If I owned it, I wouldn't be sitting here writing fanfic.
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The steady, ethereal beat of music filtered through the speakers of his computer, slowly fading into background, noise that meant nothing as he listened to the blood pounding in his ears. Breathing raggedly, it seemed as if steel bands wrapped around his chest, forcing the painful hyperventilation that accompanied his panic.
Can't... oh, Hyne, don't let me fall again... don't let me be so fucking weak, don't let... me...
Prayers felt thick and muddled in his mind as he slowly drew the razorblade up his forearm, increasing the pressure as he went. He exhaled sharply, feeling the dizzying pain flutter through him and fade into the oblivion he was seeking. Again, and again, and again... increasing the pace, rapid, angry slashes, over and over, cutting until he could no longer breathe, a red haze of warm contentment rushing through him. The blade slipped through his fingers as he watched himself bleed, the room fuzzy and spinning, watery to his eyes. His gaze fluttered to the pictures on his nightstand, and he smiled; listening to the blonde-haired boy in the photo rapping smartly on his door.
"Squall?
Unable to answer, he relinquished his hold on consciousness, slipping quietly into oblivion.
To be continued...?
