I'm back, guys! Long time no see! Apologies if my writing quality is a little rigid, but this is the first fanfic I've written in literally nearing a year. Please bear with me here.
The similarities of Didyme's touch do not go unnoticed. Aro's actions are nothing short of deliberate, Marcus is certain. A mimicry of memories that are no longer just his own.
Through tear–stained vision he finds himself uncaring.
His nights have become a routine. He has tired already of wounds that refuse to heal, remaining gaping red and festered, and he finds himself awaiting Aro's presence like breath to a drowning man, clinging to the insane notion that he could ever replace the happiness she once brought to him.
As if the thought alone doesn't belittle and spit on her very memory.
Yet he allows himself these moments of fleeting relief that he finds in their game, and by his will they are all of her, not him. It is her dark hair that he grabs at. Her nails that drag across his bared skin. Her voice that encourages him through the broken cries of her name and into the misconstrued fragments of pleasure.
Every night Aro takes his leave with silence, and Marcus is left alone in darkness once more, imagining what Didyme would think of him now.
A little bit of "behind the scenes" information: Aro and Marcus's relationship actually started on toxic and emotionally exhausting terms. Aro is essentially driven into mania after Didyme's death, and even standing behind his choices, still feels extremely guilty about it, to the point where encouraging a very distraught Marcus into letting him pretend he's his dead sister sounds like a good idea if it allows Marcus to have some sort of emotional relief, which, surprise, doesn't end up working. So, obviously not very happy times for anyone during that period.
The next few chapters will hopefully be snapshot–like perspectives into the relationships between individual coven members. I can't promise they'll be angsty or fluffy, nor can I even promise I will finish this, but that's the plan for the moment!
Thanks for reading. X