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* Daniel Ryves' journal is chock-full of this, featuring how he went from hating Nick to loving him as a son, and how protective and caring little Alan was of Nick.
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* Daniel Ryves' journal is chock-full of this, featuring how he went from hating Nick to loving him as a son, and how protective and caring little Alan was of Nick. Nick, and how much little Nick loved Alan and was unhappy being away from him.
-->''But one thing is very clear to me now. I am writing this for both my sons.''
-->''But one thing is very clear to me now. I am writing this for both my sons.''
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* In ''The Demon's Surrender'', Nick tries to comfort Sin, because Sin was important to Alan, and Sin finally accepts Nick as TrueCompanions.
--> She finally admitted to herself that despite her lack of certain vital demonic information, she’d got it right the first time, when she had liked Nick Ryves. He tried really hard, he loved his brother, and in the end, at this last extremity, she could count on him.
--> She finally admitted to herself that despite her lack of certain vital demonic information, she’d got it right the first time, when she had liked Nick Ryves. He tried really hard, he loved his brother, and in the end, at this last extremity, she could count on him.
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* [[spoiler:Annabel]] in ''The Demon's Covenant'': "[[MamaBear Get away from my son]]." [[spoiler:Significant as it came just a short while after Jamie freaked her out by showing her his magic powers and she drove away. Also significant as the above line was delivered immediately after Annabel [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome blindsided a dangerous and powerful magician with a golf club]].]]
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* [[spoiler:Annabel]] in ''The Demon's Covenant'': "[[MamaBear Get away from my son]]." [[spoiler:Significant as it came just a short while after Jamie freaked her out by showing her his magic powers and she drove away. Also significant as the above line was delivered immediately after Annabel [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome blindsided a dangerous and powerful magician with a golf club]].]]
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* When [[spoiler:Nick was set free from his human body and relishing his freedom as a demon]], he believed that everything has changed and that there was no going back. Two seconds later, he realized that [[spoiler:[[OhCrap he left Alan in a room full of angry magicians]]]] and immediately returned to [[spoiler:Arthur's house]]. Doubles as a CrowningMomentofFunny.
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* When [[spoiler:Nick was set free from his human body and relishing his freedom as a demon]], he believed that everything has changed and that there was no going back. Two seconds later, he realized that [[spoiler:[[OhCrap he left Alan in a room full of angry magicians]]]] and immediately returned to [[spoiler:Arthur's house]]. Doubles as a CrowningMomentofFunny.SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
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* The biggest (and only) problem Jamie's mother has with him being gay?
--> '''Annabel:''' I just wish you wouldn't use so much hair gel sometimes.
--> '''Annabel:''' I just wish you wouldn't use so much hair gel sometimes.
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any emotion other than anger, was afraid that he would be betrayed by Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot.]]
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any emotion other than anger, had admitted he was afraid of something, was afraid that he would be betrayed by Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot.]]
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any emotion other than fear, was afraid that he would be betrayed by Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot.]]
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any emotion other than fear, anger, was afraid that he would be betrayed by Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot.]]
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-->'''Mae:''' You could have broken my heart and you wouldn't have cared.
-->'''Alan:''' (''smiles a hurt little smile'') I couldn't have broken your heart. You never liked me enough for that.
-->([[spoiler:Well duh. Since Alan caught her liplocking with Nick a few days ago]])
-->'''Alan:''' (''smiles a hurt little smile'') I couldn't have broken your heart. You never liked me enough for that.
-->([[spoiler:Well duh. Since Alan caught her liplocking with Nick a few days ago]])
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-->'''Alan''': I feel as if I made a bargain. When Nick and I were kids. I wanted, so badly, for him to belong enough in the human world. Not to be human, but to be happy, to have people around be safe and for people to love him. If he doesn't have a soul, I thought -- I wanted to give him mine. I feel as I did.
-->'''Sin''': Do you regret it? For Mae?
-->'''Alan''': No. But like I said. There's something wrong with me.
-->'''Sin''': Do you regret it? For Mae?
-->'''Alan''': No. But like I said. There's something wrong with me.
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-->'''Nick''': Sometimes, I want to be human for you
-->[[spoiler: He does, sorta.]]
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-->'''Nick''': More than anything in two worlds.
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-->'''Anzu''': ''[with Nick's sword pointed at [[spoiler:Alan's]] heart]'' Go ahead. It's a body like any other, to be used and thrown aside like trash. I've done this a thousand times before. So have you.
-->'''Nick''': I remember.
