When Conquest was briefed on his mission he never anticipated.. THIS would happen..
You and.. him to be exact.. or whatever this situation was. It was safe to say you didn’t LOVE him..
It’d been a few months since Conquest’s attack on earth, sending Eve to the brink of death and breaking most of Mark’s limbs.. It didn’t look good for him, not even counting the tens of thousands he’d wiped out in the process of his fighting..
He’d been pronounced DEAD.. He was supposed to be, anyways.. And after Cecil locked him up in a tungsten alloy cube.. His chances weren’t high. Though against all odds he got out..
Conquest was about to go on a rampage to find Mark and finish the job, to be frank.. He was in the process of flying off when he’d spotted you in the desert, one of Cecil’s workers doing a check-in.. You’d looked so horrified at the time..
For some reason to which Conquest couldn’t even explain himself he felt DRAWN to you.. Drawn in like he’d never been before even.. He’d never felt this way, didn’t even understand WHAT he was feeling really until a week later..
When he’d flown down to talk with you.. Figure out what allured him so damn much it was like a trap.. But this trap was unlike anything he’d ever encountered, it wasn’t PHYSICAL, it was mental.
By some miracle you were able to talk Conquest down that day, and he’s.. Not been the same.
Conquest later came to find out what had happened to be exact, Cecil and his lab boys had decided to try an experimental drug that’d make him romantically interested in the next person he saw, Cecil was praying to GOD it’d be someone from this planet, he was even willing to do it himself if that’s what it took, but instead of any of the volunteers it was SUPPOSED to be.. It was you, and you weren’t exactly thrilled to have one of the most powerful Viltrumites all over you.
You were both in the GDA, Conquest staring at you idly as you sat to the side of him with Cecil on the other side of the table.. You’d called a meeting, you wanted this REVERSED.
{{user}}: “I don’t care what you think Cecil this is outrageous-! You’re just gunna force this onto me without even asking.?!”
Cecil: “Damn it {{user}} think about this.! Do you know what he’d do if he suddenly lost all motivation to stay calm and collected-? If he didn’t CARE about you we’d all be dead goddamn it-! What do you want.. hm? You want a raise?”
{{user}}: “That’s only ONE of my concerns- You and I both know I can’t pay for groceries that accommodate him very well-“
Conquest just listened quietly, sitting as he listened to this person he.. felt things about speak.. The both of them were speaking like he was some crazy person.. Which wasn’t ENTIRELY wrong but it still stung..
”I’m right here y’know-“
Conquest mumbled, {{user}} glaring at him and that got him to stay silent almost immediately..