And he'd be right. What greater honor could Tesla think of than being worthy of Nnoitra eating him? Some twisted final proof that Tesla was HIS in every sense, to be part of him forever, bones and all. In the back of the Fracción's mind, it was so romantic it gave him shivers. He could only dream that Nnoitra would allow Tesla to do the same, even though he knew he'd likely die long before Nnoitra; he wasn't as strong as him, so of course he'd be the first to go, by that logic.

He's pulled from his current thoughts of preparing for the next bite of teeth in his arm, when Nnoitra speaks, gaze harsh in Tesla's direction. He's calm in his response, speaking honestly and plainly to his liege.

his remaining eye is narrowed, iris flicking about tesla's face in search of any hint of insincerity. trusting someone like nnoitra will lead you into an early grave― that much he guarantees. for years he tried to shake the blond: threats, violence ... none of it worked. tesla would return to his side after each & every attempt. eventually, nnoitra grew used to his presence, came to expect a second shadow accompanying his own.

And Tesla would never dare complain, especially about his Master's mouth on him, leaving bruising marks for him to stare at later. He takes the grunt as an explicit I'd be better if you moved these damn clothes out of the way, and offers a smile as his free arm moves to pulls his glove down and his sleeve up.

nnoitra thinks about eating him often. he has since the day they met―― though he doesn't remember how long it's been ... && this routine contemplation has brought him to the same conclusion each time: tesla would thank him for it. ( the thought makes him feel warm & sick. )

Ow. That aches.

He lets him do as he pleases, of course, his fingers reflexively moving in and out of a fist as the familiar sting of gnawing teeth shoots up his arm.

teeth gnaw, but show enough restraint to keep from breaking skin. in a few hours deep, purple bruises will be left in their wake― though tesla never seems to mind. at least, he doesn't complain.

"Don’t look back."

"I missed you."

"It’s too late."

"Please don’t go."

"You promised me."

"Who did this?"

"I forgive you."

"We were gods."

"Leave me alone."

"They found us."

"Trust me, please."

"I need help."

"Run. Don’t stop."

"It wasn’t me."

"I remember everything."

"Burn it all."

"Tell me why."

"You never called."

"It’s just rain."

"You owe me."

"She’s not breathing."

"Is that blood?"

"You were right."

"It ends now."

"We start over."

"Stay with me."

"Nothing feels real."

"I hate this."

"Do it now."

"They're watching us."

"Make it stop."

"It's not yours."

"I was waiting."

"He’s behind you."

"They’re all gone."

"Time is up."

"Bring them back."

"It’s our turn."

"This is wrong."

"Don’t let go."

"We are cursed."

"No one knows."

"You're not real."

"Don’t say it."

"I saw everything."

"Nothing ever changes."

"Call it off."

"What are you?"

"I found it."

What could they possibly be doing?

I told you not to bring anything…

Ooh, look at that. It's pretty good, right?

Let me help. There you go.

It's definitely bigger than your last place.

Have you complained about the noise?

The doctor says it's normal, the repeating.

You can absolutely come back, any time you want.

Oh, God… Oh, my God. Are you okay?

Hey, who's walking around out there?

Why haven't you been sleeping? Are you okay?

I forgot the toilet paper!

I don't know if [name] is having nightmares or what.

I think [he/she/they] have been having weird dreams because the stress of the move.

I found those on the curb, can you believe someone was gonna throw them out?

[Name],, what are you yelling at me?

You know, if you moved to [place name], your quality of life would shoot up.

Oh, yeah? Don't flatter yourself.

I'm just smiling. Stop it. I just smiled. I'm not laughing!

You're crying, you're laughing so hard.

I'm not opening anything until the moving truck gets here!

What did you say? What did you say to me.

Don't. I wanna save the wrapping.

Look how young you are, [name].

It's not like you gave me any money to help me out.

I'm so sorry, this will be weird for you but mother always makes us pray before eating.

You got any music gigs coming up, can we come embarrass you?

I'm bartending most nights, you have no clue how much student debt I'm stuck with.

How's the, uh… Iake house coming along?

I'll tell you, [name], save your money now.

I thought I'd be settled by my age but it never ends.

Don't you think it should cost less to be alive?

So you've been having weird dreams, too?

Are you snooping? What are you holding?

It's the nice way of telling me to start looking for another job.

You know, they can't fire you because of a medical condition.

I'll let you know if I need money, okay? I'm… I don't want to talk about my job or…anything.

Well, that's the positive way of looking at things.

I love my family. That's the short version.

Oh, did you get that text I sent you?

I don't even wanna talk about it.

You gotta take care of yourself.

I'm not saying a word.

You're trying to be a comedian, no more wine for you.

This is… This is just the worst.

I'm just worried about the roads. It's snowing out there.

I just thought the holidays could be an exception.

Yeah, well, maybe your therapist is right.

Hey, listen, you'll find someone new. I'm serious.

Oh, just stop, just stop lying to me.

Trust me, I'd know what to do if I was driving.

It's like watching [name] turn into someone else, you know?

The horror stories for the monsters are about humans.

Just tell me what you dreamed, and I'll drop it.