-->'''Anzu''': It's no different. He's no different. That you thought he was: that was the lie, that's why you're in pain now. Don't believe it, Hnikarr. They're liars, and this is the greatest lie of all. Don't let them make you into this. ''[Nick throws down his sword. Anzu steps closer.]'' It was all a lie. I'm your brother. Not him. ''[Anzu kisses him.]''
-->'''Nick''': Don't. Alan wouldn't like it.
-->'''Anzu''': Are you stupid? Did they break you? It doesn't matter what Alan likes, or what Alan wants, or whether Alan would think you're a good boy. [[spoiler: He's dead. I killed him.]] That's what they're for. They die. And they never matter.
-->'''Nick''': I know they die. You don't think I was prepared for that?
-->'''Anzu''': Then why?
-->'''Nick''': If he was dead a thousand years. He would still matter. More than you ever did.
-->'''Nick''': I remember.
-->'''Anzu''': It's no different. He's no different. That you thought he was: that was the lie, that's why you're in pain now. Don't believe it, Hnikarr. They're liars, and this is the greatest lie of all. Don't let them make you into this. ''[Nick throws down his sword. Anzu steps closer.]'' It was all a lie. I'm your brother. Not him. ''[Anzu kisses him.]''
-->'''Nick''': Don't. Alan wouldn't like it.
-->'''Anzu''': Are you stupid? Did they break you? It doesn't matter what Alan likes, or what Alan wants, or whether Alan would think you're a good boy. [[spoiler: He's dead. I killed him.]] That's what they're for. They die. And they never matter.
-->'''Nick''': I know they die. You don't think I was prepared for that?
-->'''Anzu''': Then why?
-->'''Nick''': If he was dead a thousand years. He would still matter. More than you ever did.
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-->'''Alan:''' (''punches Gerald after he stupidly makes an insulting remark'') Shut your mouth. That's my little brother you're talking about.
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-->'''Alan:''' (''punches ''[punches Gerald after he stupidly makes an insulting remark'') remark]'' Shut your mouth. That's my little brother you're talking about.
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any other emotion than fear, was afraid that he would be betrayed Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot]]
** and it makes the scene where Nick is having a "how to act human" lesson with Mae and asks her if love is forever actually a bit of a tear-jerker. He's not asking just because she curious, he's asking because he ''thinks Alan might stop loving him''. And Mae tells him, quite truthfully, that love is sometimes forever but not always, like if you're not who the person who loves you wants you to be... Add that to the fact that Alan wants Nick to at least act more human (hence Nick asking Mae to teach him that, in secret, so Alan will think he did it on his own and be happy. Say it with me: awww.) and that Nick is kind of having a hard time with that and he must have obviously thought Alan was going to stop loving him or already had, and then when Mae brought up the magician thing he probably thought it was a way for Alan to leave him without feeling guilty about unleashing a demon.
** and it makes the scene where Nick is having a "how to act human" lesson with Mae and asks her if love is forever actually a bit of a tear-jerker. He's not asking just because she curious, he's asking because he ''thinks Alan might stop loving him''. And Mae tells him, quite truthfully, that love is sometimes forever but not always, like if you're not who the person who loves you wants you to be... Add that to the fact that Alan wants Nick to at least act more human (hence Nick asking Mae to teach him that, in secret, so Alan will think he did it on his own and be happy. Say it with me: awww.) and that Nick is kind of having a hard time with that and he must have obviously thought Alan was going to stop loving him or already had, and then when Mae brought up the magician thing he probably thought it was a way for Alan to leave him without feeling guilty about unleashing a demon.
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** What's great about this is that for most of the book, Mae and Alan thought Nick would be angry because he was betrayed. Mae thought Nick, who couldn't understand any other emotion other than fear, was afraid that he would be betrayed by Alan. Wrong on both counts. Nick simply didn't want to lose his brother. When Alan realized that Nick freaked out because he thought he would leave, he immediately reassured him that's not going to happen. Ever. [[spoiler: Because it was all part of a master plot]]
plot.]]
**and And it makes the scene where Nick is having a "how to act human" lesson with Mae and asks her if love is forever actually a bit of a tear-jerker. He's not asking just because she she's curious, he's asking because he ''thinks Alan might stop loving him''. And Mae tells him, quite truthfully, that love is sometimes forever but not always, like if you're not who the person who loves you wants you to be... Add that to the fact that Alan wants Nick to at least act more human (hence Nick asking Mae to teach him that, in secret, so Alan will think he did it on his own and be happy. Say it with me: awww.) and that Nick is kind of having a hard time with that and he must have obviously thought Alan was going to stop loving him or already had, and then when Mae brought up the magician thing he probably thought it was a way for Alan to leave him without feeling guilty about unleashing a demon.
