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| Rynfyre | Oct 27 2014, 09:00 PM Post #11 | |||
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"Nothing!" He shouted, not sure who he was yelling at--her or himself. He glared ferociously at the table. Took a deep breath. Clenched his fists. Closed his eyes. "Look, Aurora..." he muttered through clenched teeth, struggling to get his emotions back under control. Who did she think she was? As if she had any clue what his thoughts and feelings were. He'd been using her this whole time. Playing with her. He'd never really cared about her. It'd just been fun to check out the new girl, and she'd had enough surprises to keep him interested. But it was just another girl. She was just another girl. "I told you not to get involved with her." I'm not... Marcus glanced over his shoulder, realizing he'd trailed off and left a huge gap of silence stretch between them. He cleared his throat, still keeping his eyes shut as he dropped into his chair again. "You need to go." His voice came out gravelly. Oh don't you start crying, you little sh-- Marcus grunted, eyes shooting wide open. He jumped to his feet so quickly he knocked the chair out from under him. It clattered to the floor, but he barely registered the noise. It sounded muffled. What he could hear was the thrumming of his heartbeat, hammering in his chest. He clung to the table with white knuckles. Edited by Rynfyre, Oct 27 2014, 09:01 PM.
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"I'm going to Earth, Vetar. I have to help. I believe... it is my destiny. My only regret is... I will miss you." - Rynfyre My Characters Current Characters
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| Fujicchi | Oct 27 2014, 09:06 PM Post #12 | |||
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Aurora stiffened, barely keeping back her flinch at his shout. She quieted, then- normally patience wasn't an option for her, but when it came to him, who knew, anymore? She sure as hell didn't. When he's finished speaking, she takes a deep breath and decidedly gives his shoulder a gentle squeeze. It took her a few moments to get over the hurt of being told to leave but, once she had, her response was easier to say. "I'm not going anywhere, Marcus." Tone, still gentle, still quiet, even though by then she'd taken a half step back to account for space for his standing. And to avoid being hit by the chair, of course. She'd kept her hand on his shoulder, though. Some contact was better than none, right? He... He sounds choked up. Is he... crying? She doesn't have a view of his face, so she can't be sure. |
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| Rynfyre | Oct 27 2014, 09:15 PM Post #13 | |||
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And he'd thought he'd felt panicked before. Marcus's whole body was trembling from head to toe. All the color had drained out of his face. He was still holding onto the table with a death-grip, because if he didn't, he'd be collapsing onto the floor like he had no bones. His head was filled with images, jeering faces that were just... he wouldn't have had words to express. And then the blinding lights. No... No, please, not the lights! Not again! he wanted to scream. A burst of black smoke formed a circle at his feet, swirling and writhing around his legs like solar flares. Splitting and reconnecting like black lightning. He wanted to shriek, but the only sound that came out was an unearthly groan. |
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"I'm going to Earth, Vetar. I have to help. I believe... it is my destiny. My only regret is... I will miss you." - Rynfyre My Characters Current Characters
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| Fujicchi | Oct 27 2014, 09:19 PM Post #14 | |||
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That's when she flinched. Yep. That groan did it. She couldn't take it. Quickly, she's moving around to stand in front of him, concerned. "Are you... Are you hurt, or something?!" She asks almost urgently, apparently scared for him. And maybe for herself. She didn't know what to expect, or what to do. How to make it better. "Oblivion--Marcus, talk to me," She urges, gloved hands moving to his, then, to try and work them into relaxing and letting go of the table. C'mon, calm down... Calm down, Marcus. |
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| Rynfyre | Oct 27 2014, 09:26 PM Post #15 | |||
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Now that she was in front of him, Aurora would be able to see that his pupils were dilated--at an unnatural size. She could barely see the crimson of his irises. The black shadows on the floor were making room for her, but they were making odd popping and hissing noises now. There was the sound of another groaning whine, but it was hard to tell if that was coming from deep within Marcus's throat or from the shadows on the floor. For a split second, the shadows almost looked like they were forming into the maw of what looked like some unspeakable beast. But then it was gone. Or maybe it'd never been there. Marcus was hyperventilating now, his head and neck twitching unnaturally. And his groans were beginning to form into babbling. "No... No, please... Please, I didn't... I didn't...! Please no... You're not... PLEASE!" he suddenly howled. Tears were pouring down his face now. His eyes twitched eerily. "PLEEEEEEASE!" |
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| Fujicchi | Oct 27 2014, 09:37 PM Post #16 | |||
