Like good old times

(set: $passedTime to 0) Never thought you would have seen {(set: $servant to (a: "him", "her", "them"))(link-repeat: "[(print: $servant's 1st)]<servant|")[(replace: ?servant)[(set: $servant to (rotated: -1, ...$servant))(print: $servant's 1st)]]} again after all this time. [[It's been a century.->arrival]]

{(set: $servant to $servant's 1st) (if: $servant is 'him')[(set: $pronouns to (a: "he", "him", "his"))(set: $toBe to (a: "is", "was", "has", "does"))(set: $verb to "s")(set: $verbE to "es")] (if: $servant is 'her')[(set: $pronouns to (a: "she", "her", "her"))(set: $toBe to (a: "is", "was", "has", "does"))(set: $verb to "s")(set: $verbE to "es")] (if: $servant is 'them')[(set: $pronouns to (a: "they", "them", "their"))(set: $toBe to (a: "are", "were", "have", "do"))(set: $verb to "")(set: $verbE to "")]}And yet here (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st), gingerly entering your living room, (print: $pronouns's 2nd) eyes wandering on the mushy walls, the worn out carpet, the varnish peeling from the cupboards. Dilapidated splendor. (print: $pronouns's 1st) look(print: $verb) everywhere but at you, as if fearing to find you as ruined as your villa. As if fearing vampires can age. Or perhaps (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) just fearing what (print: $pronouns's 1st) know(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 1st) will see once (print: $pronouns's 1st) will finally dare to look at you: the same face (print: $pronouns's 1st) know(print: $verb), forever unchanging. A ghost from the past. One that will make (print: $pronouns's 2nd) feel as if no time has passed; as if you two are still the same two horrible people, stuck in the same horrible relationship. [[(print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 3rd) not changed much, either.->arrival2a]]

"My {(set: $ruler to (a: "ruler", "queen", "king"))(link-repeat: "[(print: $ruler's 1st)]<ruler|")[(replace: ?ruler)[(set: $ruler to (rotated: -1, ...$ruler))(print: $ruler's 1st)]]}", (print: $pronouns's 1st) say(print: $verb). "Your vampiric clan beseeches your help. Enemy sires take your absence as a sign of weakness, and feast on the blood of the weak. We are doing what we can to fight them off, but all the other elders are dead or lost. We are simply not strong enough." (print: $pronouns's 3rd) voice, so formal. (print: $pronouns's 3rd) body, tense as a violin. "I have been sent here by the clan to formally ask for your help. We do not ask for your return, but simply for an intervention. A display of power to strike fear in the heart of the adversary." Your answer? [["You know my price."->arrival3]] [["Persuade me."->arrival3]] [["I've missed you, despite everything."->arrival3]]

{(if: $passedTime is 0)[(print: $pronouns's 1st) get(print: $verb) up and move(print: $verb) to the couch. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) over you now, your legs pressed between (print: $pronouns's 3rd), (print: $pronouns's 3rd) cold body pinning yours against the cushions. "I take no pleasure in this," (print: $pronouns's 1st) say(print: $verb), as (print: $pronouns's 1st) remove(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3rd) tie and use(print: $verb) it to bond your wrists.]} "Where should I bite you?" (print: $pronouns's 1st) ask(print: $verb). {(if: $biteMouth is 0)[(link: '"My mouth." ' )[(set: $passedTime to it + 1)(set: $biteMouth to 1)(goto: "mouth")]] (if: $biteNeck is 0)[(link: '"My neck." ' )[(set: $passedTime to it + 1)(set: $biteNeck to 1)(goto: "neck")]] (if: $biteArms is 0)[(link: '"My arms." ' )[(set: $passedTime to it + 1)(set: $biteArms to 1)(goto: "arms")]] (if: $biteLeg is 0)[(link: '"My legs." ' )[(set: $passedTime to it + 1)(set: $biteLeg to 1)(goto: "legs")]] (if: $biteNipples is 0)[(link: '"My nipples." ' )[(set: $passedTime to it + 1)(set: $biteNipples to 1)(goto: "nipples")]] }

