Epilogue
When his eyes open again, his clothes are a bloody mess, torn and reeking of a smell so otherworldly that it is impossible to describe. The jagged cuts on his hand are raw and swollen, and most certainly infected, but a crooked smile finds its way to his torn lips upon the realization that the blade was no longer in his possession.
He exhales long and slow, as long as it takes for his vision to recalibrate. Everything and nothing comes back to him, resonating loudly- indiscernibly, like a bell's distant tolling. He forces himself off the soiled sheets, struggles to his feet, and staggers to the bathroom to get ready for the day's work. He mentally notes a bloody trail of footprints which would be hell to clean up later (this time had to be one of the worst encounters if he was still bleeding this much). The water turns dark before it reaches his feet, and when he shuts the tap, he clicks his tongue in annoyance, he had to think of a way to make the bleeding stop, and fast. He really didn't fancy being late.
An hour later, with some mascara and magic spells in the right areas, the bruises on his face and neck were almost perfectly concealed. He looked pale and smug as always. That would have to do.
Five minutes before the meeting starts, almost everyone is seated and the hubbub slowly dies down, only to be replaced by new cacophonies of the commencing activities. But he hears nothing of it, as his lips tug into a strange, uncharacteristic smile of its own accord… His mind was elsewhere, impressed with the image of a bloody rusty blade firmly wedged in-between pools of murky blackness, echoes of unearthly shrieking still resonating in his ears, as a thing taking root inside him twitched…
Notes:
I didn't indulge in the erotic aspect of it as much as I originally intended. And there was supposed to be a very real enemy Nation here, but Musey decided to blur that part in the final edits. This was one of my earliest attempts at gothic erotic fanfiction, and it was kind of a practice piece for me.
(11/25/2012 - 12/30/2014)
Original post: LM_Artless {AO3}
My DBZ & other fics: MariekoWest {AO3} / MewrSaidTheCat {FFnet}{dA}
Original (Hetero-)Stories & Prose: Lovisa_Baobab {AO3}
Blog/Works Archive: mariexfolie {fc2 blog}
