River Teeth

by nonbinarybead

On the edge of graduating from high school, Stan proposes to Kyle in the hopes they can run away together; finally getting out that little mountain town. However, Kyle isn't sure if it's the right thing to do and turns him down. The next day, Stan goes missing. Pure hell ensues. This will be angsty and triggering.

32. Eric

They ask me what kind of dreams I'm having & I say I don't know. What are dreams.

I close my eyes & see black & feel blood swishing in my neck & hear the tock-tick tock-tick of the clock between my voice

& they ask if I remember what I did

Do I remember the boy

& of course I remember the boy because I was a boy & we were all boys but they try to forget me and I always remember because it's right it's right here

His throat in my hand

They all come apart all of them - K. & S. & K. they come apart like snapping strings on a violin pluck pluck pluck

They ask me Eric Eric do you remember the boy do you remember you almost killed him

& I say yes there is that boy and his eyes are large & green like jewels in a pirate's skull - ivory as his skin - & his arms are long & always outstretched like a bird-boy and fucking bird-boy & I bet his bones are hollow too & I bet if I saw him again I'd twist his head off