BENI.

_{“ i smoked   –   very briefly after graduating high school but i never got any satisfaction from it. ”  he was more of a drinker  ,  being a lightweight had it’s PERKS with that.  it was easy to forget one or two things after a handful of shots  ,  but THAT was a different story for another time.  “ . . i suppose that is true. ”  seems for a moment the fact they weren’t human slipped his mind !} 

                   _{———❝ I FIND IT TO BE A MATTER OF TASTE. i started when i was young, and tobacco was a lot worse in those days. ❞
he rubbed his temple with the edge of his thumb, eyes on the vampire with a sort of empathetic smile. theses were days long ago for him, and the thought of quitting now seemed hardly in his ability.}

_{❝ my brother gave me my first cigarette. maybe i’m just imitating. ❞}