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the more that she talks , the more that he wants to know . knows to catch his footing , and not to get too caught up in her . it's always easier said than done , given that he often finds it impossible to pry off the rose colored lenses . so , he'll sit and he'll listen and he'll swallow down every question he thinks to ask because maybe it's just better to not know everything . he holds to little details with a vice grip , becomes just a graveyard of secrets from people he no longer really knows . " i love that . y'don't really see that kinda thing no more . i mean , man , i read a lot . a lot . little bit of everything , y'know ? you read 'bout that kinda love , but it ain't somethin' you see in practice . in reality . i think it's sweet . real sweet . unattainable , like , when you get down to the statistics of it , so , good for you . you beat the odds , " rambling on , a warm smile finding solace upon his features .
she speaks of her family , and he's choking down all the questions he wants to ask . is she close with them ? was she ? does she think of them often ? miss them ? it all swirls around restlessly in the very forefront of his mind . " yeah , yeah . i hear it often . don't think much 'bout it , though i know i'll grow to regret neglecting myself the way i do , " he hums , a shrug at his shoulders . force of habit , feels as though he's not entirely deserving of living a long and peaceful life . it was what it was , but the idea of her being there to catch him makes him a little more keen on tending to himself .
his eyes roll at her words , though there's a smile at his lips . hardly thinks of himself as a celebrity , though it's hard to fight the fact whenever someone would come up to him and rattle on about his work . " listen , i ain't keen on callin' myself that . just had to face the music when i started gettin' bothered out in public . kinda hard to , like , negate that term when it's starin' me dead in the face , " he'll laugh , a little nervous . he shifts his weight , a little uncomfortable when it comes to talking about himself . talking about his music . it's his passion , the one thing that makes life worth living , and yet he clams up whenever it comes to talking about it .
" i , eh , make music . kinda started when i was younger . just wanted an outlet . an escape . just kept doin' it , started just doin' small shows and puttin' my stuff out there . kinda snowballed . never really expected much from it , y'know ? cause it was just , like , an output for me . never got into it thinkin' i'd get anything , " rambling on , a hand scratching at the back of his neck when he speaks . throws his head back , laughter emitting quietly . " god , i sound so fuckin' dumb talkin' bout it . sorry . "
if jessie wasn't a gigantic liar , she'd pat herself on the back for how long that she's made her relationship with emily work . it's taken awhile to really be okay with being single -- she's still workin' on it for the most part . and by workin' on it , she means act like the whole ' i thought you were gonna be my wife but then you didn't show up to our getaway car where we'd leave our horrible hometown and live a long and happy life , only for me to cry for like three weeks straight because you left me at the alter . ' didn't happen . instead , jessie just smiles at him . " i've only ever been with her in my whole life . bit of a romantic , really . " which was the only thing she didn't have a lie to accompany her with , nor did she need one . jessie's romanticism and love for little things is alive in everything she does , she doesn't need to explain further than offering a stranger a meal and agreeing to go on a trip with them .
" my daddy said the same t'my brother when he was out scurryin' around and livin' off energy drinks for a bit when he was showin' horses in the rodeo . it'll catch up to ya eventually . cant promise i'll be around t'catch ya when it happens . " they weren't permanent . this wasn't permanent , but it's right now , so as far as jessie knows , she'll catch him with open arms .
the mention of his home in cali has jessie's eyebrows raising , but then the mention of his so called job has her leaning into him further . curious , jessie probes him with questions . " am i sittin' with a celebrity ? " she whispers , lookin' around to see if there were any paparazzi by them . " oh , kody . i'd say that you were pullin' my leg , but i'll indulge ya . " quick to giving nicknames , jess observes the way he moves , the way he breathes . dakota is easy on the eyes , she wasn't blind . it would make sense for him to be a heart throb if not for the fact that he's an eater and she can tell that he's been mobile for weeks just by his smell alone .
