in which Val wasn't just a sexual predator, but a supernatural one too

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When Angel met Valentino and fell in love with his devil-may-care ways, sexy words, and open pansexuality, he fell right into the trap of a man who would turn vicious once he had the love-starved sex worker right where he wanted him. Dead of a drug overdose, a gay boy living in the 20s who could never have the kind of love story his straight contemporaries had, there for a code that ensured gay people in the movies would be punished to serve as a warning to viewers.

So when he discovered Valentino was also a vampire, he wasn't surprised. It explained why he felt lightheaded after they fucked sometimes even when Val hadn't given him any drugs or booze. The bite marks on his neck and shoulders that never seemed to fade. Angel Dust wasn't just a fuck toy and a porn star, but his pimp's personal blood bag.

Then one night, Valentino died. The older sister of one of his other stars, a vampire hunter, staked him, and that was it. The contract, the chain, they went up in smoke and Angel was free.

And that was the important part, right? He could move on with his afterlife, no need to think about the past.