#mutantprxde

She had to be kidding. Had to be. He blinked in shock for a second but concealed it well, eyes darkening. “Exactly what the hell are you trying to say with that?” It was more obtuse than he normally was but he couldn’t be blamed. He should have seen this coming, really. He knew it was too good to be true. The idea that someone would just forgive every flaw he had- the addiction, the cruelty, the bad personality- had stunned him. It made perfect sense now and he damned his business sense for not picking up on it earlier. This had all been far too easy. Evidently that hadn’t meant it was supposed to happen, like he’d imagined. No, the universe wasn’t being easy on him for once. This was hands-down the harshest trick it had ever played, and Essence had been the one to play it. Trust wasn’t won from a fallen angel, and not from him. And she had absolutely played it. His voice raised sharply, blue eyes flaring crimson and ebony wings arching dangerously. “WHAT? What did I do wrong to you? WHY this time?"