" tell me about what you do , and then maybe i'll decide if you fit in with the rich assholes or not . " jessie compromises , slumping back in her chair attentively .
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loving her felt as easy and as natural as breathing . that was the part that terrified him the most . what if she left ? what if she grew tired of all the baggage he brings ? tired of running , tired of hiding . one day she'd yearn for normalcy , and that would never be something he could fully provide for her . would it feel like death ? would the air get knocked right out of his lungs ? couldn't imagine a life in which he wasn't head over heels for rue . couldn't imagine himself without her beside him . his head spins at the thought , but he'll pay it no real mind when he catches a glimpse of her at his side .
everything would be fine , so long as she stood beside him . she was his rock . his solace . his peace in this fucked up life he's forced to live . the one thing that had never been made more clear . the one thing that just made sense . not once has he ever felt like he needed to second guess his position in her life . she loved him abundantly . loudly . so clear that he'd be a fool to ever question her .
he watches her with such love . like , she was someone worth worshipping . religion begins to make sense whenever he looks to her , even in her high haze . " kick my ass ? you're out your head , for sure , " he teases , his eyes rolling . always been their dynamic , light-hearted and playful , like two kids who play as adults . laughter comes so easy with her , and she's just this glowing reminder that life is still worth living despite however he may feel on his lowest of days . he laughs , watching her shoot off from him . quick to follow , catching up to her to wrap his arms around her middle . he pulls her into him , stopping her in her tracks . turns her around to face him , his hands capturing her face . " you're fuckin' insane and i love you for it . i love you . d'ya hear me , rue ? i fuckin' love you , " laughter fills his words , and he's drunk on this sickly affection . he loves her and he needs her to know . he loves her and the world just feels better for it .
" i swear t'god , i'll scream it right here . right here in the middle of fuckin' nowhere . that's how much i love you . just losin' all my damn rationality . "
her mind's a minefield. a mess of all the glorified junk that they've gotten up to in the months that they've been together. it feels like forever. like it consumed all of her life, since she's met him, since they hit the road, RUNNING. the only real difference is, now she knows what monsters he's leaving behind, or perhaps, ghosts were more appropriate. how she's got like, awful and curious questions, both, circling within her head. it's hard to say that she feels settled, but it's him she's chosen, him! her life boat, her raft, her safety through the storm. she could do the same for him, rue decides. that for once, she didn't have to be the one just taking and consuming and grating and using. maybe, just maybe, she could be that rock for him too.
love can make a girl sick. it could make a girl weak. and she's both for him, she's sure of it, doing every flip and dip required to perform the mental gymnastic necessary to keep her rooted here. she knows she ought to be terrified. but rue finds it somehow impossible to imagine that he'd turn those same TEETH on her. as if she really knows what he's thinking when he goes about that. she hasn't asked... he hasn't said. but she's promise to keep his secrets, forever, squeezing on tighter at his arm with that same dopesick smile strung out across her features.
"you." it's always been YOU. well, it's kind of an easy lie to tell herself. she buys what she's selling. falls for the seductiveness, of the feeling of how it sounds. it sounds both romantic and lovely and everything she should want, so it's to that which she holds onto. but dakota... he always surprises her. manages to blow past her expectations or hopes, wistfully tucked within her chest. "what, you think you'd take me in a fight?" he could. they both know it. it's still fun to play pretend anyways. "whatever, i'm like, so sure i could kick your ass... but like, maybe we settle on like a race or something instead, because like, i think i can like, 100% win on that..." she's got this grin on her face, a laugh that comes easy. "in fact? 3, 2, 1-" she's off- already sprinting, her laughter heard, maniacal, behind her.
