from the waves of #syreni.
so for now at least , he would leave the den. in the hope of some normality , with her.
so for now at least , he would leave the den. in the hope of some normality , with her.
a few steps and he was walking away from his home of the past few months.
in a few days , the fatigue and pain would be gone and he would be more or less back to normal , he just had to avoid shifting.
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a few steps and he was walking away from his home of the past few months.
in a few days , the fatigue and pain would be gone and he would be more or less back to normal , he just had to avoid shifting.
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“you make me want to try.” he admitted with a smile , small , but sure.
“where are we going?” he asked quietly after a long silence. he knew it couldn’t last forever , but he had nothing left to lose.
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“you make me want to try.” he admitted with a smile , small , but sure.
“where are we going?” he asked quietly after a long silence. he knew it couldn’t last forever , but he had nothing left to lose.
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he took one of her hands in his , interlocking their fingers as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
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he took one of her hands in his , interlocking their fingers as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
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he didn’t know what to do.
“i just don’t want to hurt anyone else.” he sounded so tired , so broken.
he didn’t know what to do.
“i just don’t want to hurt anyone else.” he sounded so tired , so broken.
the spiders below them were no threat to him , and him no threat to them , but thanks to this witch , he was human enough that he didn’t fully belong among them. but he wasn’t fully human either.
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the spiders below them were no threat to him , and him no threat to them , but thanks to this witch , he was human enough that he didn’t fully belong among them. but he wasn’t fully human either.
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the life he knew from before the experiment felt like a distant memory.
he knew he was putting her in danger if he went.
but if he stayed , he knew she wouldn’t leave even if he asked. she was far too stubborn.
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the life he knew from before the experiment felt like a distant memory.
he knew he was putting her in danger if he went.
but if he stayed , he knew she wouldn’t leave even if he asked. she was far too stubborn.
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it was so tempting to take her hand and run away. like it was easy, but with her it always seemed easy.
but what was he running from? and what would he be running to?
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it was so tempting to take her hand and run away. like it was easy, but with her it always seemed easy.
but what was he running from? and what would he be running to?
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“okay , do you think you know your way from here?“
“okay , do you think you know your way from here?“
grabbing her by the hand , he quickly pulled her towards the entrance of the cave , fuelled by a desire to keep her safe.
reaching the edge of the cave , he stopped walking and turned to face her.
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grabbing her by the hand , he quickly pulled her towards the entrance of the cave , fuelled by a desire to keep her safe.
reaching the edge of the cave , he stopped walking and turned to face her.
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“come on.” he said , moving back from the edge of the pit.
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“come on.” he said , moving back from the edge of the pit.
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bradley stumbled to the edge of the pit and looked down over the ledge into it.
torches were lit , so they were not in total darkness , but bradley didn’t need light to know what was down there.
“mamas home.”
bradley stumbled to the edge of the pit and looked down over the ledge into it.
torches were lit , so they were not in total darkness , but bradley didn’t need light to know what was down there.
“mamas home.”
he assured her , despite his weakened state.
after a few steps they reached an opening , and a path spiralling downward , further into the cavern.
a little away from them was a large hole , almost like a pit.
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he assured her , despite his weakened state.
after a few steps they reached an opening , and a path spiralling downward , further into the cavern.
a little away from them was a large hole , almost like a pit.
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“don’t worry about them , they won’t touch you. not while you’re with me.”
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“don’t worry about them , they won’t touch you. not while you’re with me.”
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as he finally got to her , his features were back to that of a human , though his complexion looked an unhealthy pale.
“they’re coming , you need to go. run!“
as he finally got to her , his features were back to that of a human , though his complexion looked an unhealthy pale.
“they’re coming , you need to go. run!“
his eyes , usually hazelnut brown in hue , remained shut , concealing a deep crimson that likened to an acromantulas. he’d scare like that , she couldn’t see him like this. not again.
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his eyes , usually hazelnut brown in hue , remained shut , concealing a deep crimson that likened to an acromantulas. he’d scare like that , she couldn’t see him like this. not again.
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slowly coming into her view , his form started to shift. eight legs to six , four , two with two arms.
abdomen shifted to human torso , fangs receding and black hair all over replaced with soft caramel on his head.
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slowly coming into her view , his form started to shift. eight legs to six , four , two with two arms.
abdomen shifted to human torso , fangs receding and black hair all over replaced with soft caramel on his head.
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he had to get to her first.
not too far from her now , with an almost herculean effort he finally spoke again , voice gravelly but strained , as if in pain. “you shouldn’t , you shouldn’t be here.”
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he had to get to her first.
not too far from her now , with an almost herculean effort he finally spoke again , voice gravelly but strained , as if in pain. “you shouldn’t , you shouldn’t be here.”
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in the end it became easier to remain in monster form , restrained in a dark cave where he couldn’t endanger anyone.
but now she was here , fresh meat in a cave full of bloodthirsty carnivores.
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in the end it became easier to remain in monster form , restrained in a dark cave where he couldn’t endanger anyone.
but now she was here , fresh meat in a cave full of bloodthirsty carnivores.
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his mouth didn’t feel like his own as he tried to call out in reply , voice coming out a slow guttural growl.
“who. is. it?”
his mouth didn’t feel like his own as he tried to call out in reply , voice coming out a slow guttural growl.
“who. is. it?”
in the distance he could hear a familiar female voice , but it was distorted , muffled , like his head was underwater.
like he was hearing it through someone else’s ears.
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in the distance he could hear a familiar female voice , but it was distorted , muffled , like his head was underwater.
like he was hearing it through someone else’s ears.
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