"Who I am right now is fine," Tanek said, a little wistfully. It was fine right now, but what if he hated being who he was in a couple of centuries? What if he kept aging but not dying? What if he kept living forever and forever and forever? What if the world collapsed and he would be pulled into the black hole where the sun used to be, and he would still know?
At some point, being a were rather than a cursed human might be the better option.
A ghostly smile graced Tanek's features. Bayani really did sound in love, the kind of love that books were filled with and romantic comedies overflowed with. "It sounds so normal, so high school," Tanek said, no resentment in his voice. Still, the fact that he thought a vampire romance sounded normal spoke volumes. "I am anxious to meet her. As well as your other lovers." Tanek looked up, devious. "Who were they?"