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it feels good to feel this safe in the presence of somebody else . he'd grown acquainted to isolation for the sake of his own safety , but jessie blossoms into his life and provides a warmth he hasn't felt in a great deal of time . there's trouble with it all , considering he's always been keen on the concept of love . romantic at heart , pining quietly for the kind of thing he reads about . writes about . he's only known it from a distance , in a way that just leaves him broken hearted and dejected .
it's a complicated battle , because they play as if they weren't riddled with their own complexities . he'll simply bask in the fleeting moments of simplicity , in which they merely sink into one another . the world around them drawing to a close , caught up in their own imaginary world in which everything remains perfect . unscathed . her words are just another reminder that none of it was real , and that they needed to get out of town before the investigation really opened up further . a quiet sigh that draws from his lips as he sits up , raking a hand through his disheveled curls . " i know it . just wanted to be in peace for another few moments . did y'think 'bout where we should head next ? " he hums the inquiry , head cocked in the slightest .
her next question evokes a widened gaze . as if it weren't already borderline impossible to stifle the way he feels about her . he'd choke it all down for the sake of not letting her be alone , though he worries his body might fail at the task of simply , like , being fucking normal . " yeah , sure . long as you don't boil me alive 'n there . i know how you girls are , just tossin' yourselves in the hellfire and callin' it a nice , relaxin' shower . i ain't that tough , now , believe it or not . "
oh , jessie knows she could have woken him up , she considered it . but she didn't want to , the redhead's gaze being locked onto him even in his sleep whilst she watched his chest move up and down with his breathing . slender fingers trail along his chest , dipping her head down to rest her chin on his chest . " not long . " she responds , still above a whisper as she doesn't feel like being loud yet . the world is quiet in the motel room besides the chirping of the birds and their own voices . jessie reaches up to pinch his cheek between her thumb and pointer finger gently , intertwining their legs together .
jessie doesn't want to get up from the bed , but she knows that they need to keep moving in order to stay under wraps with the ongoing murder investigation . this could go extremely wrong if their actions aren't calculated at least a little bit as they proceed . jessie lets go of his cheek , patting the area where she pinched before using her forearms to help herself sit up . ginger locks fall at her shoulders , trickling across her chest as she leans forward , glancing down at dakota with hazy and tired eyes . " gotta get movin' , kody . " as much as she liked playing house with him there , it wouldn't last . it never lasts .
there's a moment where she hesitates her next question , playing with his curls ever so slightly . "d'ya wanna take a shower with me ? no pressure 'er anything . " she questions , voice not faltering as her heart is begging that he'll say yes . " i don't wanna be left alone quite yet . "
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it's quite impossible for dakota to love in small doses . he only knows how to consume until there's nothing left . feels as though he's gotten away with doing the very bare minimum when it came to theo , which wasn't even close to fair to the other . dakota makes an effort to protect theo's peace , because what a mess it would grow to be if they really immersed themselves in one another . all of that noise falls to a silence , now , because dakota is fully driven by that restless need for more . starving to the core , he yearns to consume theo piece by piece until there's nothing more left of him . selfishly driven into his own honest admission , the words tingling at his lips like venom .
love , love , love . what a horrendous thing to admit . feels more like a death sentence than a new beginning , yet dakota dives right in without any inkling of anxiety that he once clung to with a death grip . his grip at theo's neck softens , and his head rocks to the side . dakota loves the sight of theo before him , all tangled in the admission of his love . he's so beautiful . he's so perfect . dakota is riddled with that feather light feeling in his chest , and he can't find the energy to make sense of it all . the taste of him heavy on his lips , to which dakota fully drowns his senses in theo . it's not fair , really , the way that theo takes the reigns and finds himself fully in control of dakota . " i love you . all of you . i'm not gonna let you down . "
he can never explain why. when his friends tell him to move on and he says no. like it's something to be proud of. dakota's all he wants. all he's ever going to want. he can't move on. no one comes close. and all he wants from dakota is to be wholly his. to intertwine with him in all the ways theo craves. he remembers telling his best friend that looking at dakota was like seeing god and believing. that his words sound like gospel. that theo was pray at his altar. he'd anoint dakota with his blood, let the other bite until he bled, smear it across the other's skin. wanting him is so much. so much deeper then anything else he's ever wanted in his life. it consumes him entirely. theo lets it.
