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My twst kanga! I've been holding her off for a while. She's from the same town as Paine, Ivory, Piper grew up in. So they know each other

Anyways yeah

their heartbeat was coming from the bedroom the two of them shared, so that’s where he went,

"Love?" He called, slowly opening the door. The room was dark, his eyes took a moment to adjust, to find them. when his eyes finally did adjustment the sight in front of him made his heart break. They were huddled in the corner, their knees hugged tightly, painfully, to their chest, their nails digging into into their upper arms as they slowly rocked back and forth,

"No, no, stop- please, please stop. Don’t make me- please don’t make me do this," they mumbled over and over. Their eyes were glassy with tears, but were distant, stormed over with memories they were trapped in. Xanthus knew exactly where their mind was. Their mind, beautiful as it was, tended to trap them in that day, in that horrific moment, replaying it over and over, trying to find every scenario and way they could protect themself from it I’m the future,

he knew, they knew, it was just their mind trying to keep them safe: but the outcome was the same every time: them, trapped in an attack of memories, flashbacks that felt all too real. Xanthus sprung into action, grabbing a blanket from the bed. He carefully pulled their hands away from their arms, frowning at the crescent indents that had bruised under their nails. "I’m going to put this blanket around you, love, okay?" He made sure to announce his actions, even if they weren’t really hearing him in that moment. He pulled the blanket around them before carefully sliding in behind them, pulling them back against his chest. pressure helps. They had told him that once after he helplessly asked what he could do to soothe them when they got like they. So, pressure it was. He carefully, slowly wrapped his arms around them, squeezing lightly.

slowly, their rocking stopped, the mumbled words that had been spilling from their tongue silenced, and they leaned back into him. They were tense still, sure, but they were no longer rigid against his chest. "That’s it, love… you’re doing so good. I’m here, you’re safe… no one is making you do anything you don’t want to," his whispered soothingly. "I’m safe…?" They parroted, slowly coming out of the attack, slowly coming back to the present moment. "Yes, love.. you’re here in my arms, in our bedroom…. You’re safe." He repeated. He felt their arms slowly reach up and hold onto his, grounding themself in his touch. He applied a bit more pressure, squeezing a bit tighter. "Can you tell me five things you can see?" He asked softly. The vampire leaned down, resting his forehead against the back of their head. He pressed a soft kiss to their hair.

"I can see…. The bed.. our lamp. The vent… your shoes.. and the bookshelves." The words were mumbled and far between, but they were focusing on the world around them rather than the memories, so it was progress,

"Good…. Now four things you can hear?" Xanthus led them in the rest of the grounding technique: three things they could feel, two they could smell, and one they could taste. slowly, his lovers answers grew more present, less muddled and distant, and more active as the attack fully subsided. "Can you… can you keep holding me?" They asked quietly, the fog in their eyes gone. "Of course I can, Love. I’ll hold you for as long as you need." He pulled them closer, letting them rest their head on his chest,

"Your heartbeat is soothing…" they whispered, closing their eyes for a moment,

"Mm, and here I thought I was the vampire in this partnership," he teased quietly. There, finally, was that smile he loved. Even just a small one made his heart almost burst. "You’re just a bad influence." They retorted. He smiled softly before it fell. They fell silent again, and that unmistakable heaviness fell over his chest again, a reflection of what they were feeling,

"Do you want to talk about it?"

they shrugged against him. "It’s always the same memories… the axe, his nails digging into my cheek, forcing my eyes open… losing control." They hugged him tighter with each word. "I wish the memories would go away," they mumbled.

"I know, love.. I know… we’ll face the memories together, just like we always do. You’re here, in my arms, and you’re safe. I won’t let anything else happen to you."

"Promise..?"

Xanthus pressed another kiss to their forehead.

Hi all, sorry if this has been discussed before, but I've been thinking about the DLC for a bit and I noticed something about the dialogue itself that feels a little strange. If anyone can help me clear up a misconception I could have that would be awesome. One of the first things Lea does when she meets P is ask him if she can trust him. Now what's weird about this to me is that P's options are:

"You can trust us."

"Shouldn't you not trust us?"

Guys im trying so hard to stay sane rn but it’s not working help me Im gonna

First of all I need him to throw me against a wall while we make out

Secondly I need to bite him arms