{(if: $mood is "rage")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) grab(print: $verb) your chin and squeeze(print: $verb), forcing your mouth open. "Stick out your tongue." You obey, struggling not to tremble. (print: $pronouns's 1st) look(print: $verb) at you like you're a prey, pupils like pinpricks. (print: $pronouns's 1st) clasp(print: $verb) your tongue between (print: $pronouns's 3rd) maws and bites down, hard. You gurgle, choking in blood, but (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 4th) not let you go. (print: $pronouns's 1st) wrap(print: $verb) an arm behind your neck, holding you close, and suck(print: $verb) as if trying to swallow your tongue in one gulp. All you can feel in your mouth is a mushy red mess.](else-if: $mood is "irritation")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) bring(print: $verb) a finger to your mouth; slide(print: $verb) it between your lips. (print: $pronouns's 1st) look(print: $verb) almost bored as you start sucking, drinking his taste, aching with need. (print: $pronouns's 1st) add(print: $verb) a second finger to your mouth, and then another. Just as you start contemplating the idea of biting (print: $pronouns's 2nd), (print: $pronouns's 1st) retreat(print: $verb). "You disgust me." He wipes his fingers on your cheek. "Open your mouth." You obey, spit drooling from your face. (print: $pronouns's 1st) plunge(print: $verb) down and bite(print: $verb) your lower lip, sucking your blood with rhythmic efficiency.](else:)[(print: $pronouns's 1st) look(print: $verb) at you, hesitating a moment before getting closer. (print: $pronouns's 2nd) lips graze yours. You close your eyes. (print: $pronouns's 3rd) kiss is soft and painfully nostalgic. (print: $pronouns's 1st) sink(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3rd) fangs in your tongue, but you only notice it when the metallic tang fills your mouth. (print: $pronouns's 1st) suck(print: $verb) your blood with gentleness, as if afraid of breaking you. There is no physical pain in this kiss, but is the sweetness that hurts. The artfully crafted lie.]} After an eternity (print: $pronouns's 1st) detach(print: $verbE), leaving you panting, blood oozing from your lips. {(if: $mood is not "rage")[(link: '"Rougher." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "rage")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "irritation")[(link: '"Be more detached, please." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "irritation")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "longing")[(link: '"Be more gentle." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "longing")(goto:"hub")]]] (link: '"Perfect."')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(goto:"hub")]]}

{(if: $mood is "rage")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) clasp(print: $verb) your shoulders and hold(print: $verb) you down, pressing (print: $pronouns's 3rd) cold body against yours. (print: $pronouns's 1st) lick(print: $verb) your neck, and you istinctively arch your neck to give him a better angle, offering yourself to his thirst. (print: $pronouns's 1st) growl(print: $verb) as (print: $pronouns's 1st) drink(print: $verb) savagely, and you remain paralyzed under (print: $pronouns's 3rd) weight, fearing (print: $pronouns's 1st) might destroy you if you dare to move. Better to play dead, to be a good little prey and let (print: $pronouns's 2nd) have (print: $pronouns's 3rd) way as you lie very still, and yet feeling very alive.](else-if: $mood is "irritation")["Stand still," (print: $pronouns's 1st) order(print: $verb). You obey. Not because he has any power, not truly, but because you *like* to obey. And so you remain frozen as (print: $pronouns's 1st) move(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands around your neck, moving aside your shirt collar to sink (print: $pronouns's 3rd) fangs in your flesh. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 4rd) not even try to pin down your wrists. (print: $pronouns's 1st) know(print: $verb) you want this, you dirty little masochist, and (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 4rd) not really need to physically restrain you to have you at (print: $pronouns's 3rd) mercy.](else:)[(print: $pronouns's 1st) nuzzles (print: $pronouns's 3rd) head against your neck, and for a moment, everything is fine. (print: $pronouns's 1st) sinks (print: $pronouns's 3rd) teeth in your neck and holds you tight as (print: $pronouns's 1st) sucks your blood, arms wrapped around your body as if to protect you, you fragile thing. You broken thing.]} The pain (the pleasure) is almost enough to make your dead heart beat again. {(if: $mood is not "rage")[(link: '"Rougher." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "rage")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "irritation")[(link: '"Be more detached, please." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "irritation")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "longing")[(link: '"Be more gentle." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "longing")(goto:"hub")]]] (link: '"Perfect."')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(goto:"hub")]]}