the grasp on his throat tightens and theo knows. he knows he has dakota right where he wants him. he knows it burrows right under his skin. talking about all those nameless people theo gives himself to. always says it's dakota's fault too. theo stares open mouthed for a beat too long. his gaze lingers on dakota's mouth as he speaks. says all the right things. all the words theo wants to hear. can it really be that easy? after all of this begging and pleading. "don't let me down." he shrugs. that's all it takes right? he's easy to please. easier when it comes to dakota. he doesn't waste time as he leans in to press their mouths together. "you love me." he says right against dakota's mouth like a prayer. "say it again until i believe you."
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he's never felt more like a monster in his life . her eyes are open to the horrors , and he's stuck in his spot like a deer caught by headlights . regardless of the thudding anxiety that cracks at his chest , his demeanor remains calm . seething a bit beneath it all , because how could she still love him ? the blood stains his skin . his clothes . his mind . yet she still comes closer , still finds it in her to love him all the same . in what world was this fair ? in what world did this make any sense ? his head spins with a million and one thoughts , and yet they fall silent when she draws closer .
her love never came with conditions , and that was the thing that scared him the most . she'd love him for all the horrors he harbored , and she'd never be the same after it . so badly did he wish he could have never allowed himself to get this close . this was just another painful reminder that no matter how hard he tried , he'd never just be normal . he'd never have the life that he'd see in movies , or read about in books . he would always spoil the best of what he attained by simply being himself . none of this was fair , and his stomach churns with a sickness at the revelation .
he doesn't think . he doesn't even flinch . just reaches out to her , taking her face in his blood stained hands . how could she still love him ? how could she still see him worth loving ? a heavy breath released , the one he'd been holding a beat too long . " i'll always want you here , and maybe that's the problem , " he admits with a wavering voice . there's a burning feeling behind his eyes , as if he were to cry if only he had the ability . " how can you be so calm ? how can you pretend like i'm not a monster ? "
who believes a girl LIKE HER?
she's not stupid ; she knows why people find her unreliable. half the time, she's high, she's lost ; watching, but what did she really see? it's hard to choke on difficult truths, and she watches him eat, with far more elegance then the subject matter of the meat ought to offer up. oddly, she's reminded of maddy and cassie. of cassie fumbling with her words, how she's a DRUG ADDICT, so how could you trust anything that spilled from lips like hers? who would listen to her, the way that maddy had then? the truth is ugly. and so does she too, feel, her chest wrenching uncomfortably as she quietly sank lower, wondering... oh. she still loves him. how broken did that mean she was?
there's something wrong with her. somehow, she's found her way back to him, as if somehow, she might see that she was somehow HORRIBLY WRONG, because it wouldn't be the first time. none of this is the first time, though, and her stomach lurches uncomfortably within her. how close he comes, but he stops short, just short of comfort, and care, the things that she craved more than anything. time was ending, and she felt as if she had no other choice but to reach out and take grasp of this for herself. if not her, then who? it didn't matter if she was feeling pathetic, she loves him, he's saved her, so...
she'll play pretend, and she'd be so fucking good at it. he knows it, doesn't he? that's why dakota looks at her with apologies dripping from his lips, he knows she'll set the world on fire for him, and it's just... a breath left stuttered within her chest, palms holding onto his own, bloodied guilt and all. "YOU'RE NOT STUPID." her voice trembles, catches, pulls. she won't let this tear her faith. no, she'll play to her church, to him, devoted. "i wanted to be here. i still want to be here. do you not want... me here, anymore?"