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* In TDL, when Nick and Alan have just finished the tracking spell:
-->'''Alan''': Don't leave me.
-->'''Nick''': I hurt you. Why would you want me to stay?
-->'''Alan''': Oh, God, Nick! Can't you even understand that much?
-->'''Nick''': If I stay, I'll hurt you again. ''["He fixed Alan with his coldest look, the one that made everyone back away. Alan did not back away. He did not even look away. In the end, it was Nick who let his gaze drop."]'' But I won't stay.
* When Mae and Alan are talking about Nick killing magicians:
-->'''Mae''': Do you mean - you're not scared for yourself. He'd never -
-->'''Alan''': I'm not scared of being hurt. I'm scared of what he'll do. He could tear himself apart or tear the world apart, and next to those two choices what happens to me doesn't matter at all.
-->'''Alan''': Don't leave me.
-->'''Nick''': I hurt you. Why would you want me to stay?
-->'''Alan''': Oh, God, Nick! Can't you even understand that much?
-->'''Nick''': If I stay, I'll hurt you again. ''["He fixed Alan with his coldest look, the one that made everyone back away. Alan did not back away. He did not even look away. In the end, it was Nick who let his gaze drop."]'' But I won't stay.
* When Mae and Alan are talking about Nick killing magicians:
-->'''Mae''': Do you mean - you're not scared for yourself. He'd never -
-->'''Alan''': I'm not scared of being hurt. I'm scared of what he'll do. He could tear himself apart or tear the world apart, and next to those two choices what happens to me doesn't matter at all.
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* And then this gem from TDC, because it's what ''Alan'' wonders about:
-->'''Nick''': You have to stay away from demons. Promise me.
-->'''Alan''': That would be a little tricky, wouldn't it? You sound like the people from the Goblin Market. They think demons are nothing more than weapons that can turn on you. [[spoiler:They say that when I freed you I made a terrible mistake.]]
-->'''Nick''': Well. Maybe you did.
-->'''Nick''': You have to stay away from demons. Promise me.
-->'''Alan''': That would be a little tricky, wouldn't it? You sound like the people from the Goblin Market. They think demons are nothing more than weapons that can turn on you. [[spoiler:They say that when I freed you I made a terrible mistake.]]
-->'''Nick''': Well. Maybe you did.
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* And then this is echoed by Nick later:
-->'''[[spoiler:Anzu]]''': Why would you want to help me?
-->'''Nick''': For Alan. Because if I had a soul, I would trade it for his.
-->'''[[spoiler:Anzu]]''': Why would you want to help me?
-->'''Nick''': For Alan. Because if I had a soul, I would trade it for his.
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* This, because it's what Nick agonizes over and wonders about all the time. Doubles as a Tearjerker.TearJerker.
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* The end of TDS, when Nick gets Alan back [[spoiler:from DemonicPossession]]:
-->'''Nick''': Don't you ever. Don't you ''ever'' do anything like this to me again.
-->'''Alan''': Okay, Nick. I won't. I promise.
-->'''Nick''': You're just lying. You said you'd never leave. You always lie.
-->'''Alan''': I know. I know. I'm sorry.
-->'''Nick''': I ''missed'' you.
-->'''Nick''': Don't you ever. Don't you ''ever'' do anything like this to me again.
-->'''Alan''': Okay, Nick. I won't. I promise.
-->'''Nick''': You're just lying. You said you'd never leave. You always lie.
-->'''Alan''': I know. I know. I'm sorry.
-->'''Nick''': I ''missed'' you.
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* This, because it's what Nick agonizes over and wonders about all the time. Doubles as a Tearjerker.
-->'''Anzu''': He left you, you know. Your precious brother. We don't lie. You know I am telling the truth he never did. He left you a thousand times. He used to lie in bed daydreaming about he and his father driving off, getting away from you when you were a nightmare child with black button eyes. He used to not be able to sleep because he was scared of you! He worked with his leg hurting, and he thought about how much easier the struggle would be if he didn't have to feed you and your brother. He knew Mae preferred you, so many girls preferred you, and he resented you for that. He would get in the car and drive away and leave you for ten, fifteen minutes, driving out of the city never to come back, until he turned round. He meant to leave you. You took his life, and you took his chance at love, and he hated you, and he wanted to leave you!
-->'''Nick''': But he didn't leave.
-->'''Anzu''': No. But he wanted to. He should have. If he had, [[spoiler:he'd still be alive, wouldn't he? I didn't kill him. You did. He would have lived, without you.]] He would have had a life, if only he hadn't wasted his time trying to love something that could never love him back.
