musesandlyrics | 9.3. Oscar Wilde quote

9.3. "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
Oscar Wilde

Co-written with histhornedrose
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The only time Blaise chose to leave Rory's bedside was once he was satisfied the blood transfusion was running, and that Rory's obs were stable. Initially, they hadn't been. Initially, the second drain seemed to be too much stress on him and he went into cardiac arrest. Luckily, the military medical team were the best in their field and they had him stabilised with a relatively small amount of work. Rory's heartbeat started to get stronger once the blood was well on its way to being replenished. There was not a single command, order, or angry glare that would have caused Blaise to leave the Scot. What he did wasn't a claim, but it was his responsibility. Blaise never left someone he fed on without ensuring they had adequate assistance to survive the feed. He never drained them to the point their life was seriously in danger, but this was different. Rory's body had already been through extensive stress. That was the risk in what Blaise did, but as he had watched the terrible scene play out, it became more and more inevitable that Rory would have caused himself irreparable damage if he remained in the Brujah state of mind. It was beyond who he really was and he was on a rage overload. He would have killed or been killed. No question about it.

( But with Rory now under Blaise's influence, Blaise stayed with him as long as it took to know he was okay... )

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