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humanity is breathed back into him the longer he settles with jessie . there is something about her that brings him back down to reality , and it's something that's both unsettling and fascinating to dakota . it's true , he often finds himself riddled with anxiety when it came down to her . keeping her safe . keeping her sane . becomes blissfully apparent that it boils down to the fact that he's harbored a blossoming crush on her , which is both inconvenient and humbling for someone like him . he's prided himself on remaining untethered to just about anyone , and she strides into his life and makes a real mess of that . " i do no such thing , " it's a piss poor rebuttal by the small smile on his face . he worries . worries deeply , in a way that quietly drives him insane .
she draws closer , and every nerve ending is sent ablaze . despite the nerves , he settles into her . her warmth radiating and comforting . " goodnight , doll . really , try 'n get some rest . don't drive yourself insane all night , " he hums , voice low and riddled with sleep .
he doesn't remember exactly when he'd fallen asleep , though it happens . the morning sun peaking through the blinds doesn't disturb him , though it's the bitter chill of the blossoming morning that causes him to stirr . tired eyes flutter open , squinting softly from the rush of light . a hand coming up to rub at his eyes before peering down at jessie . a soft smile that curls the ends of his lips at the sight of her , his stomach in knots . " mornin' . how long you been up ? y'know you could've woken me up , right ? "
jessie pulls the sheets up to her shoulders , reaching over from underneath the blankets to cover dakota up as well . " same goes t'you , angel , you worry more than me . " at this moment maybe she was more anxious than he was , but all together - the statement was true . it surprised jessie that dakota wasn't the one freaking out about the fact that it was possible the last guy they ate would be tracked back to them . jessie had her moments of carelessness , but she was also way too far into her head most of the time to not consider her options . now she had dakota , and she spends most of her time worryin' about his safety and what he's doing and whether or not he'd still be there when she woke up or came back from the bathroom . jessie has admittedly been charmed by dakota , and there was no way that she was gonna let anything bad happen to him now .
jessie shifts closer to dakota , intertwining their legs together as she leans into his warmth . emerald eyes flutter closed , her arm extending around his chest to tug him closer as she fell asleep with just a small mumble of g'night , kody .
the morning hits and she's still wrapped around him . her gaze travels across his face gently , studying his features again , as if she hasn't looked at him plenty . but with each time she looks , she notices something different . dakota was pretty . is pretty . and jessie's 80% sure that she has just realized that she has a small crush on him the longer she sits there close enough to count his eyelashes and watches his breathing patterns . there's a twist in her stomach , almost a feeling that she's cheating on emily by wishing that she could reach out and touch . so she doesn't , she just lets herself close her eyes , and nuzzle into his chest even further .
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it feels like a real privilege to love and be loved . a privilege he doesn't always feel so deserving of . he's made peace with slipping in and out of people's lives , leaving a rather unnoticable scar . made peace with the fact that he would never know normalcy as long as he lived , but rue throws a wrench in all of that , doesn't she ? he loves her in a way that feels so fucking loud and so demanding that there isn't much room for anything else . rue bennett , she pulls humanity out of the darkest of monsters . he could never seem to put a finger on it - how someone so plagued with darkness and bad luck could seem to find the beauty in nearly everything .
fascinated by her mind , he takes his time when he untangles her every thought . by nature , she seems to spill words a thousand miles a minute . a mania that keeps a sturdy grip upon her , and she clings to him and rushes her words as if he might dissipate into the air between them . truthfully , dakota would never leave . he couldn't ever imagine gathering the strength to leave her side , even if it was for her benefit .
