and to you, i am whole | holt/cygnus blitz!
Jul 1, 2022 15:33:01 GMT -5
Post by dars on Jul 1, 2022 15:33:01 GMT -5
To his mother and father, he was the easy one. He never complained, always made sure his chores were done on time, never argued or fought them over their rules. To his siblings, he was the kiss-ass, the one who seemed impervious to his parents' otherwise iron-fisted rule. To his friends in school, he was a charmer, popular. Quiet, sure, and usually uninterested, but pleasant to be around. To himself, Cygnus was... good at lying, if nothing else.
Everywhere he went, someone recognized him as something he was not: neither prim, nor proper, a snake wearing petals as armor. That's why he loved nights like these, where no one's face was uncovered, and Cygnus Alcott was just another boy in a black-lit, overcrowded room. He was deceptive blue eyes and a pearly white smile peering out from a neon blue and white lace bunny mask. He was no one, nameless. And the boy he approached- taller, and darker, and familiar- he was no one, too. He leaned in to be heard over the pulsing electronic music, his chin tipped up so that he could reach the other's ears.
He could smell his cologne from this distance, something like a more buttery cinnamon mixed in with a broken promise. He was the kind of danger that tasted too good to put down until it was too late. Cydnus was finding their late-night visits more and more restricting- there was a time when even this would've been way too risky. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes- he was more than well-aware the consequences that befall those who give a Fier their heart. But Cygnus was only good at pretending to be a good boy, and he didn’t remember offering anyone his heart. Holt wasn't safe here, either.
"I think you were about to ask me to dance with you," he said anyway, biting down on his bottom lip.
If he wasn't before, he was now.