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Love Or Lust?

WARNING: SMALL MENTION OF SA, OVER ALL SEXUAL UNDERTONE (In case you're not into that type of content, even though there is no direct smut.) requested by BookwormsRule15

"Love and lust are two things that people have mixed up for ages. Humanity as a whole has trouble distinguishing the differences between the two. But is lust really as big of a sin as people have made it out to be? Or is it a natural feeling? What happens when a being meant to look over the domain of love, ends up losing control to a very being that was banned for a reason?" Archie, had a habit of starting all of these classes in riddles.

It was painfully obvious what todays subject was.. Nix, and his inability to keep it in his pants. You weren't really fond of assholes who were okay with hypnotizing people and practically sexually assaulting them.

Instead, you opened you notebook, and began the session. Ever since Archie had revealed himself as well, himself, you were a little bit less interested in the classes, and more interested in your teacher. There was something to him that really... drew you to him. It was no longer the mystery as to who he was.. Now it was more so your own interests in God's muse.

At this point you were only going to class to see him. It was no longer your curiosity of other worlds. Your notebooks were strictly dedicated to him. Every small piece of his life that he would let slip out, you would take imminent note of. You were obsessed with him.. There was no other word for how you felt towards this man.

"The feeling of love is indescribable. Unless you're a nerd who looks at love scientifically and knows that love is a mammalian impulse.. like eating or the feeling of thirst. Although there is a scientific explanation for it, a lot of people believe in higher beings giving us the ability to feel love. That is Nix. He has many names, Cupid, Eros, etc.. etc.., it's the same person nevertheless.

"In recent years, he has become a sort of controversial figure, as he is a more problematic divine. Ever since he knew what exactly love entailed, he would take advantage of Rex's ignorance, and sneak off to.. show the humans how to love if you catch my drift.

"Of course it was only a matter of time before his recklessness led to a pregnancy. And that was exactly what happened on Earth in 1976 when he got some poor Earthling woman pregnant with his first and only child.

"Being the literal definition of a dead beat dad, Nix had obsoletely no contact with his son during his entire life. Even if he cursed every descendent of his son to have pink hair, he still had no part in their lives what so ever.

"And what was the reason? Nix knew that there were consequences to creating offspring with mortals. His children would one day perish. And he would remain an eternal being for the rest of time. There would be one day where he would return to Earth, and the only indication as to somebody of his bloodline would be their hair. He cursed them in order to recognize them years in the future.

"Yes the story of Nix follows years of hypersexuality, sex, lust, and events as such. But how ironic is it, that even the God of Love doesn't know what love is. He doesn't understand love in the way that the creator intended. When the Creator made Nix, he intended for Nix's purpose to be the love of a father towards their children. Not of a lustful creature such as Babylon. She was put in the pits of Gehena for a reason.

"However, there is a bit of a loophole. Love is a broad term. One can feel platonic love for a friend, or the instinct to love a parent or vise versa. One can love romantically. There are multiple meanings of love. Where Nix failed was encompassing only one, rather than all of them. Or maybe he did. Maybe out of love for his son, he refused to grow to love him enough to feel an attachment. All in dread of the day he might pass.

"However the one thing Nix did get right was the aspect of lust. Is it love or lust? In truth, it's both. Love can be lust, but lust cannot be love. Lust is a part of love, not love itself."

Love?

Were you.. In love with Arthur Tess?

"Class dismissed." Archie called out, officially ended the class. Soon the portals raised, taking everyone to their home. Everyone.. except for you.

"Arthur?" Nobody was there anymore, hence as to why you were so confident on first name basis.

"Let me see your notebook." You froze. He wanted to see your notebook. Your notebook. The one in which you wrote all the little side notes about him, and his entire history on..

"Uh.. Yeah.." You shakily reached for your notebook.

As you handed it to him, you shrunk in your shame. He read the pages.. nodding, and making small noises of approval. As if saying that it was all correct.

"Right.. Okay... So would you like to tell me why you're taking notes on my life rather than the class? You seem good at taking notes." He questioned.

"Oh.." You laughed awkwardly.. "Yeah, about that. I'm actually a pretty shit notetaker."

"Then what are all of these?" He flipped the notebook over to you, a page full of notes of his entire backstory.

"That.. Ahh.. I don't know when that got there.." You gave out shitty excuses.. clearly you were also a pretty shit liar.

"Right, so could it have been during that entire time I gave a lecture on Nix?" He suspected.

"Noooo.. I was listening to that." You in fact were not listening to that.

"Alright then, tell me one thing you learned from that entire lecture." He demanded.

"Umm... Lust is a part of love, but it will never be enough to say that you love someone." You seemed pretty impressed at how well you pulled that one out of your ass.

"Of course. Alright then, would you like to tell me if your feelings towards me are love.. or lust?" You turned a bright pink.

"What do you mean lust?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

The look in his eyes of a vivid, I got you, moment made you feel cornered. You were no longer one step ahead of him, now you were one step behind.. And you didn't like that.

"What do I feel about you? More like what do you feel towards me?"

Now it was his turned to look confused as his confidence turned into a puzzled expression, "What?"

You smirked, glad to have control of the situation once more, "Why don't you tell me about why you chose to open up to me, instead of the other students? Or your fancy acquaintances? Why not another muse for that matter?"

"They would never understand." He responded vaguely

"And I would? I mortal from another plain of existence would understand the struggles of a muse, better than another muse?" You asked, not convinced at his answer.

"The other muses are assholes."

"And~? You asked, still unsatisfied with his answer.

"And what? What else do you want from me?"

"Hmm... Would you like to tell me if your feelings towards me are love.. or lust?" You teased him.

"Well.. In a way... lust is a part of love.. Fuck.. Both."