[One of his companions tried to get him to go into an obviously ominous door, and he almost brained him for even thinking about it. Had to drag the bastard away eventually.]
[Trying to prepare is the sensible thing to do, but sometimes the games and challenges seem too depraved to prepare for. But Bakugo does have a point. Especially if there's a chance they might get to destroy the heart one day.]
Alright. That sounds reasonable. Almost everything seems to be romance or sex related, though. There's not a way to prepare for that.
[How's he gonna know if he doesn't ask?! You want him to assume?! Brat!!
Vanitas isn't wrong. The best way to prepare is to assume whatever challenge they face likely has something perverted attached to triumphing over it. Some can be brute forced, but... rare.]
You can decide for yourself how far you want to go and what you're comfortable with. Most of these stupid trials last about two weeks or a month. New arrivals happen every other month. There's a lot you can prepare for even if it's perverted.
I'll be vague from now on since you're so sensitive about it. [Unless it benefits him to do otherwise.]
By the time more people show up next month, I'll be used to most of it. I don't think anything can surprise me at this point, but I'll pay attention if I see anything new.
[If he ever thinks going into detail about his sexual escapades around Bakugo is a smart idea, he's one "whatever's at hand goes in mouth" result away from finding a bad idea. Explosions count as "at hand" too.]
[Vanitas is a difficult man to shut up once he gets started, but explosions just might do the trick.]
They're paying well for people to help make movies. I might do more of that.
I got gloves, and a pair of boots. So I can feel somewhat like myself. No offense to those who like "sneakers", but they do not suit me. And they're not even all that sneaky.
[He hasn't seen a date given. Maybe it's whenever they feel like it? Besides, it's all sex with some fantasy elements thrown in. Okay so maybe the two big movies are more than simple porn, but... Vanitas should know what he's getting into.]
Don't get caught. A lot of the themed shit disappears when the month is over.
[And hopefully avoiding the two big ticket movies was the right choice. Doing the low-budget ones will mean that no one has to see him doing ungodly things in front of the camera.]
I won't get caught. I'll just keep these fangs in until they disappear.
Good news is, not AS MANY people will see him doing ungodly things in front of the camera, compared to the big movies. Bad news is... people will still see him doing ungodly things.] Text
[The fake fangs must have been glued into his mouth with cement because he hasn't been able to get them off, and they didn't fall out when he bit that one guy.
He's definitely not going to mention that part to Bakugo. No one needs to know that he drank anyone's blood. He'll take that to the grave.]
If he finds out Vanitas got stuck with glued-on fangs, he's gonna taunt him like a brat. At least nothing in his movies have stuck to him, though he was a bit more... in character as Dragon Lord than some people thought was healthy.
[Bakugo definitely touched a nerve there, and Vanitas is not going to let it go when the blond isn't there for him to try to punch or kick, or bite even. Well, maybe not bite. That would only prove his point.]
[He notes the change in tone, despite it being a text. Huh, interesting. He's met a vampire in the hotel once before. Vanitas didn't strike him as the same thing...
Ah well. At least the guy's safe and doing better.]
[Vanitas decides not to text Bakugo for the rest of the night, and also not in the morning, but he does show up at the Red Cardinal on time for lunch. He's heard good things, but it's his first time there himself. Part of his payback is showing up 10 minutes late, just to make Bakugo wait.
But he quietly sits down at the table across from him, arms folding over his chest as he looks at him.]
I hope you know this isn't some kind of date.
[He's wearing an oversized white button down shirt with more folds and frills at the neck and sleeves that give away the era of fashion he finds acceptable, a fitted black vest with matching pants. If Bakugo asks, he's not dressed up, this is just what he likes to wear.]
[He would've been pissed if Vanitas tried texting to him more while he was trying to go to sleep. He's pretty merciless to people who wake him up. Someone texted him awake once, whining about how they can't sleep, and his only response was "I can" before hanging up and muting.
Bakugo's fond of Red Cardinal. It's one of the few places in the entire resort that won't tolerate any of the peacock's stupid shenanigans. Events don't reach here, perverts are kicked out hard, and the proprietress makes sure everything operates smoothly. It's basically where Bakugo goes out to eat 90% of his time. If he does, since he usually cooks for himself.
Is he surprised to see Vanitas at the restaurant the next day? Nope! He wouldn't have set it up if he knew the guy wouldn't come. But the bastard could've been on time, dammit...]
It took you ten minutes to think up that line?
[Boom.
By now Bakugo's come to suspect (or realize) Vanitas comes from an world several centuries in the past compared to his own. Those clothes are a dead give away to old Western style. European. You know, aristocracy, royalty, vampires. He's dressed in his usual black t-shirt and pants, with a light hoodie hanging open on his shoulders.]
