Absorb
It took Vaako a while to notice, but it seemed that the longer he stayed by the Lord Marshall's side, by Riddick's side, the more of the man's warmth he seemed to absorb.
Wind
Despite the fact that he loathed the wind Elemental, Vaako was grateful that there was someone to help his master solve the puzzle of his heritage.
Time
Time ran differently for Riddick and his First Amongst Commanders; at least, the Lord Marshall thought that time moved too quickly for his liking.
Heart Rate
After his conversion to Necroism at a young age, Vaako couldn't remember what it was like to have a heartbeat, but when he was with Riddick, Vaako didn't think he would ever forget.
Results
Vaako never thought the result of his late, ex-wife leaving him would be an infinitely more comfortable place in the arms of one Richard B. Riddick.
Susceptible
As a Necromonger, Riddick never would have thought that Vaako would be susceptible to a very pregnant HellHound.
Floor
Vaako never thought he would enjoy a place on the floor, seated at the feet of the leader of the most feared population in the universe.
Combination
Vaako was soon to find out that a combination of a good meal, a comfortable sleep, and a day off made Riddick a very happy boy.
Penetrate
Vaako shuddered in his lover's as Riddick's Furyan beast penetrated his mind, wiping the cobwebs from his own primal side.
Addition
The addition of six HellHound puppies to their chambers almost made Vaako happy he would never have children of his own. Almost.
System
Vaako and Riddick were quick to work out a system, in the beginning; Riddick was free to announce his ownership of the First Amongst Commanders as long as he refrained from leaving those embarrassing bite marks on Vaako's neck.
Complete
Vaako discovered that, on his very occasional mission where he was away from his lover for a long period of time, he didn't feel quite so complete.
Below
Disregarding titles, Riddick never thought of Vaako as below him in any way.
Lessen
The Lord Marshall found that the grip on his heart didn't lessen until hazel-green eyes finally opened to meet his silvery-grey ones after six days of coma-induced sleep.
Vital
Riddick never thought of Vaako as anything less than vital.
Body
Vaako's body was beautiful, there was no doubting that, but Riddick considered the soul beneath the skin to be more so.
Beta
If Riddick was Alpha among the Necro population, then there was no doubt in anyone's mind that Vaako was the Beta.
Bone
After months of being held captive, Riddick was heartbroken to find that he could feel his lover's bones through his skin.
Guide
When Riddick had to cross the Threshold, like every Lord Marshall before him had to do, he considered finding Vaako again his only guide home.
Remains
No one complained when the remains of former Dame Vaako were found mutilated on the throne room floor; the cleaning crew only offered their Lord Marshall his blade back.
Attached
Vaako was almost horror-stricken when he discovered that one of the female pups, Astrid, Riddick had named her, had become attached to him and refused to do anything but follow him through Necropolis.
Practice
Vaako found that only through practice could he keep from laughing ever y time he found Riddick piled under a mountain of HellHounds and pups.
Limitations
Riddick hated admitting to limitations; he hated even more when Vaako had to give in because of them.
Fade
Riddick discovered that the more nights he spent wrapped around his lover, the less that annoying Furyan goddess plagued him in his sleep.
Educational
The more the two were around each other, the more, educational, their time became.
Advantage
Riddick knew that the only advantage he held over Vaako anymore, was that the other man still got distracted by his eyes sometimes.
Resources
Vaako found their resources suspiciously low after a month-long cryosleep and couldn't help but notice the guilty way the Hounds slunk around.
Delayed
Vaako hated, absolutely loathed, being delayed home.
Might
Where Lord Marshall Zhylaw had been for might and brute strength, Riddick was all about stealth.
Institution
Riddick was Lord Marshall for a year before he knew about the mental institution for the conversion rejects in the bowels of the ship.
Property
No one refuted his ownership once rumors spread of the bite-mark shaped scars Riddick had pressed into Vaako's skin.
Tool
At the worst of times, the lowest of his lows, Vaako only felt like a means to an end for his Lord Marshall.
Changes
Vaako thought it figured that the first of the changes Riddick made was to stop the forced conversion of the population of Helion Prime.
Payments
Vaako took what was due from the solider that was careless enough to kick Astrid and not beg his forgiveness.
Coins
Riddick found that the only thing Vaako had from his life before conversion was a dull gold coin that hung on a chain around his neck.
Health
Riddick never knew that the, even half dead, that his lover would be vulnerable to the common flu.
Decline
Vaako never declined an offer from his Lord Marshall. Never.
Future
As far as Riddick was concerned, his future belonged to one Necromonger, not the race as a whole.
Pressure
Riddick found the pressure delicious when his lover gripped him like that.
Continuous
The shock was continuous; first Kyra's death, killing the former Lord Marshall and taking his throne, then, finally, the medical report that confirmed that, yes, Vaako, First Amongst Commanders, was indeed Furyan.
Impulse
His first impulse, after this news, was to take what was his.
Between
Between his newly discovered bloodline and the turmoil that accompanied the changing of rule, Vaako almost couldn't handle a new lover on top of it all.
Risk
There was always a risk with Riddick, but Vaako really wouldn't have him any other way.
Example
Examples were made of the conspiring nobles until Riddick had weeded out all of the unfaithful.
Response
The population's response to Riddick's decision to take Vaako as a mate was to shrug and thing 'about time'.
Branches
The best thing about finally remembering his origins was that he could trace his family tree back to the very beginning of their home planet.
Receive
The greatest honor was to receive the Lord Marshall's trust.
Target
Prey, target, mark, Riddick couldn't manage to call Vaako any of these things even as he stalked the man from the shadows.
Resist
Riddick never thought to resist these urges to claim.
Passive
Riddick had never been so mad, angry, upset, furious, to return to their chambers and find his mate, his mate, passive, even if it was because of a cold.