[He’s not his to mourn. Kel leaves him. Everyone leaves him. He gave up, is the problem; the way he just wants to lie down and lie to rest and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie until the rest is a blur, until he can’t wake up again.
[Basil looks at the body. It will be okay. Sunny will understand. He won’t leave him. He wouldn’t do that. Someone else can call. It won’t matter.
[He thinks he could take a blade and plunge it through skin slice veins like tangled roots spill blood onto bed onto carpet onto a floor they used to share dig deeper down the stairs drag the entrails step, step loop around the tree and knot up his gut and watch, watch as it ends, watch as the world sways until it finally stops moving and he—
[What did he say? Why is he still here?
[Basil’s fingers curl and shake. He eyes the nightstand for something sharp. It’s not there. Does Kel have it?
[He doesn’t move. And he listens. He doesn’t have a choice.]
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pantheraliam) wrote2030-03-12 03:03 pm
HE’S JUST BEIN’ A PAL (cw: gory/graphic thoughts)
[He’s not his to mourn. Kel leaves him. Everyone leaves him. He gave up, is the problem; the way he just wants to lie down and lie to rest and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie until the rest is a blur, until he can’t wake up again.
[Basil looks at the body. It will be okay. Sunny will understand. He won’t leave him. He wouldn’t do that. Someone else can call. It won’t matter.
[He thinks he could take a blade and plunge it through skin slice veins like tangled roots spill blood onto bed onto carpet onto a floor they used to share dig deeper down the stairs drag the entrails step, step loop around the tree and knot up his gut and watch, watch as it ends, watch as the world sways until it finally stops moving and he—
[What did he say? Why is he still here?
[Basil’s fingers curl and shake. He eyes the nightstand for something sharp. It’s not there. Does Kel have it?
[He doesn’t move. And he listens. He doesn’t have a choice.]
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[Basil doesn't move. Basil doesn't speak. The knife is still on the floor.]
Ba...sil?
C...c'mon...