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It was dinner time for the small Martinez family
It was one of those rare nights when Gloria wasn’t huddled up in an all-nighter, so they could enjoy their meal together
And both of them loved savoring those rare moments between each other
"Amen" They both finished saying grace and proceeded to eat their individual fills
For Gloria, it was a small portion of some storage SCOP from last week. And for David…
The intestines and kidneys from some poor gonk zeroed on the street
David grabbed one of the kidneys and his eyes began to change. His sclera became pitch black, his honey brown eyes a dark crimson with equally red veins growing from it, even growing out from the eyes and into his skin in a crack-like fashion
David’s mouth opened in a disproportionate way, far too wide to be natural like a snake about to eat its prey, with only a thin string of salive connecting the two gaping maws
He bit on the organ with a sickening crunch, its gorey insides splattering all over his mouth and hand, painting them both in an angry red
"Ugh David, table manners" Gloria corrected her son, like if the worse thing he had done was getting his face covered in synth-ketchup
"Oops, sorry" David apologized in a sheepish way and was about to wipe it off with his shirt’s sleeve before an fake cough from his mother stopped him
"Napkins Dee, they were invented for a reason" Gloria reminded, gifting one of said napkins to him "You don’t want to get your clothes all dirty"
"I know Mom, sheesh" David grumbled like a stubborn child, but nevertheless grabbed the offered napkin and began to wipe his mess off his face
The previously presten white color from the napkin now a crimson one
Grabbing his eating utensils, he used his knife to cut a piece of his bitten kidney and later grabbed some of the small intestine on his plate, rolling it like a synth-spaghetti noddles and bringing it to his mouth, properly chewing it this time
Mmm~, he always liked the taste of kidneys. The way they were squished on his mouth was delightful to him
"It’s okay mijo, I know you haven’t eaten in a while so it’s obvious that you were hungry" Gloria expressed, taking a bite of her own miserable meal
"…Not as hungry as you are though" David whispered woefully, the delicious squishy feeling in his mouth now not tasting so great
David never enjoyed seeing his mother eat that crap while he got to enjoy delicious fresh flesh, especially after everything that she’s done for him
After she found him as a baby and adopted him, never once paying mind to his monstrous ways
David was lucky that he only need to feed every two months to sustain himself, but his mother was human
She needed to eat in a nearly daily basis, and they only had enough money to buy either SCOP or kibble
David had smelled his mother on occasions, he can hear the beating of her heart and the weak gurgling of her stomach. He knew she wasn’t eating properly like she tries to convince him
"Dee, can you serve us something to drink? I think I must’ve left them on the fridge" Gloria asked, breaking him out from his thoughts
"Sure thing Máma!" He said, and slightly lifted his shirt as to not rip it and give his mom more work than necessary. Then, he unleashed his kagune
A bikaku tail-like type that had the form of a spine, and emitted a green glow and was almost as long as his main body
Using his extra limb masterfully, he slithered it across the room and opened the mini-fridge where it later grabbed their drinks
Some RealWater for his mom and synth-coffee for him, plus some glasses for them both
He manipulated his tail back and use it to serve their drinks, and when the task was done he called it back to his coxis
"Thanks Dee" Gloria said gratefully, taking a sip of her RealWater
"You’re welcome, Mom. Y’know I always like helping you anyway I can" David answered earnestly, but there was some pain on his tone
He wished he could help her out than just serving her water and tolerating life at Arasaka Academy
Fuck, any more bitching from that piece of shit Katsuo and David may just whip out his kagune and shove it up his skinny ass, consequences be damned
He flushed away some of his mournful thoughts by drinking his synth-coffee, and while mild and slightly uncomfortable due to its synthetic nature he could still digest it
The two continued eating comfortably, occasionally making small talk and just generally appreciating being by each other’s side
When they finally finished eating, they proceeded to wash their dishes with David carrying some of them with his kagune, and while washing Gloria caught her son trying to lick some of the remaining blood from his plate
"Really Dee?" She said unamused and the ghoul boy chuckled sheepishly but nevertheless returned to washing the plate normally
The two said their good nights and went to bed, bellies full and attitude happy of being able to experience a peaceful evening such as this
What a nice family dinner~