AB drabble

A Nathaniel drabble I posted to abvh100 this morning blah boring Saturday.

Title: Old Habits
Characters: Nathaniel, Richard
Challenge: #68 -- Nathaniel
Note: Set right after Narcissus in Chains
Word Count: 200

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Nathaniel hadn't survived so long by pissing off alpha lycanthropes. With Gabriel and Raina, Nathaniel knew his place. Do as you're told. Don't scream until I say.

But they were dead now. Anita killed them and saved Nathaniel and took him home and hadn't made him leave.

He fed the ardeur for her, but they weren't having sex. Not yet, Nathaniel reminded himself. One day, he'd figure out how to give her what she needed, and they'd have their happy ever after.

One thing Anita wanted was for him to be more assertive, and he tried. Like yesterday. Richard had looked at Nathaniel with such loathing. The Ulfric thought Nathaniel was in Anita's life and her bed, and that he had her body as well.

The old Nathaniel would have told Richard the truth: that Anita hadn't taken him like that, not yet. The old Nathaniel would have tried everything to keep safe from those stronger than himself.

But then, the old Nathaniel never had Anita smile trustingly at him in the morning. No one had ever depended on the old Nathaniel for anything, let alone companionship.

Nathaniel let Richard believe what he wanted. The Ulfric couldn't hurt him now.

-fin