[Somehow, Sola had healed himself..that was the only option. He knew Barry too well to think Sola had gotten out of there with nothing happening.
The vampire slid his arms around Sola, pulling him close, and rested his head on his boyfriend's shoulder. After a moment, one hand moved up to the back of Sola's head. At least he wasn't dead.]
[He's not wholly ignorant, he knows Johnny feels responsible. Gently, he brings his own arms around behind Johnny's head, hugging the kneeling man's head to his shoulder gently.]
It's not your fault he came here. Don't worry, okay?
[His arms tighten a little, not painfully, but in what Sola hopes is a reassuring gesture. He'll have to somehow get stronger, he knows, but he'd managed to keep Johnny safe this time and he's determined to continue to do so for as long as it takes.
He lowers his face into his matesprit's hair again, hiding the quiver of fear he still feels even in his determination.]
[Johnny's own arms tighten as well and he wishes that they were enough to keep the person they held safe and protected forever. He'd already failed that...and Sola wasn't letting him help--most likely either through pride or through some misguided attempt to not hurt the vampire.
He was sorely tempted to say it would hurt him more to be lied to...but, the blood wasn't flowing, it was only a stain. If Sola was hiding it for a reason, Johnny had no real grounds to press.
Except...
The vampire pulled away suddenly, hands pulling back to take Sola's once more as Johnny's expression melted again into worry and panic....with barely concealed horror beneath the surface.
Why hadn't he asked before?? It was perfectly possible...not that he smelled like it, but that didn't really mean anything.]
Sola...Barry didn't mess with you sexually...did he? And don't hide anything from me-!
[It was important....but, if it was okay for a vampire to pray to God, he was doing it now.]
[Sola turns a brilliant shade of red, sputtering and not at all sure why Johnny is asking him such a thing. He's never been confronted with the idea of sexual assault or abuse, only vaguely with the idea that sex is something you do with someone you love and that he maybe sort of wants to do that someday because Signless said its what matesprits do eventually and it's supposed to be good, but Barry? Why would he?]
[He very nearly laughed with how Sola was reacting. Only Sola could have that kind of pure reaction, it flooded the vampire with relief.He brought his hands up to Sola's face, cupping it, and leaned in to kiss his boyfriend's forehead. In the blink of an eye, Johnny had his arms back around Sola to hold him close.]
Good....I'm sorry, Ijust needed to know. Sometimes Barry, he- well...no, it doesn't matter.
[He pulled away again and offered a small, slightly less real, smile.]
[Johnny you can't just ask something like that and then not explain! Sola opens his mouth to protest being kept in the dark - again - but Johnny's calling him his hero turns Sola an even more brilliant red right to the tips of his ears and his voice gets caught in his throat.
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[Somehow, Sola had healed himself..that was the only option. He knew Barry too well to think Sola had gotten out of there with nothing happening.
The vampire slid his arms around Sola, pulling him close, and rested his head on his boyfriend's shoulder. After a moment, one hand moved up to the back of Sola's head. At least he wasn't dead.]
I'm sorry.
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[He's not wholly ignorant, he knows Johnny feels responsible. Gently, he brings his own arms around behind Johnny's head, hugging the kneeling man's head to his shoulder gently.]
It's not your fault he came here. Don't worry, okay?
[His arms tighten a little, not painfully, but in what Sola hopes is a reassuring gesture. He'll have to somehow get stronger, he knows, but he'd managed to keep Johnny safe this time and he's determined to continue to do so for as long as it takes.
He lowers his face into his matesprit's hair again, hiding the quiver of fear he still feels even in his determination.]
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He was sorely tempted to say it would hurt him more to be lied to...but, the blood wasn't flowing, it was only a stain. If Sola was hiding it for a reason, Johnny had no real grounds to press.
Except...
The vampire pulled away suddenly, hands pulling back to take Sola's once more as Johnny's expression melted again into worry and panic....with barely concealed horror beneath the surface.
Why hadn't he asked before?? It was perfectly possible...not that he smelled like it, but that didn't really mean anything.]
Sola...Barry didn't mess with you sexually...did he? And don't hide anything from me-!
[It was important....but, if it was okay for a vampire to pray to God, he was doing it now.]
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What?!
[Sola turns a brilliant shade of red, sputtering and not at all sure why Johnny is asking him such a thing. He's never been confronted with the idea of sexual assault or abuse, only vaguely with the idea that sex is something you do with someone you love and that he maybe sort of wants to do that someday because Signless said its what matesprits do eventually and it's supposed to be good, but Barry? Why would he?]
Why are you asking that? All we did was fight!
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[He very nearly laughed with how Sola was reacting. Only Sola could have that kind of pure reaction, it flooded the vampire with relief.He brought his hands up to Sola's face, cupping it, and leaned in to kiss his boyfriend's forehead. In the blink of an eye, Johnny had his arms back around Sola to hold him close.]
Good....I'm sorry, Ijust needed to know. Sometimes Barry, he- well...no, it doesn't matter.
[He pulled away again and offered a small, slightly less real, smile.]
Let's get my hero cleaned up, okay?
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A-alright!