“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
Something that might have started as a smile twisted her mouth. “No, you wouldn’t stop me. And you would be into it.”
Damon eyed her before tilting his head up a bit and narrowing his eyes. “What do you want from me?”
She studied him for a long time. “Nothing. There’s nothing at all you can do for me.”
“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
Summer just shrugged. “It’s always hypothetical.”
Damon sighed. “If, hypothetically, you wanted to jump my bones, I wouldn’t stop you. And I would certainly be into that.”
Something that might have started as a smile twisted her mouth. “No, you wouldn’t stop me. And you would be into it.”
“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
Dryly, “Of course it would. Well, different for you, I suppose.”
“Well it’s all hypothetical, so there’s not really anything to discuss.”
Summer just shrugged. “It’s always hypothetical.”
“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
“/So/ flattering. What if, just hypothetically, /I/ wanted to jump /your/ bones?” She did her level best to keep her tone light and curious.
Damon looked confused for a moment before his expression twisted into a smirk. “That would be a different story.”
Dryly, “Of course it would. Well, different for you, I suppose.”
“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
“And yet somehow I suspect you become very unhappy if the attention of everyone does not revolve around you. Which is remarkably like love.” Summer frowns slightly, and narrows her eyes. “What do you want, then?”
Damon narrowed his eyes, thinking about it for a few moments. “I don’t know. I don’t want to kill you. And I don’t want to jump your bones. You’re not the worst company in the world.” He shrugged.
“/So/ flattering. What if, just hypothetically, /I/ wanted to jump /your/ bones?” She did her level best to keep her tone light and curious.
“Anybody like me? Oh, you mean psychopathic vampire who doesn’t give a damn about human life?” he asked, smirking. “Well the good news is that you don’t have to love me.”
“And yet somehow I suspect you become very unhappy if the attention of everyone does not revolve around you. Which is remarkably like love.” Summer frowns slightly, and narrows her eyes. “What do you want, then?”
“I can make a very compelling argument. But I don’t want to have to do that.”
“Clearly.” Summer sat forward. “What do you mean, you don’t /want/ to have to do that?”
“I don’t want to make you do anything. Well, not against your free will anyway.”
“What do you want?”
“I can make a very compelling argument. But I don’t want to have to do that.”
“I feel I should be worried, but it’s too much like work. But you see, I was right after all. If you can’t use your power you’re not actually that good at manipulating people, are you?”
“I’m not trying to manipulate you.” He smirked and crossed his arms.
“Clearly.” Summer sat forward. “What do you mean, you don’t /want/ to have to do that?”
“I can make a very compelling argument. But I don’t want to have to do that.”
“So I interest you. Is that because you think I’m not human, or because I’m not afraid of you?”
“I find some humans interesting, mind you. I just haven’t quite decided what I like about you yet. But there’s definitely something.”
“I feel I should be worried, but it’s too much like work. But you see, I was right after all. If you can’t use your power you’re not actually that good at manipulating people, are you?”
“I can make a very compelling argument. But I don’t want to have to do that.”
“And here I thought you’d said you liked using your power. Manipulating people.”
“With boring humans who do little to actually interest me, yes.”
“So I interest you. Is that because you think I’m not human, or because I’m not afraid of you?”
