WHO: Katurian and Heine
WHERE: Super jail
WHEN: Early morning Saturday
WARNINGS: Violent imagery, dark themes, possibly violence.
SUMMARY: Katurian sees something in the shadows.
FORMAT: oh god. Starting out with tl;dr (I'm not joking), going to either paragraph or quickpara from there.
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smacks you in the head, knifes you in the neck, kicks you in the teeth )
But then the screaming starts, ear-splitting screams that make Heine's head throb and the Dog lurch to attention, slavering and whining in the back of Heine's head as it strains against his leash, and there's nothing for Heine to do but leap up, voice breaking on a snarl. ]
Shut up. Quiet.
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He bites down on his own hand. Hard. Blood is in his mouth, and he uses that to convince himself not to scream again. He uses it to try to wake himself up. This can't be happening.]
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[ Breathe.
He can smell the blood. The Dog is so alert it's almost distracting. Heine scowls. Fucking roommates. ]
Get a fucking grip.
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N-No. They're out there, they're finally here, I need-- I need to get out! You have to get me out!
[He tears around and grips the bar. With all his strength, he shakes at it. The metal clinks against the doorway.]
LET ME OUT!
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[ He hates touching people. He hates physical contact. But he does reach over to drag Katurian away from the bars. His voice is carrying, and that can't be good for either of them. ]
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[ It comes out on a real growl, visceral and violent, ripping from Heine's chest and vibrating around the room before he can stop himself. The Dog is wild with delight and Heine can hear people stirring around them. This has to stop. ]
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[ Heine almost drops Katurian. It's only luck that keeps Heine's fingers knotted up in Katurian's shirt, keeping the sobbing man upright. He shakes him impatiently once, before pushing him up against the wall and pressing a hand over his mouth. ]
Everyone's going to hear you!
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Against the wall, he panics.
The panic doesn't come from anything in particular, just flashes of lights and waves of dread, like night terrors. He jerks in Heine's grip, murmuring through his hand, before slamming his own head backwards into the wall. He chokes, stunned.]
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[ The memory of Lily is so sharp it hurts. This reminds him of her, of her thrashing in his grip as he crooned soft, soothing things into her ear. Lily, stop. Calm down. he'd said, but he doesn't know how to say those things anymore, how to hold Katurian and soothe away the panic. All of those things were lost to Heine when he opened his eyes and found Lily's severed head in his hands.
He doesn't know what to do anymore. ]
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The lights snap on in the hallway.]
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[ There's someone on the other side of the bars, staring at them. Heine tenses immediately, every muscle in his body coiling for a fight. The people here are afraid of him, he knows that. He doesn't care. ]
What the fuck do you want?
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