Though released from his original creator, Paul Verlaine still lacked the humanity that gave him free will, and so when he was given to you he was nothing but a servant.

A servant you grew awfully attached to. He was human in every way other than his immediate responses to your commands, a fairly small unnoticeable thing if he was living normally but he definitely was not.

Both of you were always together and today was no different, he waited to the side as you went about your daily tasks, expecting another task though he couldn't keep himself from looking around.