-->'''Nick''': Who knows? Maybe I did.
-->'''Anzu''': He left you, you know. Your precious brother. We don't lie. You know I am telling the truth he never did. He left you a thousand times. He used to lie in bed daydreaming about he and his father driving off, getting away from you when you were a nightmare child with black button eyes. He used to not be able to sleep because he was scared of you! He worked with his leg hurting, and he thought about how much easier the struggle would be if he didn't have to feed you and your brother. He knew Mae preferred you, so many girls preferred you, and he resented you for that. He would get in the car and drive away and leave you for ten, fifteen minutes, driving out of the city never to come back, until he turned round. He meant to leave you. You took his life, and you took his chance at love, and he hated you, and he wanted to leave you!
-->'''Nick''': But he didn't leave.
-->'''Anzu''': No. But he wanted to. He should have. If he had, [[spoiler:he'd still be alive, wouldn't he? I didn't kill him. You did. He would have lived, without you.]] He would have had a life, if only he hadn't wasted his time trying to love something that could never love him back.
-->'''Nick''': Who knows? Maybe I did.
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* When Nick and Anzu are fighting on the rooftop.
-->'''Anzu''': I'm your brother. Not him!
-->'''Nick''': You're right. This isn't like fighting Alan. He's human and weak and broken, all the things you've said. And Alan would have cheated by now. He would have won. ''[Anzu stops smiling.]'' I know my brother when I see him.
** Made better by the original, deleted scene (released during the TDS launch chat):
-->'''Anzu''': ''[with Nick's sword pointed at [[spoiler:Alan's]] heart]'' Go ahead. It's a body like any other, to be used and thrown aside like trash. I've done this a thousand times before. So have you.
-->'''Nick''': I remember.
-->'''Anzu''': It's no different. He's no different. That you thought he was: that was the lie, that's why you're in pain now. Don't believe it, Hnikarr. They're liars, and this is the greatest lie of all. Don't let them make you into this. ''[Nick throws down his sword. Anzu steps closer.]'' It was all a lie. I'm your brother. Not him. ''[Anzu kisses him.]''
-->'''Nick''': Don't. Alan wouldn't like it.
-->'''Anzu''': Are you stupid? Did they break you? It doesn't matter what Alan likes, or what Alan wants, or whether Alan would think you're a good boy. [[spoiler: He's dead. I killed him.]] That's what they're for. They die. And they never matter.
-->'''Nick''': I know they die. You don't think I was prepared for that?
-->'''Anzu''': Then why?
-->'''Nick''': If he was dead a thousand years. He would still matter. More than you ever did.
-->'''Anzu''': I'm your brother. Not him!
-->'''Nick''': You're right. This isn't like fighting Alan. He's human and weak and broken, all the things you've said. And Alan would have cheated by now. He would have won. ''[Anzu stops smiling.]'' I know my brother when I see him.
** Made better by the original, deleted scene (released during the TDS launch chat):
-->'''Anzu''': ''[with Nick's sword pointed at [[spoiler:Alan's]] heart]'' Go ahead. It's a body like any other, to be used and thrown aside like trash. I've done this a thousand times before. So have you.
-->'''Nick''': I remember.
-->'''Anzu''': It's no different. He's no different. That you thought he was: that was the lie, that's why you're in pain now. Don't believe it, Hnikarr. They're liars, and this is the greatest lie of all. Don't let them make you into this. ''[Nick throws down his sword. Anzu steps closer.]'' It was all a lie. I'm your brother. Not him. ''[Anzu kisses him.]''
-->'''Nick''': Don't. Alan wouldn't like it.
-->'''Anzu''': Are you stupid? Did they break you? It doesn't matter what Alan likes, or what Alan wants, or whether Alan would think you're a good boy. [[spoiler: He's dead. I killed him.]] That's what they're for. They die. And they never matter.
-->'''Nick''': I know they die. You don't think I was prepared for that?
-->'''Anzu''': Then why?
-->'''Nick''': If he was dead a thousand years. He would still matter. More than you ever did.
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-->'''Alan:''' (''smiles a hurt little smile'') I couldn't have broken your heart. You never liked me enough for that ([[spoiler:Well duh. Since Alan caught her liplocking with Nick a few days ago]])
*** What pushes this into Tearjerker territory is how Alan is genuinely a nice guy. It hurts him so much to lie to people, to the point where he believes that he is no good at all and that he must make up for it by doing nice things for other people. Sometimes, so subtly that they don't even notice until weeks later.