{(if: $mood is "rage")["Fight," (print: $pronouns's 1st) order(print: $verb) with a mad grin. As if woken by the signal, your whole body jolts against (print: $pronouns's 2nd). (print: $pronouns's 1st) let(print: $verb) you struggle, let(print: $verb) you beat your bound hands against (print: $pronouns's 3rd) chest before pushing your down, laughing. You push back with a roar, and you roll down from the sofa, pulling and kicking and screaming. Only when you feel (print: $pronouns's 3rd) teeth sink in your shoulder you surrender, letting (print: $pronouns's 2nd) drink (print: $pronouns's 3rd) prize.](else-if: $mood is "irritation")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) grab(print: $verb) your wrists and raises them over your head, revealing the tender, white skin under your arms. (print: $pronouns's 1st) lick(print: $verb) it slowly, savouring every inch, refusing to bare (print: $pronouns's 3rd) fangs. You writhe. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 4th) not even flinch but only get(print: $verb) slower, continuing to tease you with (print: $pronouns's 3rd) tongue. Only when you start whimpering "please" (print: $pronouns's 1st) finally bite(print: $verb) you, sucking exactly one sip of blood before raising (print: $pronouns's 3rd) head.](else:)[(print: $pronouns's 1st) caress(print: $verbE) your arm, taking it between (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands, turning it slowly as if admiring a work of art. Every crease, every mole, every spot exactly as (print: $pronouns's 1st) remember(print: $verb) it. (print: $pronouns's 1st) nuzzle(print: $verb) your hand against (print: $pronouns's 3rd) face before sinking (print: $pronouns's 3rd) teeth in your wrist.]} It hurts. And yet, it never feels like it's hurting enough. {(if: $mood is not "rage")[(link: '"Rougher." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "rage")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "irritation")[(link: '"Be more detached, please." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "irritation")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "longing")[(link: '"Be more gentle." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "longing")(goto:"hub")]]] (link: '"Perfect."')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(goto:"hub")]]}

Something is wrong. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) drinking your blood, and (print: $toBe's 1st) not stopping. (print: $pronouns's 2nd) fangs remain stuck in your flesh, two dark blots of pain, and with each gulp your head feels a bit lighter. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) trying to kill you. For real. (print: $toBe's 1st) (print: $pronouns's 1st) betraying your shared clan, or (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) (print: $pronouns's 1st) just trying to secure your power? You don't know. It doesn't really matter. [[You'll kill (print: $pronouns's 2nd) first.->kill]] [[Stop (print: $pronouns's 2nd). Gently.->give]] [[Time for some old-fashioned revenge.->trap]]

(print: $pronouns's 1st) got stronger, but you're still more powerful than (print: $pronouns's 2nd). You both know it. And you may be a masochist, but you know how to bite back. It takes seconds for you to reverse positions, pinning (print: $pronouns's 2nd) down. "Why?" you ask, but (print: $pronouns's 1st) just stare(print: $verb) at you with empty eyes, lips sealed. You shrug, sinking your fangs in (print: $pronouns's 2nd) neck. Like you did so many centuries ago, when you drained (print: $pronouns's 2nd) body from life before giving (print: $pronouns's 3rd) immortality. You gave your lover eternal life. Now, you take it back. [["Why?"->kill2]] [["I don't think I'm gonna help you, after all."->kill2]] [["Was it personal?"->kill2]] [["I've missed you, after all."->kill2]]

You stand still and pretend to have lost, savouring the pain, the smell of blood, the weight of (print: $pronouns's 3rd) body against yours. Then you get tired, so you hug (print: $pronouns's 2nd). It's a strong, supernatural hug that blocks (print: $pronouns's 2nd) completely, but there's still gentleness in your grasp. Your arms are strong enough to crush (print: $pronouns's 2nd). You both know this. "It doesn't have to end this way," you whisper, resting your head against (print: $pronouns's 3rd) shoulder. "We both know we don't truly want to kill each other." (print: $pronouns's 1st) slumps against you. Sighs. [["Why?"->give2]] [["I don't think I'm gonna help you, after all."->give2]] [["Was it personal?"->give2]] [["I've missed you, after all."->give2]]