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If she wasn't scared before, she definitely was now. At least, though, the shadows gave way for her. That was reassuring. It meant that, somewhere, sane Marcus was there. Maybe. Maybe the shadows just liked her or something. Who knew. "Marcus," She pleads quietly, choosing, then, a different course of action- wiggling a bit to get between his arms, and between him and the desk. "Marcus, look at me." She says once in position, reaching up to tug at his collar a bit. "Can you hear me? Focus, Marcus, please. Focus on me, on my voice. I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere." |
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| Rynfyre | Oct 27 2014, 10:00 PM Post #17 | |||
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His eyes roved wildly around the room, focusing on Aurora for only a moment before moving on to the next object of interest. It was unlikely he was really "seeing" anything here at all. His fingers clenched the table, darkness stabbing from each fingertip and gouging into the wood. Then his fingers released. His body stopped shaking suddenly. Even the babbling stopped. He hung his head. "Help... please..." Aurora could barely, just barely, hear him moan. "Someone please help..." Then he threw his head back and started to scream. Loud, piercing, howling, whining, shrieking screams. Unearthly screams that didn't even sound like Marcus any more. They sounded animalistic. They sounded like death throes--or something that wished it was dying. And slowly, gradually, the shadows started to crawl up his body. And this time, the head of some sort of... thing was definitely forming in their smoky midst. Something that had a glowing purple eye that appeared and disappeared out of view. |
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| Fujicchi | Oct 27 2014, 10:10 PM Post #18 | |||
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Those words. Those barely whispered words. They nearly broke her in two, nearly made her burst into tears for him. What the hell is he going through that's causing this?! Something... Something needs to snap him out of it. Like ten seconds ago. She doesn't even think, then, just acts- the one thing she knows might snap him out of it faster than anything else would. Something she knew that would settle the feelings that brought this on, the torture that brought him this pain, this suffering. One gesture that would, hopefully, end this. And those screams, gods. Those screams needed to stop. She really would break if she had to listen to those for much longer. So without thinking about it, just acting, she does the one thing she knows... has the best likelihood of working. She leans in, and kisses him- covers his mouth with hers to muffle and hopefully silence those screams, soothe all that pain away. Shh, Marcus, I'm here. I'm right here. It's okay. It's okay. |
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| Rynfyre | Oct 27 2014, 10:26 PM Post #19 | |||
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The screams were swallowed up by Aurora's soft lips. The room fell deadly silent. The shadows offered one parting hiss as they melted away. The room was still deadly silent. Marcus's tensed body relaxed. It was still deadly silent. And then Marcus's hand rested atop one of hers. One of the ones that was still clinging to his shirt collar. His hand started shaking again. He broke the kiss gently, panting for air but no longer screaming. Not saying anything, but looking... sort of normal. His eyes were no longer black voids, and he was getting a little color back into his cheeks. He was drenched in sweat. It soaked the whole back of his button-up shirt and hair. His long, black hair was plastered against the back of his neck, and his bangs dangled limply from his forehead. Marcus inhaled sharply, still struggling to catch his breath. Then he dropped his forehead down to rest atop Aurora's head. "I'm an idiot..." he breathed between gulps of air. He slumped in her arms suddenly. Or, more accurately (since she was still standing between his arms), he started to slump on top of her. He slid his hand off hers, groping for the back of his chair that was no longer standing upright. "Could you..." his voice sounded hoarse. He swallowed, "Do me a favor, Sterling, and get me over to the bed?" He winced and hissed, pressing his free hand to his temple as he struggled to get his legs solid under himself again. "No, scratch that. Bad idea. Chair. I really need a... chair." Marcus glanced up, seeing the other desk chair at the table, which was of course sitting right next to his. He reached for it limply, but as he moved to take a step toward it, he sank again, about to collapse onto his knees on the floor. Which he probably would, since Aurora was so tiny compared to his big, muscular body. Edited by Rynfyre, Oct 27 2014, 10:26 PM.
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| Fujicchi | Oct 27 2014, 10:32 PM Post #20 | |||
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Her own hand shook within his as he grasped it and she, for the longest time, was silent. Even when he spoke, she didn't trust herself to. Without a word, she's ducking a bit, trying to stay where she might hold him up while trying to nab that other chair and tug it over so he could sit in it- all while keeping one hand wound into his shirt. Gods, Marcus. You scared the hell out of me. Eventually, she finds her voice- lost, up until then. "You... You okay?" |
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