[Vanitas is going to hold the vampire thing against him for the foreseeable future, and the fangs still stuck in his mouth aren't really going to help him with his case. Not that he has to prove anything to anybody.
The restaurant is pretty quiet, and it's a nice change of pace from the resort and all it's little schemes to try to trap people together in hopes of something more happening. It feels nice to just be able to relax here.
But then Bakugo speaks and Vanitas narrows his eyes at him, picking up the menu to pretend to be more interested in it than the guy across from him.]
I wanted to give you that 10 minutes to think about your mistakes.
[Vanitas wears gloves under his shirt, still not the clawed gloves he's used to, but they come up almost to his elbows beneath the fabric.]
Did you have something to say to me? An apology maybe.
[Bakugo's not gonna taunt him for vampire shit unless he tries biting him with his fangs or turns into a fucking bat. Other vampire tropes on the table as well. He doesn't think Vanitas is fully human, but... what he is isn't his concern until the topic forces itself.
He's not shy about telling people Red Cardinal is one of the best places to go for a meal or some rest. The proprietress never lets her food be contaminated with aphrodisiacs or strange magics like other restaurants will. Bakugo's come to view the place as one of the very free true "safe havens" in the resort.
A quick husk of leather-bound cardboard scrapes cross wood as he picks his own menu up and scans the entries. Mostly it's comfort food here, a mix of coffee shop, sandwich cafe, and other simple homely fare. Bunch of different cultures too.]
The hell are you talking about? [Bakugo scrunches half his face up in confusion.] Are you still running a fever?
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Date: 5/27/25 02:29 (UTC)[One of his companions tried to get him to go into an obviously ominous door, and he almost brained him for even thinking about it. Had to drag the bastard away eventually.]
I don't need to hear all the damn details!
[IGNORING THE STUPID EMOJI!!]
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Date: 5/27/25 02:40 (UTC)[Vanitas does laugh at the idea of Bakugo complaining about the TMI but he does avoid any further details.]
I thought you'd be used to that kind of thing by now.
Wait, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ASKED IF I HAD TO..HAVE SEX!
[He's used to emojis but F-bombs as verbs and not adjectives--not so much.]
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Date: 5/27/25 16:48 (UTC)[Which is a hurried way of explaining anything the Golden Peacock bothers doing.]
DOESN'T MEAN I WANNA HEAR IT!
YOU COULD'VE JUST SAID "YES"!
[He'd get an answer and Vanitas wouldn't get yelled at. Sheesh!]
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Date: 5/27/25 20:36 (UTC)[It's not his fault the answer is more nuanced than yes!]
IT WAS JUST A HANDJOB.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
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Date: 5/27/25 23:01 (UTC)In other news-]
THEN STOP FUCKING SAYING SHIT ABOUT IT!!
[Don't calm up AFTER you give him another chunked detail!]
The more challenges we know this place comes up with, the more we can prepare for it.
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Date: 5/27/25 23:45 (UTC)[Trying to prepare is the sensible thing to do, but sometimes the games and challenges seem too depraved to prepare for. But Bakugo does have a point. Especially if there's a chance they might get to destroy the heart one day.]
Alright. That sounds reasonable. Almost everything seems to be romance or sex related, though. There's not a way to prepare for that.
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Date: 5/28/25 01:20 (UTC)[How's he gonna know if he doesn't ask?! You want him to assume?! Brat!!
Vanitas isn't wrong. The best way to prepare is to assume whatever challenge they face likely has something perverted attached to triumphing over it. Some can be brute forced, but... rare.]
You can decide for yourself how far you want to go and what you're comfortable with. Most of these stupid trials last about two weeks or a month. New arrivals happen every other month. There's a lot you can prepare for even if it's perverted.
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Date: 5/28/25 02:06 (UTC)I'll be vague from now on since you're so sensitive about it. [Unless it benefits him to do otherwise.]
By the time more people show up next month, I'll be used to most of it. I don't think anything can surprise me at this point, but I'll pay attention if I see anything new.
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Date: 5/28/25 02:19 (UTC)[Big difference! Ugh, this bastard...]
Have you found a few places you can go to regularly?
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Date: 5/28/25 02:44 (UTC)[He could have gone way more in depth than that, but thankfully for both of them he decided against it.]
No, I haven't had to. There always seems to be something going on that I end up getting caught up in.
Although, I did go shopping, but somehow I don't think that's what you're asking me.
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Date: 5/28/25 02:47 (UTC)Che. It's a never-ending run of stupid events.
What'd you get?
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Date: 5/28/25 02:55 (UTC)They're paying well for people to help make movies. I might do more of that.
I got gloves, and a pair of boots. So I can feel somewhat like myself. No offense to those who like "sneakers", but they do not suit me. And they're not even all that sneaky.