" wanted to get me alone ? " he echoes , a brow quirked . her voice is a comfort that he seeks in every lifetime . there is something about her that replaces the yearning feeling of home . he's unsure what he's done in lifetimes before this to have deserved her . he looks to her with all that curiosity and adoration beaming in his eyes , and it becomes more apparent that he'd forever be tethered to her no matter their outcome . he scoffs , eyes rolling in the slightest . if she was a danger , what the hell was he ? he'll laugh a little , head shaking , because there's no way she could ever genuinely convince him that she was anything other than sickly sweet . " dangerous ? rue , darlin' , the hell are you on about ? if you're gonna gut me like a pig , go 'head 'n do it now . or , well , try to , at least . don't think you could really take me . look at ya , tiny thing . no way . not a chance . "
what has she seen. rue's mind begins to tick and whir, her brain already latching on, trying her best to perform the mental gymnastics required to make this work. love is both BLINDING AND SICKENING, and she thinks about the bathroom. the blood. the bones. the way his mouth stains and the fibre between it that she recognized as muscle, it's enough to make a person faint, but for her it all looks like paint and fake everything, like the shit you'd see in a movie. and rue, she's just pretending now, isn't she? something un-clicking, re-clicking, like, there's no way this could be real in the way that she thinks it could be. maybe it's why the bathroom here feels like the right place to be at a party like this...
... does it change anything? the lights, the girl looking BACK AT HER in the mirror?
her dragged out drugged out highs left her nose bleeding, unstoppable. more blood. more wet. the sickening taste of metal over her tongue that makes her want to be sick, or swoon, she can't tell and that part of it all is terrifying. should she blame him? praise him? dakota, who looks back at her so TENDER and darling, who'd ever believe her? sickening, isn't it? rue doesn't forget the way he says it, riding beneath her skin like paranoia, electric sheep. it's buzzing and burning and her mind repeats it sometimes, before it smooths away with another high.
she convinces herself it's fine. it will be. it must be. she loves him. those are not bodies but doubts, and he was not wicked, but HOLY. she hopes. he'll take her hand and the world is right, all sunshine, lollipops and back end streets with flickering street lamps. out here it feels real, the air so fresh it pierces at her lungs, leaning into him and feeling that feeling flood over her. overwhelming everything. it's going to be okay, she thinks, it will. that pull of his hand in closer, that grin that trips and dips as she laughs, like the red doesn't streak between her teeth. "honestly? kinda like shit, but also wayyyy better. like... way better. i think i just... wanted to get you alone." that grin, that sideways glance that held before she cuts off the chance for awkward showers, leaning in for fairer weather affection instead, lips brushing, coy, to his. "but now that i got you here... are you even safe anymore? i hear i'm dangerous, yanno." old hurts, burn. "like a braindead psycho."
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𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐑 , although dakota had always carried a certain demeanor when it came to listening . was always told how he often had the tendency to make the quietest people feel as if they were loudest . a decency he extends to everyone , considering he once felt as though nobody had ever really listened when he talked . enjoyed to extend that kindness that , yes , everything someone was saying was more than worth paying attention to . he harbors little secrets exchanged between passing friends , short - lived romances . these things haunt him , really . all of his lovers and all of their favorites . his psyche had become a graveyard of useless facts about people who no longer hold a spot in his life . " eight years , huh ? damn , that's crazy , " dakota echoes . finds it rather fascinating , because he could never imagine having someone around for that long . " well , 's beautiful , actually . can't imagine havin' someone around me that long . i commend ya , really , i know it ain't always easy . "
with what they were . what they'd always be . a tinge of pain that pulls at his heart , because love felt world's away . jessie was lucky , and he's never been the envious type - but , now , he feels it prickling at the edges of his psyche . " my ma used to say the same stuff . used to eat a lot growin' up . i dunno , got kinda accustomed to gas station coffee and drive-thru french fries , " he laughs , his head shaking . among , like , the fucking bloodsport he plays when the hunger can't really be satiated by fast food and caffeine . a shrug at his shoulders , because he can't really pinpoint where home would be . " nah , never . i got a place up in northern cali , but i don't really stay there . it's kinda , like , a facade . i work , a lot , up in los angeles , but 's not really a place i'd ever wanna live , " he explains , a little nervous .
