Heroes, "The Smile in the Water" Tracy Strauss, rated PG
Fandom: Heroes
Title: The Smile in the Water
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG
Character: Tracy Strauss
Word Count: 322
Genre: Suspense/General
Spoilers: the preview of Volume 5, "Redemption"
Notes: Written for the "Sound" challenge at heroes_contest
Summary: The sound of water is not so safe and innocent.
The last thing they hear is the trickle of the first loose drop of water - the sliding stream from the overflowing sink to the floor.
It’s just water. They move to call the plumber. They check to see if the toilet is backed up, or if in a dense moment, they left on the shower. Sometimes they meditate to the recorded sounds of a running river, and they miss her completely as she sneaks up from behind.
She slinks like a snake across the wooden floor. She feels different in this form, amorphous but one with a cosmic liquid force only some dream about experiencing.
She can feel the humidity in the room. Her presence here has just increased it. She starts to soak into the pores of the wooden floor. She can almost taste the oak and poly fibers that formed the panels.
She bubbles happily; she can’t smile or show her elation in the human way. Not right now.
He’s sitting in his chair, and the TV is blasting. He doesn’t even hear the water. This one’s name is Jake, and she remembers him not so fondly. He’s the one that turned up the heat in her cell just a little more and would run a finger through the sweat on her face.
This pig that dared touch her.
He jumps when he feels her trickle over his arm. That is just an extension of her self; she wants him to turn around and look into her eyes. He tries to scream but she quickly drowns his voice. He stumbles backward, and his eyes widen as she slips into her solid form.
Like a click, a snap of a fallen icicle, he recognizes her. She smiles and feels the spice of revenge coat her tongue.
Tracy Strauss is the last woman he sees before he dies. The rushing water is the last thing he tastes.
Title: The Smile in the Water
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG
Character: Tracy Strauss
Word Count: 322
Genre: Suspense/General
Spoilers: the preview of Volume 5, "Redemption"
Notes: Written for the "Sound" challenge at heroes_contest
Summary: The sound of water is not so safe and innocent.
The last thing they hear is the trickle of the first loose drop of water - the sliding stream from the overflowing sink to the floor.
It’s just water. They move to call the plumber. They check to see if the toilet is backed up, or if in a dense moment, they left on the shower. Sometimes they meditate to the recorded sounds of a running river, and they miss her completely as she sneaks up from behind.
She slinks like a snake across the wooden floor. She feels different in this form, amorphous but one with a cosmic liquid force only some dream about experiencing.
She can feel the humidity in the room. Her presence here has just increased it. She starts to soak into the pores of the wooden floor. She can almost taste the oak and poly fibers that formed the panels.
She bubbles happily; she can’t smile or show her elation in the human way. Not right now.
He’s sitting in his chair, and the TV is blasting. He doesn’t even hear the water. This one’s name is Jake, and she remembers him not so fondly. He’s the one that turned up the heat in her cell just a little more and would run a finger through the sweat on her face.
This pig that dared touch her.
He jumps when he feels her trickle over his arm. That is just an extension of her self; she wants him to turn around and look into her eyes. He tries to scream but she quickly drowns his voice. He stumbles backward, and his eyes widen as she slips into her solid form.
Like a click, a snap of a fallen icicle, he recognizes her. She smiles and feels the spice of revenge coat her tongue.
Tracy Strauss is the last woman he sees before he dies. The rushing water is the last thing he tastes.