𝖯𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖪𝖺𝗂.
I can't with these people. 😂
I can't with these people. 😂
Sigh.
Sigh.
"I can take you back to your friends!" Aiden protests, glaring at Cas. "Your actual friends."
“I thought… I thought I was…”
"Come on, Angel," he coos, "don't take Richie away from his friends. We're about to gain another Lord in Black, don't you want him to evolve? Think of it like a Pokémon, he'll become stronger and won't be so pathetic anymore."
"I can take you back to your friends!" Aiden protests, glaring at Cas. "Your actual friends."
*Accidentally cuts open finger and has to wear a band-aid*
*Typing hurts*
*Accidentally cuts open finger and has to wear a band-aid*
*Typing hurts*
Aiden muses, about to wrap his wings protectively around the teen and shield him from harm. A sudden pain tears through his shoulder, almost causing him to let go of Richie.
Cassiel lifts the Black knife to his lips and rests it there, his grin reflected on both »
But the Lords have taken Richie’s mind away, broken and reshaped it to form the best toy, the best obedient plaything. He smiles.
“I want to stay with my friends and Wiggly. They LIKE me!”
Aiden muses, about to wrap his wings protectively around the teen and shield him from harm. A sudden pain tears through his shoulder, almost causing him to let go of Richie.
Cassiel lifts the Black knife to his lips and rests it there, his grin reflected on both »
Going to sleep, I'll think about it in the morning. 🙂↕️
Going to sleep, I'll think about it in the morning. 🙂↕️
But at this point, he doesn't fear Wiggly. He's just frustrated by his antics.
"Richie, hey. I can take you back to your friends, but you may need to be separated from your current life. Hidden. For your safety." »
He doesn’t look out though, that same fear keeping him in place.
“Can — Can I watch anime with — with Pete and Ruth again?”
But at this point, he doesn't fear Wiggly. He's just frustrated by his antics.
"Richie, hey. I can take you back to your friends, but you may need to be separated from your current life. Hidden. For your safety." »
*Eyes Zoey, knowing I feel the same way about Maria*
*Eyes Zoey, knowing I feel the same way about Maria*
Cas falters, starting to reach for Richie too. Maybe this time will be different. Maybe this time he won't lose.
It's so much easier to deal with brainwashed Richies, they don't know what's real and what isn't, they're not genuinely pleased to see him.
They don't reignite his hope »
“Y - you’re here…? Cassiel! Oh… thank god!”
“NIBBLY!” Wiggly screams. “GET YOUR PET OUT! It’s TINKY’S TURN!”
Cas' eyes suddenly clear, and he looks around the Black in confusion.
"Well... *this* isn't where I parked the car. Ugh, I hate this place. Let me guess, tortured Richie who's bound to you forever?"
He rolls his eyes at Wiggly.
"You guys are so predictable."
Cas falters, starting to reach for Richie too. Maybe this time will be different. Maybe this time he won't lose.
It's so much easier to deal with brainwashed Richies, they don't know what's real and what isn't, they're not genuinely pleased to see him.
They don't reignite his hope »
Cas' eyes suddenly clear, and he looks around the Black in confusion.
"Well... *this* isn't where I parked the car. Ugh, I hate this place. Let me guess, tortured Richie who's bound to you forever?"
He rolls his eyes at Wiggly.
"You guys are so predictable."
Richie blinks, waking up again.
“… hello? Wh - where am I?”
Cas' eyes suddenly clear, and he looks around the Black in confusion.
"Well... *this* isn't where I parked the car. Ugh, I hate this place. Let me guess, tortured Richie who's bound to you forever?"
He rolls his eyes at Wiggly.
"You guys are so predictable."
His blade slices through the teen's skin like butter, a glint of dark pink reflecting on the silver as it completes its course.
"You'll see them soon," he promises, his voice as gentle and reassuring as ever.
“I… don’t see anyone.”
His blade slices through the teen's skin like butter, a glint of dark pink reflecting on the silver as it completes its course.
"You'll see them soon," he promises, his voice as gentle and reassuring as ever.
