Dovetailing character flaws. Daniel has the thought that Armand in a real argument would be fun, and then has to take a moment to stare at himself in incredulous disbelief. He can't even blame that on the mystique of the vampire bond— he's always liked trouble.

This is a lot of fucking trouble, though.

"Maybe they can't. I just hope so."

Daniel would like to think that Louis would still speak to him, still see him. This situation isn't ideal, but he deserves to explore ... whatever this is, with Armand. It's permanent, and they're immortal. He can feel him. He wants to be able to figure it out and not worry about fighting, or fucking psychic bombs.

"It'd help if I didn't have to worry about you trying to fry Louis' brain for overstepping. I know trusting each other is a long way away, if it's possible at all, but do you think you can believe me when I say I'm not asking you to leave?"