❞

[Meito crouched down fully now, bringing his height down to Kauze’s like they always did no matter how much strain it put on the vampire’s bruised legs.]

❝ Hurt you?! Who- Kauze… ❞

[He was interrupted as the boy kept talking, so he let it slide for now. He didn’t want to pry, so he simply relaxed himself with a breath to keep the mood lighthearted for Kauze. But he still couldn’t help but be in disbelief that anyone would want to hurt such a ray of sunshine.]

❝ Oh yes, you know Reiji? How wonderful! Though don’t go liking him more than me~ I’m much more fun, no? ❞

Put “What’s my prize?” in my ask and your character gets a free pass to…

25. Teach my character something

"Oh, Meito-chan~"

Despite the prize being for him, she was probably more excited to learn something new than Meito from teaching it, although perhaps that wasn't the case at all. She just felt eager to learn something that the younger Vampire could teach her.

"Seems like you will be my teacher today~ So what can I learn from you?"

[Meito brought up a hand to his chin, holding it in a ponderous manner as his gaze turned to the ceiling. He playfully made himself look as if he was deep in thought, though the confident and relaxed expression tells otherwise. Meito didn’t have to search at all for something to say as he always had so many thoughts swimming around his head.]

❝ Did you know that an individual’s mind wanders upwards of 30% of their waking hours? You could look at it as 3 out of 10 times as well~ You could pass by ten serial killers in your day and only realize three of them, or even less~ ❞

❝ Although, why should this be such a bad thing? Our senses only give us a meek, surface-level look at the world. Wandering allows the world to become more than what it is~ ❞

My muse is feeling touch starved

❝ Ah, little Kauze~! How lovely to see you again- ❞

[Meito was taken aback by the soft, loving touch. Meito so rarely got to experience a pure and innocent touch, one that wasn’t trying to hurt him, so it made the man smile warmly and crouch down to Kauze’s level.]

❝ How are you today, Kauze? ❞ he asked warmly as he ran gentle fingers through his golden locs. ❝ Is something they matter? Do you need anything? ❞

[He carefully dried the older man's tears, kissing his forehead]

Did you hit your face on a pole again? I think you need to wear glasses...

[He closed his eyes on the featherlight touch of lips on his forehead, smiling and brushing hair out of his face as he quickly thought up a lie.]

❝ You’ll be very proud of me, Kauze~ I did not bump into a pole this time! Although, I did fall down the stairs! Haha! ❞

Send one of the following touches for my muse’s reaction. Bonus points for a description/context of some kind to make it easier for your partner to respond!

❤ - gentle or loving touch (romantic or platonic!), such as face caressing, holding your muse, rubbing their back, petting their hair, hugging them tightly, etc

ღ - kisses of any kind (romantic or platonic) such as cheek kisses, hair kisses, mouth kisses, kiss to the hand/fingertips or eyelids, etc. feel free to specify a body part!

☕ - reassuring touch, such as holding their hand, gripping their shoulder, guiding them by the arm or by a hand on the small of their back, etc

❥ - rough, violent, or dominant touch, such as gripping the back of their neck, holding them down, shoving them into a wall, digging their nails into them, grabbing their jaw, etc

❣ - add this to any of the above to make it sexual.