So easy to snap (print: $pronouns's 3rd) neck. Not enough to kill a vampire, of course, but enough to snap nerve connections, making (print: $pronouns's 2nd) fall to the floor like a threadless puppet. (print: $pronouns's 1st) blink(print: $verb), gurgle(print: $verb), shudder(print: $verb). You just shrug before returning to your blood-laden sofa, your limbs aching, your throat dry. [["Why?"->trap2]] [["I don't think I'm gonna help you, after all."->trap2]] [["Was it personal?"->trap2]] [["I've missed you. Really."->trap2]]

{(if: $mood is "rage")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) grab(print: $verb) you and turn(print: $verb) you. The world spins, your face now pushed against the mouldy cushions of the sofa. You feel (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands grabbing the edges of your trousers and pulling them down, baring your legs. Another rip, and your butt now lay exposed as well. You wriggle your legs, but your trousers are knotted around your ankles. Half naked. Vulnerable. Unable to escape. And now (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands are on your buttocks, and you quiver. (print: $pronouns's 1st) bites your hip, but (print: $toBe's 4th) not simply sink your fangs: (print: $pronouns's 1st) tear(print: $verb). The pain is raw and red. Alarm bells sound in your head as your body starts the regeneration process... And fails. (print: $pronouns's 1st) stuck a finger in your wound to stop your flesh from resewing itself. (print: $pronouns's 1st) wriggle(print: $verb) it to keep the gash open as (print: $pronouns's 1st) drink(print: $verb) the oozing blood.](else-if: $mood is "irritation")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) lay(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands on your knees and pulls them apart, tearing open your legs. You don't really feel anything down there anymore, but you still feel weirdly vulnerable laying like this, your crotch obscenely on display. (print: $pronouns's 1st) wait(print: $verb) until your legs are completely open and then slides (print: $pronouns's 3rd) hand down, examining your tight, squeezing it as if to taste the firmness of the meat under your jeans. Up. Down. Squeeze. Up. Down. Making you wait, making you fear that perhaps you're not good enough to get bitten. Old, decadent meat. When (print: $pronouns's 1st) finally bares his fangs, you cry.](else:)[(print: $pronouns's 1st) cover(print: $verb) the tender flesh of your inner tight with tender kisses. (print: $pronouns's 1st) start(print: $verb) from the knees and moves upwards, caressing your body with adoring lips. You can barely appreciate (print: $pronouns's 3rd) touch; the fabric of your trousers feels impossibly thick. Your sexual organs are as dead as the rest of your body, but (print: $pronouns's 1st) still kiss(print: $verbE) your crotch with a smile before lowering your trousers. Just enough to catch a glimpse of your hips; just enough to sink his teeth with the gentleness of an old lover.]} The pain tastes like relief. {(if: $mood is not "rage")[(link: '"Rougher." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "rage")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "irritation")[(link: '"Be more detached, please." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "irritation")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "longing")[(link: '"Be more gentle." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "longing")(goto:"hub")]]] (link: '"Perfect."')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(goto:"hub")]]}

{(if: $mood is "rage")[(print: $pronouns's 1st) tear(print: $verb) open your shirt, exposing your flesh. (print: $pronouns's 2nd) hands immediately go to your nipples. (print: $pronouns's 1st) pinch(print: $verbE) them both, and keep(print: $verb) squeezing until (print: $pronouns's 1st) manage(print: $verb) to get a cry of pain from you. But instead of stopping, (print: $pronouns's 1st) start(print: $verb) twisting and pulling. (print: $pronouns's 1st) stop(print: $verb). Let(print: $verb) you catch your breath, metaphorically, as (print: $pronouns's 3rd) tongue lap a swollen nipple. But the respite lasts only an instant, and the second later (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) pinching you again, and it //really hurts// but also ~~feels good~~. Once your nipple is swollen and red, (print: $pronouns's 1st) pierce(print: $verb) right through it with a teeth.](else-if: $mood is "irritation")[(print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands caress your neck, as if considering to strangle you. An instant later, (print: $pronouns's 3rd) fingers reach for your collar button. (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 4th) not even look at you. (print: $pronouns's 1st) free(print: $verb) the buttons from the cloth, slowly, carefully, as if they might break. Once (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 1st) done (print: $pronouns's 1st) open(print: $verb) your shirt like a curtain, revealing the dead flesh underneath. (print: $pronouns's 1st) lower(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3rd) head and lick(print: $verb) your chest, slowly, circling your nipple with (print: $pronouns's 2nd) tongue until finally the fangs sink in and you can think again. ](else:)[(print: $pronouns's 3rd) hands slide under your shirt, a goofy teenager exploring his lover's body for the first time. (print: $pronouns's 2nd) eager hands caress your hips, your belly, your chest. (print: $pronouns's 1st) raises up your shirt, gingerly, and every new inch of exposed flesh is saluted by a kiss. When your nipples get unveiled, (print: $pronouns's 1st) suck(print: $verb) them gently before sinking (print: $pronouns's 3rd) fangs.]} Your whole body pulses in rhythm with (print: $pronouns's 3rd) gulps. {(if: $mood is not "rage")[(link: '"Rougher." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "rage")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "irritation")[(link: '"Be more detached, please." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "irritation")(goto:"hub")]]] (if: $mood is not "longing")[(link: '"Be more gentle." ')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(set: $mood to "longing")(goto:"hub")]]] (link: '"Perfect."')[(if: $passedTime is 3)[(goto: "attack")](else:)[(goto:"hub")]]}

