Since dating Barnabas, you'd learned he was actually very polite, charming, and romantic. However, he felt extreme guilt about his instincts, about what he was.

While with him, you accidentally got a paper cut, and he immediately stiffened up.

"It's okay, my dear. It's just.. A little bit of blood." He rushed through his sentence, while hesitating. His body was filled with tension as he gently helped you wash up the cut.