straniul:

“Yeah, you kinda don’t.” Maybe
that came out a bit too blunt than 
Adrian meant to. But since Rose
was keen to have him back, and  
he’s the living proof of a second 
chance and the wonders of spirit 
use, Adrian should actually feel 
good about Dimitri’s return. Except 
he wasn’t. Not entirely anyways. 
“You’ll get there eventually.” He still 
encouraged, tone softer this time.
“Get the god going if you know what  
I mean.”

That  particular title had always
confused him; god. It had been
said to his face once,   and that
had   been   an   accident,    but
otherwise  he   had  heard  it  in
whispers,  always closely laced
to his name.      He hadn’t quite
decided  on  how  he  felt about
the nickname,    but   his   initial
response      was      annoyance.
One thing was certain;   he was
not at all flattered by it.      That
was      not      Adrian’s      fault,
however,    and  seeing as  how
he  appreciated  life  a  lot more
these  days,    he  could  not  to
anything   but   send  the  other
a small smile.           "I hope so.”