Splattered Ink
This is a post is for @blair-witxh, since I messed up their other ask. I hope you enjoy this one better, and I'm sorry about the mix-up
He had been having those dreams again.
Those waking nightmares, those thoughts that held at the back of his mind, refused to give him rest.
He set his paper and pen aside, and rubbed his temples, hoping to relieve some of the aching pressure in his injured eyes. It didn't help.
He looked up at the sound of your voice and allowed a small smile to cross his face as he stood and crossed to the door, quietly narrating his actions under his breath in that low voice of his as he did so.
"The Host is pleased to see his dearest," He purred as he crossed over to you. You looked up with that beaming smile of yours, just as pleased to see him.
You wrapped your arms around him and smiled up at him, and although he couldn't really see it, the narration told him all about it.
You looked at him and cupped his face, the bloodied bandages around his eyes not even serving to faze you anymore. Instead, you looked at him with concern, studying the clothes that covered his eyes.
"Have you changed your bandages today?" You said in that tone that he knew too well. The well-meaning one that he couldn't resist and yet tried so hard to.
"The Host tries to redirect with a question about how your day has gone," He teased, leaning down to your height. "How has it gone?"
You shook your head and lightly motioned back in the direction of his office. "That won't work on me. Go."
He sighed and straightened up, figuring today wasn't the day to argue.
"The Host would like to protest," He narrated quickly as he pressed a quick kiss to your cheek. "But knows that his dear is simply too stubborn for that."
You laughed, and gently pushed him towards the open office door. "Glad you figured it out. I'll be waiting out here."
He went willingly, closing the door behind him, before sighing softly to himself.
"The Host wonders..." he said, then trailed off to gather his thoughts. "How he ever got so lucky."
The sentence hung alone in the air for a moment before he turned to his desk drawer and started rummaging for bandages, a task that was hindered slightly by his thoughts wanting to narrate every single object in the door, every way that it moved as it was pushed aside in his search for bandages. Finally, his hands close upon the damn things and he straightened, closing the drawer.
"It was time for what the Host hated most," he muttered to himself, raising his hands to undo the bloody and soaked bandages. As he pulled them off, he was once again disappointed to find that the world remained dark, although he knew by now that it was pointless to hope that his vision would ever return.
He had his writing, his narration. And he had you. That would have to be enough, and it already was for most things.
As he lowered the bandages, there was a sudden searing pain right behind his cold and empty eyes, and he gasped. It would have been blinding had he been able to see, and felt like a thousand hot knives being driven into his eyes.
Again.
He was barely able to narrate through the choked breaths he was able to take, and his legs felt weak. He gripped the edge of the table until his knuckles were white, hoping against hope that he wouldn't fall over, and you would have to come see him like this.
He gritted his teeth, and slowly sank to the floor, his mind going blank for a blissful moment as he lost consciousness.
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When he opened his eyes, he could see.
He allowed himself a brief moment of excitement before his logical side took over. This was another dream. When he woke up later his vision would be as dark as before.
He looked around, taking in his surroundings. He was in his office, but you were there, just as beautiful as his narration had described you to be. His mind had crafted every detail, every small minute part of you. He had never seen you truly, but he figured that this was close enough.
He got to his feet and went to cross over to you, but was suddenly stopped by an invisible force. He tried to push past it, but it was unyielding in keeping him away from you.
"The Host finds himself unable to advance further," came the familiar endless voice. This time, he noted with some alarm, it didn't originate from his own mouth or voice. In fact, he hadn't even said anything.
He tried to open his mouth and speak, to banish this unseen field and to make his way to you.
But nothing came out.
He tried again, but his vocal cords refused to move, refused to produce his voice. Worry because to course through him as the voice spoke again, without his bidding.
"The Host wants so badly to get to his darling," it said, but this time it was as if it was mocking him... taking advantage of his silence and his lack of control. "But he's trapped. Alone without his only tool."
He tried to call your name, but nothing came. You only stared at him, confused, as if you couldn't hear the voice, his voice, speaking without his bidding.
"Are you alright?" You asked. "Do you need me to get something?"
"The Host steps forward toward his darling," it continued, and he eagerly moved toward you, relief coursing through him. You were almost within his reach now, almost close enough for him to embrace...
"His darling is happy to see him," the voice cooed as he reached out to you. "A pity that she won't be for long."
His blood ran cold.
"The Host," the chilling voice continued. "Grabbed his darling by the throat."
To his horror, he watched as his hand reached out, his fingers closed around soft flesh. He watched your eyes widen, listened to his voice narrate every detail, felt your pulse weaken and flutter under his fingers.
You scrabbed at his hand, trying in vain to loosen his tight hold, but it did nothing. Your eyes began to flutter shut, and he tried in vain to loosen his hand, but he was powerless. Powerless to do anything except watch as the life left your eyes.
"And then the Host's darling was no more," sneered the voice, and you slumped to the ground as his fingers slackened.
He opened his mouth to cry out, to call your name, something.
But nothing came out.
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He awoke on the office floor.
Everything was dark.
And for once... he was relieved.
"The Host awakens," He narrated softly, as he felt a gentle touch on his face. "To his dear taking care of him."
"You scared me!" You chastened him, but the relief was evident in your tone. "What the hell happened?"
"The Host merely got dizzy for a moment," he replied, sitting up and reaching a hand to his eyes, feeling the fresh and clean bandages there. "And he didn't mean to scare you."
You sighed but hugged him tightly. "...I love you."
"The Host loves you too, very much," He said with a smile, picking you up with ease. "He requests that we go lay down for a while."
You laughed and kissed him as he brought you to your bedroom, holding you close all the time. Just before you settled in, however, you heard him murmur one last thing.
"The Host prays that he will never lose you."
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April round-up
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