The smile took the immortal by surprise and he stared, possibly longer than he should have until he realized he had been and turned away. No, that wasn't an expression of pity, wasn't even one of bitterness, but of brilliance and mischief, of a man who knew his own strengths and how to get what he wanted. On Cain's behalf, rather than from Cain, and it was startling to see.
He had often heard that Elijah was the noble brother, honorable even if such a thing was possible, and he was seeing it directed at him for the first time. It was... Unexpected to say the least, a kindness that was extended and so different from the brand of Mikaelson he was so used to.
There was no reason to turn it down, except Cain knew how cunning any one of these Originals were. So it wasn't that he was suspicious, but he had to ask. "Why?" Weary blue eyes sharpened now, and that bland expression intensified, not mistrusting, but analyzing, showing a mind that had been started up and was working on understanding.
"Don't tell me it's the right thing to do. You barely know me. We've had sex once and you don't strike me as the shallow type." Considering the honesty he got from the vampire before, whether Elijah had intended it or not, Cain thought he would offer a little bit of it in return.
"I thought you didn't even like me. I'm really not sure what to do with any of this, but I can't give you an answer right now. My head is pounding and I feel like I am still frozen... Let me recover a bit and we'll talk... If you still want to, that is." Cain wasn't sure he himself wanted to, but this would get too awkward if they didn't. He didn't need to be the cause of an extra layer of awkwardness around here.
A hot shower sounded really good right now though, maybe even a hot soak, so he might borrow Elijah's facilities for that. "Oh, you might want to warn the cleaner, or compel them, either way. But my heart is lying around here somewhere."
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Date: 2021-04-03 05:26 am (UTC)He had often heard that Elijah was the noble brother, honorable even if such a thing was possible, and he was seeing it directed at him for the first time. It was... Unexpected to say the least, a kindness that was extended and so different from the brand of Mikaelson he was so used to.
There was no reason to turn it down, except Cain knew how cunning any one of these Originals were. So it wasn't that he was suspicious, but he had to ask. "Why?" Weary blue eyes sharpened now, and that bland expression intensified, not mistrusting, but analyzing, showing a mind that had been started up and was working on understanding.
"Don't tell me it's the right thing to do. You barely know me. We've had sex once and you don't strike me as the shallow type." Considering the honesty he got from the vampire before, whether Elijah had intended it or not, Cain thought he would offer a little bit of it in return.
"I thought you didn't even like me. I'm really not sure what to do with any of this, but I can't give you an answer right now. My head is pounding and I feel like I am still frozen... Let me recover a bit and we'll talk... If you still want to, that is." Cain wasn't sure he himself wanted to, but this would get too awkward if they didn't. He didn't need to be the cause of an extra layer of awkwardness around here.
A hot shower sounded really good right now though, maybe even a hot soak, so he might borrow Elijah's facilities for that. "Oh, you might want to warn the cleaner, or compel them, either way. But my heart is lying around here somewhere."