Ep. 7 - Modest Pleasures (Part 3)

**Modest Pleasures (Part 3)** is the seventh episode of Eros Conquers All. It was released on March 11th, 2022.

## Plot

The episode continues from the cliffhanger in Modest Pleasures (Part 2) with Nash backed up against a wall by Eros. Nash backs away from Eros as she calls him Ian and begins to tell him to stop his advances, but Eros interrupts her and goads her into letting her guard down. A voice from within Eros says that it wants to eat. Eros tells Nash that he'd liked her for a while and tried to hold back but could not as his inner voice states that he is hungry. He realizes that he is losing control and genuinely asks Nash to tell him to stop while touching her cheek. Nash, however, accepts him and they share an intimate kiss, during which Eros fights a battle within himself. One part of him wants to pull away, saying that Nash doesn't deserve to be one of his victims, but he is so hungry that he is unable to stop himself from feeding. Nash confesses her feelings for Eros, causing him to lose control of himself. He tells Nash to show him how much she likes him and that he's curious what her love tastes like. Eros reaches into her chest, internally apologizing to Nash. He justifies feeding by saying that taking her love in the moment would hurt her less overall. He promises to take only a tiny bit of her love while Nash sheds a tear.

At dusk, Nash wakes up alone in a hospital bed with a bottle of water left on the cart next to her. She sits up and rubs her head before trying to collect herself. She recalls her kiss with Eros and touches her lips, unable to believe that the interaction had taken place. Nash sees a clock, realizes that Eros would be leaving with the other volunteers soon, and gets up to meet him. As she stands, she remembers Eros feeding from her love and clutches her head in pain. Rue watches her struggle from afar.

Outside the House of Light Children's Oncology and Medical Center, a volunteer asks Eros where he'd gotten a lollipop that he'd been sucking on, noting that sweets were not allowed within the hospital. Eros says that a nurse had given him the candy. The volunteer laughs at Eros since the lollipop has stained his lips red. Nash then arrives and calls out to Eros before asking if they could talk. Despite the atmosphere between the two of them, Nash asks if Eros could forget that their kiss happened at all. Eros hesitates outwardly but agrees to her request. Nash then asks him not to tell anyone about their rendevouz. Internally, Nash reacts with confusion. She can no longer tell if she likes Eros or not and cannot explain why she wants to erase their kiss. She remembers that she began liking him because he genuinely cared about the hospital's patients and does not understand why looking at him now deeply unsettles her. Eros attempts to reach out, but Nash flinches and backs away. He apologizes to her and promises to take the blame if rumors spread about their kiss. Nash's face crumples as he brushes the event off as a mistake and turns to leave, saying that he still wishes to be friends with her in spite of everything. Nash halfheartedly agrees and the two part ways. Eros bites down on the lollipop as a volunteer urges Eros to hurry up.

Back inside the hospital, Rue watches Nash stumble through the halls, still partially delirious from her encounter with Eros. She falls to her knees and attempts to explain away her confusion as a side effect from her grief over Mia. She decides that her feelings for Eros were only trivial and begins to cry. Rue looks onward with a sad expression before reaching out, about to approach her, when Eros suddenly appears and grabs her by the wrist. Rue looks up at him in shock and Eros says that he's caught a rat.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Nash
* Eros
* Rue

## Notable Locations

* House of Light Children's Oncology and Medical Center