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Disclaimer: Don't own Moonlight. Don't make any money doing this. No copyright infringement intended.

When you live as long as I have, experience teaches you that feelings can lead you to do things that are…at best unwise. In time, I learned to think things through--and take a longer view. It really has nothing to do with being a vampire.

When I didn't, I was like a ship under full sail without a functioning rudder--driven by the wind. Once I learned to pick my destination and hold my course, no matter how I felt about it, I got very, very rich.

Now I know better. I no longer follow my feelings.

…except when I do.
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Wow, Jen. That last line really makes this. Well done! :thumbs:
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Interest you would say that, Nutmegger.

The first thought that came to me about this drabble was the last two lines--that setup of not being ruled by his feelings...except when he is. Josef has had a lot of years to learn to play the game, yet he is still driven by the same passions that drive us all sometimes.

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I agree with NM it is the last two lines that make it perfect. Josef usually uses his head over his heart but sometimes.....
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Cassy

Exactly!

No matter how sure we are on the correct course of action to take, sometimes we all do the same thing. It is something that humanizes the vampires.

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When I was learning to play Bridge, I would get so frustrated with all the rules. I remember my dad saying that I would have to suffer through learning the "correct" way to play... and finally, when the rules became second nature, I would be able to decide whether to follow the rules or not. That is where Josef is in the game of life. He knows what to do...and most of the time, he does what he "should" do. Then there are those other times...

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Thanks, Alle!

Personally, I'm still trying to figure the rules out...

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At first I thought this was Mick talking, but then I got a Josef vibe. He's always in control and you can see it. But sometimes he allows himself to fall, like with Sarah, and that makes him vulnerable. He never goes into it with closed eyes, though. Love this!
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Thank you, Francis!

You're very kind. Josef has had a lot of time to figure out the rules, and also to learn that he breaks them, too.

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OH, Jenna, that was the Josef I feared when watching the series and the Josef I learnt to love through fanfic, both in a few lines. I absolutely loved it.
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Maggatha

Thank you so much!

Josef is a fascinating character, but sometimes I wonder if we really see the real Josef or one of many masks he wears. When you live as long as he did, you must get very, very good at facades.

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Sweet simple and well done :hearts:
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