"Ro..." Colt froze up as Roman walked in placing a plate on the table before bringing a bag over the bed and holding his hand out for Colt's arm. Colt just watched as Roman silently cared for his burn. The faded and dull red mixing in with the black that swirled around in his eyes. He didn't say a single word. "Roman." Nothing. The god just quietly sifted through the bag pulling out this wipe thing as he gently cleaned around the burn. "Roman."
Colt tried again but still, the god said nothing. Colt sighed as he watched him work, his hands were shaking as he discarded the wipe and pulled out an ointment of some sort. The burn itself wasn't severe but it wasn't minor either. Colt hissed a bit as Roman gently dabbed the icy ointment over the burn. It was even more apparent how shakey Roman's hands were at this point.
"Roman, please?" Roman hesitated a bit before quickly finishing up and wrapping it in a damp cold press. Colt frowned as Roman wrapped that as well to keep it from falling off. As the god pulled away to take care of everything Colt grabbed Roman's arm making the god freeze up on the spot. "Talk to me." Colt let go seeing the pale yellow flash in Roman's eyes. "Please?" Roman still didn't respond. He just grabbed the bag and left, after moving the table over so Colt could eat.
That's how it went for a while. Roman would come in, give him food, tend to the burn and everything else, before walking out without saying a single word. At this point, Colt was starting to get VERY worried.
Of course... he had to stop for a second to actually think things through. Why was he so worried about him? Roman literally burned him and yet... he was worried about how that effected him. He was scared at first. Scared that maybe his father had been right... scared that maybe gods really were evil but... the look Roman had when he realized what he had done... that was pure guilt. Roman wouldn't look at him. He wouldn't talk. He just did what he had to and left Colt alone. Except this time, Colt noticed something that made him snap. This time when Roman came in, Colt noticed... Roman didn't have his ring.
"Roman!" Roman froze up, well... froze up as much as he could when his body was practically trembling. "What is going on with you?" Roman's eyes narrowed as he tried to ignore him like always but Colt wasn't going to accept that. Colt threw his covers off of him as he forced himself to get up much to Roman's obvious panic. The human stumbled over to the door and locked it as he glared at the god, shivering like mad. "Sit the fuck down." Roman flinched as he did what he was told making Colt even that much more concerned. "Talk to me god damn it. Please?"
"Why?" Roman's voice cracked as Colt tensed up. "Why should I? Aren't I te bad guy here?" Roman smiled sadly as he shrugged. "Once again I let my anger hurt someone. And Virgil said it was fine... It's not fine. I only ever hurt people. I..." Roman's hands went to his hair as the tears he's tried to hold back spilled like a dam broke. "I'm sorry." Colt relaxed against the door as Roman came undone. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I swear. I just couldn't calm down. My anger takes over... I can't control it. I swear I didn't mean to." Colt slowly made his way over to the bed as Roman flinched and tried to move away only for the human to grab him forcing him to stop.
"Considering all the shit I've done..." Roman's eyes widdened as he looked over to see this serious look in the others eyes. "I'm not conserned in the slightest about your anger... not anymore. Right now... I'm worried about your shaking." Roman tensed as his eyes flashed pale yellow again. "And that constant yellow in your eyes too."
"Y-Yellow?"
"Pale yellow." A look of understanding flitted through Roman's expression as he deflated.
"Ah. Yes... tat." Roman let out a broken laugh as he fiddled with his fingers as if playing with the ring that was not there. "It makes since. Considering it mean's I'm in pain."
"Roman!"
"It... I..." Colt's eyes held a look Roman honestly wasn't ever expecting from the other. Especially not after what he had done. It made him break even more. He ended up spilling everything before he could even stop himself. "I took my ring off."
"And that does what..."
"It's the only thing keeping me from getting touch starved." Colt's eyes shot wide as Roman looked away.
"Like... like in the book? Founder... right?" Roman nodded as he forced himself to stop fidgeting and hugged himself. "Why the fuck in the gods' names did you do that moronic thing?" Roman rolled his eyes as Colt lightly punched him.
"I snapped... again. I just... I felt like..." Roman crashed as he fell back making Colt jump a bit in concern. "I guess I thought if I hurt you ten I needed some sort of punishment."
"Ro..."
"I'm not just a damn god. I'm a prince. I'm supposed to help people. But I keep fucking tat up, every time my anger gets out of hand. I've hurt Virgil so many times. I hate it. I hate it so much. Why don't you hate me?" Colt frowned as Roman's teary gaze turned to him. "Why aren't ye yelling at me... calling me a monster... evil... I proved I'm exactly like what ye thought we were."
"Did you now?" Roman nodded as he just laid there. Colt could see the strain in him clear as day. "Roman go put your ring back on."
"No."
"Roman, that wasn't a question." Roman growled as he looked over to see the human glaring ate him like an angry parent. "Go put your ring back on, before you pass out."
"But I..."
"Roman, I think we gotten passed thinking you're evil now... or at least I have, considering I am genuinely worried about your well being." Roman's eyes shot wide as Colt hissed at him. "God or not you HAVE to take better care of yourself. You are the WORST at it that I have ever met. Put your damn ring back on. Eat some damn food.. And then help me out of this damn bed... I'm tired of being suck here. I can't stand doing nothing." Roman slowly pushed himself back up as he gave the other a very confusion look, a question Colt cought easily. "I'm not mad, Roman. I'm concerned. So please... do all of us, especially Virgil, a favor and take better care of yourself."
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To Break A Curse
Fanfiction(This is TWO books in one so... yeah. Book one and two are both here) Roman is a god, who now goes under the name Roman Black that gave up his divinity to his brother for his love only to get his heartbroken. He's left to wander the earth unable to...
