Current Word count: 171,245 Contains entire series on AO3 and Tumblr. Part I desc.: Vessel has finally died, just as he wanted, but a God comes to him, asks him to help spread their message across the world. To worship. They offer him fame and the love of the world. Vessel wants that, wants to make music and connect with others. If only he could remove himself from the equation. Sleep offers a mask, offers to grant him a wish. Vessel wishes to be loved, for once. No one has ever loved him. Sleep goes above and beyond to grant him that, but first, Vessel must accept the God into his mind, body, and soul. II summary: II wanted to be acknowledged. To be seen for all the effort he puts into every part of his life. Sleep offers him that Asks him to become a vessel, the Second. Asks him to fulfill the wish of their First, Vessel, his wish to be loved. There was something about Vessel that drew II in, like a moth to a flame. Finding out just how damaged Vessel is doesn't make II run, it makes him want to stay. Part two of The Love You Want series, detailing II's acceptance of Sleep and transformation into a Vessel, and just how quickly the two came to care for each other. III summary: III wanted to be accepted. Growing up in a small town with backwards views, they knew they would never fit in. Then he was killed, and Sleep came to them and offered him acceptance, wanted him to be their Third. Offered them the chance to love and be loved in return. How could they not accept? Not when Sleep offered him the chance to get to know the two strangers from his past job. The two he was drawn to in a way they had never felt before. But Vessel is hurt, trapped in his past, and II can't help him on his own. III will force his way into both of their hearts within mere moments, a ray of sunshine that they needed. :: Eventual poly vessels. This is about the characters, NEVER the real people. All detail appearances are hc's of mine.
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