[Claude's arms tighten protectively around those fragile shoulders as Alois rests his head against his side.]
Both I and our child have been blessed by your love, Master. You never failed.
[Love. It's an extremely difficult concept to understand for a demon. It's in Claude's nature to be destructive, to raise the souls of his preys just to consume them right afterwards. Yet Alois' nature is Claude's exact foil.
His Master's nature is nurturing. Without someone to take care of, be it his little brother, Claude himself or their child, his soul has no reason to exist.
Inconsistence. That is what he told Alois the first time he met him. Having lost Luca, the child had neither consistency nor focus left in himself. He was just an empty shell, but Claude saw the potential in it. He saw a fierce sparkle in his soul, and he let it grow until he himself fell victim of that burning passion.
The love of the four of us will reach an eternal Nirvana. Those had been Hannah's words. The doors of Nirvana had opened for Claude when he finally acknowledged that his Master's ability to love, to care and to nurture is a strength, rather than a weakness. He still marvels at the incredible things the soul he's cradling in his arms is able to accomplish. Alois hasn't slept in a long time, yet the passionate desire to nurture their child keeps him on his feet.
It's a kind of strength demons do not have.]
With a noble soul such as yours, you cannot possibly fail. You will never be alone again. Allow me to show my devotion to the both of you by helping you.
[The love of the two of us will raise this child. Love is still difficult to comprehend, but Hannah's words make more and more sense everyday that goes by. The most difficult part is expressing his feelings in a way a human can understand, but he does try. He speaks with his face pressed against Alois' hair.]
Put him back in the crib. I will take you to bed, Master.
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Both I and our child have been blessed by your love, Master. You never failed.
[Love. It's an extremely difficult concept to understand for a demon. It's in Claude's nature to be destructive, to raise the souls of his preys just to consume them right afterwards. Yet Alois' nature is Claude's exact foil.
His Master's nature is nurturing. Without someone to take care of, be it his little brother, Claude himself or their child, his soul has no reason to exist.
Inconsistence. That is what he told Alois the first time he met him. Having lost Luca, the child had neither consistency nor focus left in himself. He was just an empty shell, but Claude saw the potential in it. He saw a fierce sparkle in his soul, and he let it grow until he himself fell victim of that burning passion.
The love of the four of us will reach an eternal Nirvana. Those had been Hannah's words. The doors of Nirvana had opened for Claude when he finally acknowledged that his Master's ability to love, to care and to nurture is a strength, rather than a weakness. He still marvels at the incredible things the soul he's cradling in his arms is able to accomplish. Alois hasn't slept in a long time, yet the passionate desire to nurture their child keeps him on his feet.
It's a kind of strength demons do not have.]
With a noble soul such as yours, you cannot possibly fail. You will never be alone again. Allow me to show my devotion to the both of you by helping you.
[The love of the two of us will raise this child. Love is still difficult to comprehend, but Hannah's words make more and more sense everyday that goes by. The most difficult part is expressing his feelings in a way a human can understand, but he does try. He speaks with his face pressed against Alois' hair.]
Put him back in the crib. I will take you to bed, Master.