His eyes widened at that and he quickly pulled away from her. ”Oh, shit! Betty, I’m so sorry. I didn't know.” he apologized. He remembered that she used vervain in the process to turn him human but he had no clue that it would affect anyone else now. ”I didn't mean to hurt you.” he added in a soft whisper.
She shook her head closing her eyes " you never mean too no one ever means too but they do and I suffer the consequences" she said putting her hands on the bed including her severely burnt one
He shook his head, his body trembling from the pain of his movements. ”I d-disagree.” he hissed a little through clenched teeth from his injuries. ”In my opinion, your stepfather was a sadistic jerk who seemed to look for any excuse to tear you down; physically and emotionally. I won't say anything against your brothers since the few I’ve met do seem to care about you, but they could have stopped the way you were treated.” he pointed out gently. ”If anything, you shouldn't have to suffer anything. You don't deserve to, my Angel.”
She turned her head to the side her eyes filling with tears
He started to reach for her but remembered the poison was still on him. He opened the medical kit and started wrapping some rough gauze around his hands, quickly at first, but slowing down to make sure he wouldn't hurt her again.
She sighed closing her eyes her tears ran down her cheeks
Once he was satisfied with his work, his hands were completely wrapped and looked like they belonged to a mummy, he gently reached for her. ”I’m not going to ask you to stop crying. We've been through another personal version of Hell and… I won't lie, for a few minutes when I woke up as a human… I didn't love you the way I had before… the way I do now.” he told her tenderly. ”And I’m so very sorry for everything that happened, especially recently.”
She shook her head " I can't do this lysander I just can't" she said
He closed his eyes, feeling tears starting to form. “I don’t want you to be unhappy.” he whispered finally, fully aware of what would happen to him if he lost her.
" I'm getting hurt I actually look like a monster" she said
”No.” he shook his head. ”No you don't. You look perfect. You are my gorgeous Persephone… and I don't deserve you.” he said honestly.
She shook her head closing her eyes " I can't see out my eyes my hand freaking hurts" she said
”W-what do you mean you can't see?” he asked, his eyes widening in worry.
" my eye is scratched the hell up" she said
He forced himself back up and looked at her, trying to see how bad her eye was. ”Did you tell anyone else?” he asked with a concerned frown.
" obviously your girlfriend did it" she said
He raised a brow in confusion, trying to remember for a moment before nodding slightly in realization. ”Oh. Right, when she took your crystal.” he almost muttered. ”Maybe we should remind Evan when he gets back.”
" lysander we keep getting hurt your getting hurt I'm not supposed to let that happen" she said
”Betty, none of this is your fault.” he told her firmly. ”What just happened was my fault. I’m used to being attacked. You've seen my scars. They’re older than… than this country. Hell, some of them are from the war when this country became a country. You know how old that is.” he said starting to get a little worked up. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down before continuing. ”I won't deny that we’re supposed to protect each other, but it's not your job to… to… I’ll always fight for you, regardless of what happens to me as long as you’re safe in the end.”
"Do I look safe to you" she said
He shook his head a little. ”You look hurt.” he admitted softly. ”But you’re surrounded by people who love and genuinely care about you. Doesn't that mean anything?”
" Why can't you just not love me?!"
”Because it's impossible for me!” he answered. ”It’s part of being an Eternal. Once you find yours, stopping how much you love them is practically the same as killing yourself. And as a vampire… Well, you know how hard that is.” he sighed. ”I know that some people can grow apart after a while but that won't happen for us either. It can't.”
" and why not?" She asked
”No. I mean, it literally can't. As in it's impossible.” he tried to explain. ”Even if it was could happen… It would end up killing me.”
" how the hell would it kill you? She asked
”I don't know the details but I know that it would be slow and more painful than any other way to kill a vampire.” he answered. ”I know I’m human right now, but… This is uncharted territory, Betty. No known pair of Eternals has ever stopped loving each other or simply grown apart.”
She Groaned rolling her eyes " fucking great"
”Yeah, yeah, I know.” Lysander huffed, a little irritably. ”You prefer Evan.”
She rolled her eyes " please"