*** What pushes this into Tearjerker territory is how Alan is genuinely a nice guy. It hurts him so much to lie to people, to the point where he believes that he is no good at all and that he must make up for it by doing nice things for other people. Sometimes, so subtly that they don't even notice until weeks later.
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-->'''Alan:''' (''smiles a hurt little smile'') I couldn't have broken your heart. You never liked me enough for that ([[spoiler:Well that.
-->([[spoiler:Well duh. Since Alan caught her liplocking with Nick a few days ago]])
*** What pushes this into Tearjerker territory is how Alan is genuinely a nice guy. It hurts him so much to lie to people, to the point where he believes that he is no good at all and that he must make up for it by doing nice things for other people. Sometimes, so subtly that they don't even notice until weekslater. later.
* On the subject of what Alan had given up:
-->'''Sin''': So, normal girls. And what were you going to do with Mae, after you saved her?
-->'''Alan''': I was hoping she would love me.
-->'''Sin''': She didn't?
-->'''Alan''': [[ItsNotYouItsMe It wasn't her. It was me.]] ... She liked me a little. There was some hope. But instead of being honest with her I lied to her for Nick, without a second thought. She was everything I'd been dreaming about, that I thought I could be happy if I found. She was the girl I could have had a normal relationship with, the girl I should have been able to trust. She was perfect. Which means there's something wrong with me.
** followed a moment later by:
-->'''Alan''': I feel as if I made a bargain. When Nick and I were kids. I wanted, so badly, for him to belong enough in the human world. Not to be human, but to be happy, to have people around be safe and for people to love him. If he doesn't have a soul, I thought -- I wanted to give him mine. I feel as I did.
-->'''Sin''': Do you regret it? For Mae?
-->'''Alan''': No. But like I said. There's something wrong with me.
-->([[spoiler:Well duh. Since Alan caught her liplocking with Nick a few days ago]])
*** What pushes this into Tearjerker territory is how Alan is genuinely a nice guy. It hurts him so much to lie to people, to the point where he believes that he is no good at all and that he must make up for it by doing nice things for other people. Sometimes, so subtly that they don't even notice until weeks
* On the subject of what Alan had given up:
-->'''Sin''': So, normal girls. And what were you going to do with Mae, after you saved her?
-->'''Alan''': I was hoping she would love me.
-->'''Sin''': She didn't?
-->'''Alan''': [[ItsNotYouItsMe It wasn't her. It was me.]] ... She liked me a little. There was some hope. But instead of being honest with her I lied to her for Nick, without a second thought. She was everything I'd been dreaming about, that I thought I could be happy if I found. She was the girl I could have had a normal relationship with, the girl I should have been able to trust. She was perfect. Which means there's something wrong with me.
** followed a moment later by:
-->'''Alan''': I feel as if I made a bargain. When Nick and I were kids. I wanted, so badly, for him to belong enough in the human world. Not to be human, but to be happy, to have people around be safe and for people to love him. If he doesn't have a soul, I thought -- I wanted to give him mine. I feel as I did.
-->'''Sin''': Do you regret it? For Mae?
-->'''Alan''': No. But like I said. There's something wrong with me.
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-->'''Nick''': Sometimes, I want to be human for you [[spoiler: he you
-->[[spoiler: He does, sorta.]]
-->[[spoiler: He does, sorta.]]
** And then the end in TDS:
-->'''Nick''': More than anything in two worlds.
-->'''Nick''': More than anything in two worlds.
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**and it makes the scene where Nick is having a "how to act human" lesson with Mae and asks her if love is forever actually a bit of a tear-jerker. He's not asking just because she curious, he's asking because he ''thinks Alan might stop loving him''. And Mae tells him, quite truthfully, that love is sometimes forever but not always, like if you're not who the person who loves you wants you to be... Add that to the fact that Alan wants Nick to at least act more human (hence Nick asking Mae to teach him that, in secret, so Alan will think he did it on his own and be happy. Say it with me: awww.) and that Nick is kind of having a hard time with that and he must have obviously thought Alan was going to stop loving him or already had, and then when Mae brought up the magician thing he probably thought it was a way for Alan to leave him without feeling guilty about unleashing a demon.
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-->[[spoiler:Anzu]] stared at him, furious and disgusted, and lifted a hand to hit Nick, as if too angry to simply strike out with magic.
-->He raised his right hand to hit Nick, and his own left hand shot out and grabbed his wrist. Protecting his brother.
-->[[spoiler:Anzu]] stared at him, furious and disgusted, and lifted a hand to hit Nick, as if too angry to simply strike out with magic.
-->He raised his right hand to hit Nick, and his own left hand shot out and grabbed his wrist. Protecting his brother.
