FFwrite2023 #19 Weal
Mature content: assault
this is a companion piece to this story of a friend
He'd smelled blood the moment the door opened. He'd tried harder to backpedal then, all the nerves in his body that had been quietly prickling at the manhandling so far on fire now that he could smell death. The Keeper scrabbled for purchase on the door casing, nails digging in before he was shoved forward into the dark building. Like being offered into the maw of some horrible beast. Fane recoiled when his hands hit a shelf, eyes wide as he tried to get some layout of the space.
It was more than unease that bubbled up in him now. Panicked terror lit his veins. The kind he hadn't felt since he'd run desperate from La Noscea like hell was on his heels. Now it was right here, advancing on him in a tiny shop lit by just the moon's light in the windows.
Fane jerked back, ears pinning. He threw a hiss made savage with fear at the much taller man before making a mad dash toward the window. He was caught by the wrist and wrenched around. No amount of twisting or squirming seemed to loosen the bruising grip on his arm, though Fane tried to wriggle away. Being caught was the end. He couldn't be caught. He knew what happened when you were caught. His free hand raised to push at the man's chest, then, desperate, he slashed out with it, connecting just above the man's eye as he jerked his head away with a growl.
Fane wanted to scream. Always told himself at night he would argue and rage and light asunder anyone who did this to him. But the crystal bracelets he wore only tinkled uselessly as he was slammed into the wall, breath leaving him in a whoosh of air. Pain bloomed from his cheek when he was slapped, head jerking to the side. That hand stayed close then, fingers curling under Fane's chin so he could turn the miqo'te to look at him. It slid up to grab a handful of hair near his scalp, pulling his head back.
"Nice kitty.."
The smug drawl of the words could have stopped his heart. The Keeper would never forgive himself later but that was when the tears had fell. He was caught.
Then it seemed all hell broke loose.
There was a crash nearby and the hands holding him loosened, but if his attacker had bee about to do more he didn't get the chance. He was yanked backward. Once his grip on Fane was gone the miqo'te dropped to the floor like dead weight. He cowered for a moment, unsure what was happening before a familiar voice broke through his panic.
"Fane. Get yourself out of here."
Ardere? He whispered the elezen's name, peering up for a moment in confusion. How...? When? But the blond had already turned away, his attention back to Fane's assailant. It took a moment for the Keeper to gather himself- to recognize he wasn't about to die. He looked toward the door and slowly, as Arde dealt with the issue, clawed his way to his feet again.
He heard little more than the 'go on' Ardere said next, before he had turned and fled out the door of the shop and into the night.
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︳Question: ❔❓❔
Do you have a persona? Or an main oc?
Please answer! I wanna draw you! <33
Oh! I have like 30 ocs lmao, so I rolled a wheel and you got the choice between a few! (because Nilima is a bit complex and I couldn’t choose)
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Trying to design Ardere’s flag at 1am, it came out good!! If not a lot like the lesbian flag😂
And yes, that is Wednesday in the background, because nothing says fantasy design like Tim Burton’s and Wednesday Addams! Eh, I regret nothing. I’m going to bed.
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Ardere aka the Fire Girl
This is my OC Ardere. I'm so proud of the way I've designed her !
Her name is Ardere, which means fire in Latin. She’s 23 years old. Her birthday is April 13th. She’s an Aries (with scorpio rising and moon). She’s very straightforward, short-tempered but generous and honest. She LOVES metal, beer, small birds, fire, hot and dry weather. She doesn’t like cold and humid weather, rain, “garbage” music and waiting. She comes from another world where heavy metal music is the mainstream music. Her world is a bit similar to ours during the 80’s. English and Latin are the only spoken languages. The world she comes from also has humans but not as many as us. There are also other species that cohabitate with them, such as kind of aliens. She’s half human and half another species. Her mom is a human and her dad is that other species. She’s got a big brother (he’s a scorpio and he’s 26 years old). She’s got a powerful electric guitar which triggers anything that has to do with fire (e.g. volcanos). In her world, each person who’s got a guitar works differently depending on the person’s astrological sign’s element (earth, water, fire and air).
Her goal ? Making earth a better place by making metal the mainstream music !
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Will be playing session bass for this band on a tour in a few months. If you dig your Burzum/Hate Forest sounding BM give this a listen!
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My Original Character, Ardere, in her chibi form.
She’s a metalhead ! More about her will slowly come~
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HEY. Baby bracken jumpscare (except theyre all grown up.)
Im gonna design their mom(s) and then they'll officially be ocs...
Hell yeah dude
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