( Hah... That earns something of a wry smile, from Mika. It's painful, because - he can relate, even though he doesn't want to. )

... I guess that's what every perversion of death has in common. Something that makes it so we can't just let go.

( Him, too. A vampire is bound to wish for the end of their weary existence eventually - and even if Mika hasn't lived long enough to be fatigued, he does hate everything that he is.

But there are things - people - he can't just abandon yet. So not yet, not yet. He can't give up yet. )

Feels more like being a ghost.

( A vengeful one - one that just can't let go. )