follow into slumber
i. the fallen [prologue]
everyone has a price.
and sometimes
the demons find you
when you are
tired.
you say "just a little while"
and curl into soft
warmth, let its voice smooth
the edges of the rough
world.
everyone has a limit.
your hands have seen
better days, coils of unforgettable
pain laced into your
limbs.
exhaustion and
shame, guilt, twisted
into a blanket around your
trembling heart, it sings a
lullaby.
the voice is calm and
takes you into its arms, cradles
swaying, promising all your
dreams and strength to slay your
nightmares.
you close your eyes and let
it guide your hand around the hilt
of dragonbone, to flesh sweet and
soft as it parts to metal forged in
fire.
she is blood all over and the voice
croons in delight but
wait this is -
blue light explodes, a lance of
pain.
you wake to color and rough edges
the song shatters, glass on the floor where
she
lies still, breathing, clean, entirely-
tranquil.
This first chapter is written as poetry - something I usually keep separate from fanfiction, but I wanted to try something new. I am removing this from IAPverse due to conflicting plot threads, and this will be completed with a different Hawke than Asteria once I have the time and have finished some of my other WIPS that take priority over this one.
Reviews, comments and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. I'm not entirely sure where this one is going to go, but I'm tired of writing things all planned out. We'll see where my characters take me. Thank you for reading!