[Fic] Petshop of Horrors // Lovable

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Written for the psohdrabble prompt "small fires".

Petshop of Horrors // Lovable
G | 100 words | Count D | Implied spoilers for volumes ... 7 and 9? | D cannot love humans.

He cannot love humans. There is nothing for him to love that is not drowned in their pettiness and greed and destruction. And it is against his purpose – all he needs to do is set the wheels of fate in motion and observe the results; there is no space for love.

And yet when faced with the opportunity to have Chris leave, D acts to keep him. When Leon is in pain – in danger – D reaches out a hand to ease him. Count D cannot love humans, and yet –

These are only the tiniest sparks, but from sparks grow fires.