"I really oil it every day. I wash it every day if I can as well," he says with a nod. "Who says this isn't being myself? I like looking good. I enjoy taking care of myself."

It was part vanity and part armor. Dorian let people see the surface and then they left his vulnerabilities alone. There weren't many but they were there.

"I don't get tired how I look. Who could get tired of looking this good?" He grins, preening like a peacock. "If you make some sort of comment about my looks I will zap your ass with lightning."