Summary: Tumblr Prompt: Raphael and Simon are friends with benefits, but Simon wants more.
By: shadowhunterlightwood
Simon was lying on the couch inside the Hotel DuMort, the other boy sprawled on top of him. His lips pressed against Raphael's and he let out a moan, their shirts already been removed a minute before. Simon knew where things were going and if he were being honest, he had never been with a guy like this before. He was nervous.
"Hey um, can we talk?" Simon broke off the kiss and looked at Raphael. If someone would have said a month ago that he and Raphael would be doing this, he would've called the person crazy. It had taken a lot of effort on Simon's part to get the older vampire to open up, and even though this whole friends with benefits thing was fun and all, of course Simon wanted more; he couldn't help but fall for Raphael.
"Yeah, what is it?" Raphael's lips were swollen from kissing for the past half an hour, and he was sure that Simon was just as excited as him to continue what they were doing. But naturally Simon had to open his mouth to say something, something that Raphael actually found kind of cute. Not that he would ever admit that though.
"It's just...what are we?" Simon didn't know how else to phrase the question, and he was hoping that Raphael had a better answer than him. Sure, Simon had dated before, but it was with very few people and he had no experience dating a vampire, even though he happened to be one as well. Plus, Raphael was intimidating. He was getting used to him now, but sometimes the guy came off as super intense.
"What are we? Um..." Raphael wasn't sure what Simon even meant. Did he mean boyfriends? The thought made him panic and he sat up, moving away from Simon. Raphael had never truly been in a relationship before, and the idea weirded him out. He was a vampire for Christ's sake; did he really need a partner? The easy answer was no, and though he was about to tell Simon so, the look on his face made him stop.
"It's just...is this not fine? Do we have to label it?" He hoped that was a good enough answer but when Simon's face dropped he knew he had said something bad. Even though Simon was officially a vampire now and even part of their clan, he still seemed so much a human to Raphael. And humans loved the idea of relationships.
"I mean, I just thought this was going somewhere. But I guess not." Maybe Simon was overreacting just a little bit, but the guy was falling for Raphael, and if he didn't feel the same way as he did, then what was the point of continuing whatever this was?
"I guess I'll just go." Simon grabbed his t-shirt and his jacket, and before Raphael could protest or say something that might have made him stay, Simon disappeared.
-- 3 Months Later
It had been such a long time since Simon had been back to the Hotel DuMort, and as he walked hand in hand with his boyfriend across the street, he couldn't help but glance over at the old building. His heart ached every time he saw it and though he and Raphael had called it quits months ago, he couldn't help but think about how he was doing.
"Hey! Earth to Simon?" The voice brought him out of his thoughts and he turned to look at Mike, the new guy who had piqued his interest in the past month.
Though Mike was handsome, he wasn't Raphael-handsome. He had dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, and towered over Simon by at least six or seven inches, but he wasn't Raphael. No one was, and no one ever would be. Unlike his former lover, Mike always told him what he was thinking, and though it was refreshing, he did like a little mystery in his relationship. And if he were being honest with himself, Mike was starting to just become routine to him.
"Sorry, I just... I was thinking." Simon laughed it off, and the two of them continued on their walk. Neither of the boys noticed though that someone else was watching them, and he shoved the blinds closed as he made his way to the couch; the couch where Simon had said his goodbyes and then left.
