[OOM: In the silence of the night, how we shiver with affright...

... could that have been a precognitive dream?

Warnings for the usual.]

Roderick's mood, over the past few days, had been improving.

Had been.

When he awoke this morning, his throat had clenched and sent him into a violent coughing fit -- one that produced blood with each choked gasp. Thoughts of Madeline had invaded his mind yet again during the night, plaguing him with nightmares that made him scream in his sleep and ( Read more... )

Here is a Miniver. He's out of the infirmary, but one might say... not exactly looking spectacular ( Read more... )

Exhausted from blood loss and too concerned to leave, Roderick spent the night in the infirmary with Miniver.

They spoke of many things. Death, pain, literature...

Something Miniver had said and stuck in Roderick's mind like a rusty dagger.

It's going to get worse before it gets better.

For the first time, Roderick slept undisturbed. No nightmares ( Read more... )

[ooc: "Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend, th' avenging fiend, that follows us behind, with whips and stings." - Nicholas Rowe

Warnings for the usual stuff. Imagery, triggery, insanity. Um, enjoy? :D]

Out by the lake, ignoring the wintery weather (because he's from NEW YORK and use used to never having heat), Miniver is... well, having himself a grand ol' time. Mainly this involves dancing around the edge of the lake and singing to himself with a flask in one hand and the other thrust deep in his pocket.

I left a good job in the city ( Read more... )

[ooc: I don't want to discourage anyone from tagging - I want tags for poor Roddie - but remember, Roderick is crazy. Proceed with caution!]

A man, pale and clearly famished, emerges slowly from upstairs. His steps are slow and deliberate as though he is trying to remain unnoticed, although he is sure his gaunt appearance may attract unwanted ( Read more... )

[OOM: An inner monologue.

Warnings for blood, crazy & possible triggers.]

[OOM: A series of nightmares and dreamscapes that leave Roderick Usher completely and utterly shattered.

Warnings for blood, horror, a small bit of incest, extreme character breakage, angst, and a lot of Poe-esque writing.

We are very proud of it. :D]

[OOM: Not hear it? -- yes, I hear it, and have heard it.

Or, Roderick Has a Very Rough Night.

Warnings for creepiness and slight breaking. Millitimed to late last night.]