##Content Warning --- This game does not feature any actual sex, but is still an extremely explicit, horny story involving the following content: dubious consent, domination and submission, graphic violence, bloodplay. If you are underage or this kind of content bothers you, please refrain for playing! [[I understand and wish to continue->start]]

(print: $pronouns's 1st) sigh(print: $verb), raising (print: $pronouns's 3rd) head just slightly. Just enough to show you the contempt in (print: $pronouns's 3rd) eyes. "Please. Your people are dying," (print: $pronouns's 1st) repeat(print: $verb), slowly. "This is not about you and me. This is about duty, and blood." But you have seen so many people dying in your life, and you don't know why you should care more this time. Wars come and go; you remain. War never changes, and neither do you. (print: $pronouns's 1st) know(print: $verb) what you want: that's why (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 3rd) been sent here, in this room, talking to a (print: $ruler's 1st) (print: $pronouns's 1st) abandoned so long ago. (print: $pronouns's 1st) know(print: $verb) that immortals like you don't feel much about anything anymore, dreams and desires reduced to pulsations of the undead flesh. And (print: $pronouns's 1st) (print: $toBe's 3rd) lived with you long enough to know all your worst kinks. [["Entertain me and I'll think about it."->hub]]

(print: $pronouns's 1st) opens (print: $pronouns's 3rd) mouth to say something, but it's difficult to talk with no lungs connecting to a mouth. Without air, (print: $pronouns's 3rd) words are just empty gurgles. What to do with him? You'll think about something. You have all the time in the world. You smile. "Isn't it nice to be together again?" You ask, poking (print: $pronouns's 3rd) body with your foot. [["Like good old times."->end]]

(print: $pronouns's 1st) sighs. "I'll explain everything." You know you won't like the explanation. You know it will have to do with vampire politics and assorted wars, and at the end of it you'll probably have to move your ass from your decadent throne and go kill some punks. But just for a night, perhaps, you can gossip together [[like good old times.->end]]

But your are only empty words whispered to a corpse, the drained meat already becoming transparent like glass. You don't even feel sad. Just nostalgic. Missing [[good old times->end]] you're not even sure ever existed.

##Like good old times --- *A horny vampire story by Not Safe Or Sane* [[Restart->start]]

Same air of mild disdain as (print: $pronouns's 1st) walk(print: $verb) through the room in delicate steps, tiptoeing among the dust. Same opulent taste in clothing: classy suits, silken ties, shiny leather shoes. Same contempt as (print: $pronouns's 1st) reach(print: $verbE) your sofa and kneel(print: $verb) in front of you, brows furrowing. Already worrying about the dust clinging to (print: $pronouns's 3rd) trousers, you bet. Finally, (print: $pronouns's 1st) make(print: $verb) eye contact. (print: $pronouns's 3rd) expression is the same of the day the left you: bitterness, with a hint of {(set: $moodList to (a: "longing", "rage", "irritation"))(link-repeat: "[(print: $moodList's 1st)]<moodList|")[(replace: ?moodList)[(set: $moodList to (rotated: -1, ...$moodList))(print: $moodList's 1st)(set: $mood to $moodList's 1st)]]}. [[(print: $pronouns's 1st) open(print: $verb) (print: $pronouns's 3nd) mouth.->arrival2]]