honeyed gaze flickers towards the waitress , where he promptly orders a burger and fries . predictable he's become , and he's sure jessie will get tuned to it . his gaze falls back to jessie , a small smirk curling at the ends of his lips . " now , what if i went 'n told you that i'm one of those asshole celebrities ? to a degree . nothin' crazy or whatever . just , in the grand scheme of things , i fall somewhere in that stupid little category . "
jessie will take any chance she can get to talk about emily . it was a flaw she's been trying to shake since she's been on her own , but when you've been dating someone for almost a decade , they become a part of you. losing emily was like losing a limb . she's gone , but the feeling of her is still there . like a phantom limb she can't shake . " been engaged for six months . together for eight and half years . said we was gonna meet back up when some family shit smoothes over , s'thats why i'm goin' out first . " a lie , but he doesn't need t'know that . jessie lets him grab her hand and observe the ring , and she feels happy that someone else thinks her pick was pretty . she saved up a lot of money for it .
the redhead's nose scrunches at hearing about the gas station coffee . " that's why you look so rough . you're a growin' man , need big meals and lots'a sleep . " she tutted , taking another bite of her cheese bread . " you live that way in los angeles too ? " a curious question , she knew that he was like her from the moment he sat down . but that wasn't important at that very moment . she could tell when the last time he fed was . " or are the asshole celebrities feedin' ya and stealin' your money ? " half a joke , half serious as she studies his features . dakota looks tired . worn out . jessie cares about everyone she meets in some way , and dakota is no different even if it has been only ten minutes .
the waitress comes back , and jessie orders another cherry coke and gestures to dakota , encouraging him to order whatever he wanted . it's okay , the last guy she ate had a black card and three thousand dollars worth of cash in his glove compartment .
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#𝐄𝐀𝐓𝟑𝐑𝐒 . . . a semi selective original character as loved by 𝐉𝐎 ( 25 , she/they , virgo ) . inspired by preacher's daughter ( ethel cain ) , bones & all ( film and book ) , and love as consumption . triggering topics will be discussed and tagged accordingly . sideblog to @deathgrippeds .
heavily associated with @redemptioninterlude , @bu11seye , @depictedblue <3
#𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 , standard rules apply . i prefer to write with partners 18+ . i generally prefer to write darker themes and plots , and if that's not you're thing that's totally fine . i'm not picky about faceclaims , though i will not write with those who use faces of people who have passed away . i'm relatively slow when it comes to replies just because i do work fairly often and am trying my best to adapt to a better writing routine . i'm not particular about formatting , though i do prefer to use regular text + medium sized gifs . if my double spacing is a bother to you , let me know , and i'll use regular spacing :~)
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#𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 , dakota vicente cruz , otherwise known as dakota , is twenty-seven years old and born on october 31st, 1996 , in new orleans , louisiana . his current residence is anywhere , living life on the road with no final destination in particular . dakota's a professional musician , with a quiet reputation .
#𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 , it's a grueling task to recall the beginning stages of his life , as all he'd known was to repress every memory . dakota's biological parents were never equipped for the task of a child , considering the fact that his mother worked three jobs after she left home at seventeen , and his father ? well , speaking of his father was never something that left a sweeter taste in his mouth . he was there , whether he wanted to be or not , but became more of a ghost than anything else .
dakota always knew that he was different , and for the longest time he always chalked it up to the fact that his homelife was less than ideal . he'd only ever known violence at the hands of his father . a drunken idiot who could never seem to keep his hands to himself . dakota never quite comprehended why his mother stuck around , and why she even went on to carry another one of his children . it was aggravating to bare witness to , to watch the way that she loved so fervently that she was willing to risk her own sanity to give her children the concept of a perfect family .
but there was more , wasn't there ? something that burned in his veins that made it awfully hard to keep composed . he'd learn to distract himself from that certain hunger . learning music , immersing himself in sports . for the longest of time , he'd held out . he never bit when every fiber of his being begged for just a simple taste . a good boy he was , and how his mother fawned over him despite her own inability to love herself . all that love was saved for her children , and dakota had grown to resent her for it .