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Date: 5/28/25 03:02 (UTC)My version of the Dragon Lord is the best one! They went all out for me!
[So proud! Even if it was a bunch of dragon fucking...]
Where whatever you want. You don't have to defend yourself.
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Date: 5/28/25 09:22 (UTC)[To learn and take notes, of course.]
I wonder if we're allowed to take things from the sets. I'm going to find out.
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Date: 5/28/25 23:51 (UTC)[He hasn't seen a date given. Maybe it's whenever they feel like it? Besides, it's all sex with some fantasy elements thrown in. Okay so maybe the two big movies are more than simple porn, but... Vanitas should know what he's getting into.]
Don't get caught. A lot of the themed shit disappears when the month is over.
[Fair warning.]
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Date: 5/29/25 01:15 (UTC)[And hopefully avoiding the two big ticket movies was the right choice. Doing the low-budget ones will mean that no one has to see him doing ungodly things in front of the camera.]
I won't get caught. I'll just keep these fangs in until they disappear.
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Date: 5/29/25 01:49 (UTC)[The important part.
Good news is, not AS MANY people will see him doing ungodly things in front of the camera, compared to the big movies. Bad news is... people will still see him doing ungodly things.] Text
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Date: 5/29/25 02:04 (UTC)[The fake fangs must have been glued into his mouth with cement because he hasn't been able to get them off, and they didn't fall out when he bit that one guy.
He's definitely not going to mention that part to Bakugo. No one needs to know that he drank anyone's blood. He'll take that to the grave.]
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Date: 5/29/25 02:31 (UTC)[He knows he's not. He's being an asshole.
If he finds out Vanitas got stuck with glued-on fangs, he's gonna taunt him like a brat. At least nothing in his movies have stuck to him, though he was a bit more... in character as Dragon Lord than some people thought was healthy.
*ahem*]
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Date: 5/29/25 03:05 (UTC)[Bakugo definitely touched a nerve there, and Vanitas is not going to let it go when the blond isn't there for him to try to punch or kick, or bite even. Well, maybe not bite. That would only prove his point.]
And I'm NOT a damn vampire.
Good night, asshole.
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Date: 5/29/25 03:11 (UTC)Ah well. At least the guy's safe and doing better.]
Uh-huh.
Lunch tomorrow at 1 at the Red Cardinal.
Night.
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Date: 5/30/25 02:18 (UTC)But he quietly sits down at the table across from him, arms folding over his chest as he looks at him.]
I hope you know this isn't some kind of date.
[He's wearing an oversized white button down shirt with more folds and frills at the neck and sleeves that give away the era of fashion he finds acceptable, a fitted black vest with matching pants. If Bakugo asks, he's not dressed up, this is just what he likes to wear.]
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Date: 5/30/25 03:18 (UTC)Bakugo's fond of Red Cardinal. It's one of the few places in the entire resort that won't tolerate any of the peacock's stupid shenanigans. Events don't reach here, perverts are kicked out hard, and the proprietress makes sure everything operates smoothly. It's basically where Bakugo goes out to eat 90% of his time. If he does, since he usually cooks for himself.
Is he surprised to see Vanitas at the restaurant the next day? Nope! He wouldn't have set it up if he knew the guy wouldn't come. But the bastard could've been on time, dammit...]
It took you ten minutes to think up that line?
[Boom.
By now Bakugo's come to suspect (or realize) Vanitas comes from an world several centuries in the past compared to his own. Those clothes are a dead give away to old Western style. European. You know, aristocracy, royalty, vampires. He's dressed in his usual black t-shirt and pants, with a light hoodie hanging open on his shoulders.]
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Date: 5/30/25 10:50 (UTC)The restaurant is pretty quiet, and it's a nice change of pace from the resort and all it's little schemes to try to trap people together in hopes of something more happening. It feels nice to just be able to relax here.
But then Bakugo speaks and Vanitas narrows his eyes at him, picking up the menu to pretend to be more interested in it than the guy across from him.]
I wanted to give you that 10 minutes to think about your mistakes.
[Vanitas wears gloves under his shirt, still not the clawed gloves he's used to, but they come up almost to his elbows beneath the fabric.]
Did you have something to say to me? An apology maybe.
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Date: 5/30/25 23:42 (UTC)He's not shy about telling people Red Cardinal is one of the best places to go for a meal or some rest. The proprietress never lets her food be contaminated with aphrodisiacs or strange magics like other restaurants will. Bakugo's come to view the place as one of the very free true "safe havens" in the resort.
A quick husk of leather-bound cardboard scrapes cross wood as he picks his own menu up and scans the entries. Mostly it's comfort food here, a mix of coffee shop, sandwich cafe, and other simple homely fare. Bunch of different cultures too.]
The hell are you talking about? [Bakugo scrunches half his face up in confusion.] Are you still running a fever?
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