You won't hear that word pass my lips under threat of torture an' painful death, if it's all the same to you.

（ akromika is, after all, the lord of the underworld. nero ain't like to forget it any time soon, and his expression has all the subtlety of a stormy sky at the mention. his father is a sore subject, now and always.

he scrapes the last bit off the plate and bins it himself, dragging a hand through his hair. ）

Well, it's been a while. Can't blame a man.