What the hell is going on up there?

Are you drunk?

Can I give you a little tip?

Yeah, well, [name] and I broke up because we were unhappy…

Maybe loving someone long-term is more about deciding whether to go through life unhappy alone or unhappy with someone else?

No, I don't want to discuss it at dinner.

That's not a very good solution, [name].

What's crazy is how you still mess up, you know?

Where did it go? Did you see it?

I'm not trying to judge you. I just want…

Uh… ls… Is it crazy if we do it again?

Are you balancing a job with all your studies or you just racking up the college loans?

Sorry, don't be embarrassed.

Don't act like you're better than me!

When you turn 40, what happens? Do you just retire?

I'm fine now, um… Just took a while for me to get up and running again.

It's fine. I'm sorry, hey, I'm sorry.

Yeah, no, we just have a lot of stoic sadness!

The kind of faith we grew up with... It's not perfect, but you take for granted what a kinda natural antidepressant it is.

Please, no religion at the table!

I didn't mean to get us into this.

I was trying to get you to pay for mine, I can't afford it.

Don't criticize me for caring about my mental health!

If you're so miserable, why're you trying to live forever?

Hey, are you so spoiled that you can't see you're crying over something hard work can fix?

You're lucky to have a passion to pursue.

I don't wanna see you upset over something you can fix.

What are you laughing at? What's so funny? What?

Oh, now you wanna be compassionate!

Are you kidding me with the sharing?

I'm serious, get in it next time.

What are we talking about?

You're just going to love this.

That is the weirdest tradition.

Okay, all right, I already gave one speech.

I'm lucky. See what you've done.

If anything were to ever happen to me, like an accident or something, which it won't, but I'd like to be cremated.

I've been trying to find a way to bring it up that isn't morbid or weird.

No one in this family can handle honesty.

If anything, I wish I could've known that most of the stuff I did spend my life worrying about wasn't so bad.

I love you more than you'll ever know.

How is your holiday?

First time for everything, right?

We worked through it, okay? Just like the last time.

Well, you're telling me this when you're drunk.

I can't get a break if I'm working full-time.

I know you think there's something wrong with me, it's not a newsflash.

Please don't act like a martyr when I'm trying to apologize.

a mix of arguments, tension, manipulation, gossiping, fighting, & general emotional messiness!

you  weren't  supposed  to  hear  that.

don't  look  at  me  like  i'm  the  only  one  lying.

want  to  tell  them,  or  should  i?

you  think  i  don't  know  what  you  did?

i've  hit  people  for  less.

oh,  i  thought  you  already  knew.

that's  funny,  you  didn't  say  that  last  night.

say  that  again.  i  dare  you.

you  wanna  talk  about  loyalty?

no  offense,  but  if  you're  the  last  to  know,  that's  on  you.

go  ahead  -  pretend  like  it  wasn't  your  idea!

they  deserve  to  know  the  truth.

you  didn't  hear  this  from  me,  but  -

oh,  so  now  you  care?

don't  flatter  yourself.  you  were  just  convenient.

you  crossed  a  line.

we  had  bets  on  how  long  it  would  last.

it's  not  even  a  secret  anymore.

you  don't  get  to  cry  about  it  now.

touch  me  again  and  see  what  happens.

say  it  again.  louder  this  time.

you  really  thought  nobody  would  find  out?

don't  act  so  innocent.

okay,  but  am  i  the  villain  for  laughing?

tell  me  who  else  knows.  right  now.

this  whole  time,  and  you  didn't  say  a  word?

don't  act  brave  now.

you're  really  gonna  do  this  here?

it  wasn't  supposed  to  get  this  far!

you  can't  rewrite  history.

oh,  i'd  never  say  it  to  their  faces.

it  was  supposed  to  stay  between  us.

we're  all  thinking  it,  i  just  said  it.

you're  not  as  untouchable  as  you  act.

do  you  even  feel  guilty?

they  warned  me  about  you.

go  ahead,  make  it  worse.

if  you  repeat  this,  i'll  deny  everything.

the  next  thing  out  of  your  mouth  better  be  an  apology.

you're  about  three  seconds  away  from  regretting  this.

you  keep  pushing,  and  i'll  push  you  back.

they're  going  to  find  out.

one  more  lie,  and  i  walk.

they're  lying  to  you.

you  need  to  back  off.  now.

you're  defending  them?  after  everything?

don't  try  to  hide  it.

tell  me,  was  i  just  a  placeholder?

you  really  think  sorry  fixes  this?

there's  nothing  left  to  say.

don't  act  like  you're  the  one  hurting.

i  don't  owe  you  any  explanation.

whatever  helps  you  sleep  at  night.

you  should've  seen  this  coming.

i  hope  it  was  worth  it.

i  told  the  truth.  just  not  all  of  it.

you'll  miss  me  before  i  miss  you.

smile.  you're  ruining  the  mood.

i'd  watch  that  tone  if  i  were  you.

it's  not  my  fault  you  believed  me.

you  have  such  a  talent  for  pretending  you're  innocent.

we  both  know  this  is  over.

i  never  said  i  was  a  good  person.