but being smart and being talented wasn't enough to really keep him tightly wound enough to bite back at his father , who had grown resentful of the way that dakota had seemingly begun to play the role of a father figure in his younger sister's life . all that anger and all that rage made that peculiar craving grow stronger the older he'd grown to be . it happens all without much warning , without much thought .
it's a normal evening , where his mother comes home five minutes later than she had communicated . dakota always braces himself for the worst whenever things like that would happen . his father harbored some seething insecurity issues , where five minutes away from him meant five minutes in someone else's bed . it starts as a quiet argument , hushed and in the kitchen where neither dakota nor his sister could really distinguish what was said . it always started that way , and dakota would be the one to send her off to her room and sit close by , waiting for the moment it escalated .
and to be expected , it escalated . it never mattered how many times that his mother insisted on dakota not stepping in , he would always find himself prying his father's dirty hands from off of her . dakota had grown acquainted to the thrown punches from his father , and it was never anything that phased him . though there was a split moment in which he felt far too consumed by his anger ; how his father could preach about a merciful god every sunday , but come home and show no mercy to the family that he had created . the anger was skin deep , seething , begging to be felt .
even in the face of this overwhelming fear to protect his mother from the monster within himself , he could no longer hold back what was destined to become of him . he sends his mother out , with his father pinned down against the cold tile of the kitchen floor . he tells her to leave with his sister , to get as far away as possible from the home that they shared .
it was the first time dakota remembers eating . it was the first time that he had fully come to the realization that the difference that he felt in himself was something bigger than he expected . how could he ever explain himself to his mother ? his sister ? the two people in his life that really adored him for all he was . could he ever trust himself to be around them ? to let them get that close ?
he thinks on his feet , cleaning up after himself and driving his father's truck as far away from louisiana as he can . he calls his mom from a payphone outside some shitty dive bar in mississippi , tells her that she can come back home and tells a story of his father storming out the door . he explains how he's leaving town , and how he can't stomach the thought of living in the city he'd grown up in any longer . his mother cries , begs for some other resolution . it's the first time he remembers the pain of a heartbreak . he speeds up the inevitable , growing older and growing more tired of having to provide for everybody but himself . it's selfish , and he hates it , but not once has he ever made time for himself .
he takes the drive to chicago , with the savings he'd acquired and whatever he pick pockets from the nameless strangers he feasts on on the way . finds himself playing small open mics in random bars across the drive , and he's never been shy and has always been overwhelmingly charasmatic . it's no wonder that people take a liking to him , and it's no wonder he's found himself a quaint little fanbase that takes a liking to his aimless endeavors through tiny towns and nameless cities .
in chicago with nothing but a shitty old truck and and a dream . it's the longest he's stayed in one place , trying his best to lay down some roots just to build himself up enough to leave . he bites back the hunger , making sure to be as careful as possible for as long as his body allows . somehow it works , through all that struggle & through all that guilt .
after years of patience and dilligence , he makes a name for himself . an artist and a mystery . one big break and he's the next big thing , and he takes that and runs with it . quite literally . sifting through the states and making temporary homes in small towns , because it's easier this way . finds the time to visit home , and makes peace with his mother and sister despite their confusion about that night . finds himself right back in the position of taking care of them , moving them from out of louisiana to indiana . somewhere quiet . somewhere where the ghosts of their pasts don't seem to haunt them . he keeps them away from the light . the attention was never meant for them , and he's always been fiercely protective of his own blood .
past his own traumas , he remains the same . someone with a lighthearted sense of humor and a heart several sizes too large for his body . even with being showered with poor examples of love , he knows the difference between right and wrong . quietly yearning for the one thing he never really got to see . nor experience . evident in his music , simply evident in the way that he carries himself .
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