"So this is where you were," Alucard mutters, his hand running through his hair as he regards you with feigned apathy.

He would understand your hatred; given that he disappeared pretty quickly back then with no explanation. He did love you, more than anything, it would be easy for him to fall into the routine of loving you again, now.

But he is far from the person he was. He has always been tainted, but he believes it even more now than before.

He comes to sit beside you. "You look well, my love."