A shuddering gasp and a sob.
“Can I really see my friends again?”
Cas settles next to him, pressing a bloodied finger to Richie's lips.
"You want what anyone wants. You want to see your loved ones again."
He lifts his head, looking up at the non-existent ceiling.
"They're up there, waiting for you. Pete and Steph, Ruth, even Grace is included."
Cas settles next to him, pressing a bloodied finger to Richie's lips.
"You want what anyone wants. You want to see your loved ones again."
He lifts his head, looking up at the non-existent ceiling.
"They're up there, waiting for you. Pete and Steph, Ruth, even Grace is included."
He clutches his head with a groan, sinking to the ground.
“I… I can’t… I d-don’t… where am I?” Richie lets out a sob. “How long has it been? I - I don’t want to become a Lord, I w-want… I want…”
Cas settles next to him, pressing a bloodied finger to Richie's lips.
"You want what anyone wants. You want to see your loved ones again."
He lifts his head, looking up at the non-existent ceiling.
"They're up there, waiting for you. Pete and Steph, Ruth, even Grace is included."
Cas chuckles softly, pulling Richie tight against his chest before twirling him outwards again.
"Real is such a solid definition. Just enjoy the moment."
“Are you real?”
A simple question as he spins into Cas’ grasp again, arms and wrists scarred and bloody from weeks and weeks of being a plaything for the Lords. His gaze is scattered, mind shattered as he looks at Cas.
“You’re not, right?”
Cas chuckles softly, pulling Richie tight against his chest before twirling him outwards again.
"Real is such a solid definition. Just enjoy the moment."
“Is he gone? Is this part over?”
Cas stops. His eyes widen. He chokes, and blood meets the air as his lips part and it sprays.
"Khh—"
Cas stops. His eyes widen. He chokes, and blood meets the air as his lips part and it sprays.
"Khh—"
“WIGGLY! Take — Cas — AWAY! I know he’s not real — I know! Please give me Pete and Ruth again! Don’t have Cas kill me again!”
Richie turns and tries to run away into the Black, glancing back at Cas in terror.
Cas stops. His eyes widen. He chokes, and blood meets the air as his lips part and it sprays.
"Khh—"
Cassiel bursts into the Black, freezing up as he sees... himself brandishing a bloody knife?
"That's... new."
He shakes it off, pulling Richie against his chest and dropping a kiss on the teen's head.
"Are you okay? They didn't hurt you, did they? I can get you out of your deal, but »
“GIVE ME MY FRIENDS BACK!”
Cassiel bursts into the Black, freezing up as he sees... himself brandishing a bloody knife?
"That's... new."
He shakes it off, pulling Richie against his chest and dropping a kiss on the teen's head.
"Are you okay? They didn't hurt you, did they? I can get you out of your deal, but »
“This wasn’t what we agreed on, br-brother! You — you said Cas wouldn’t be here! You said you wouldn’t use him!”
"I'll kill you a thousand times over if I must," he states icily, glaring at the fallen man. "Mark my words in blood, Jägerman."
Something hard and solid collides with Richie's face so hard that it turns the teen's head. There's more than one version of Max, and this particular one has been dragged to the Black by Wiggly after Richie and Ruth's murder.
He doesn't last long.
The jock crumples to the ground like a »
Something hard and solid collides with Richie's face so hard that it turns the teen's head. There's more than one version of Max, and this particular one has been dragged to the Black by Wiggly after Richie and Ruth's murder.
He doesn't last long.
The jock crumples to the ground like a »
Cassiel's gaze lifted to meet Sebastian's own, the man's voice snapping him out of his thoughts. He felt a flush creep down his neck and hoped his shirt collar was high enough to hide it, because he likely wouldn't be believed if he said he was simply experiencing a low-grade fever.
The »
Cassiel's gaze lifted to meet Sebastian's own, the man's voice snapping him out of his thoughts. He felt a flush creep down his neck and hoped his shirt collar was high enough to hide it, because he likely wouldn't be believed if he said he was simply experiencing a low-grade fever.
The »