cry wolf ; [tavi / arlo day 2]

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cry wolf ; [tavi / arlo day 2] Nov 5, 2023 11:05:57 GMT -5

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Post by ᴥ on Nov 5, 2023 11:05:57 GMT -5

tavi

Irreverence sinks like blood in bath water. It's nice to watch him squirm, eyes darting up to mine and then away. Uncomfortable at the way I've suddenly changed the rules. That I'm asking for more than what was agreed upon. Perhaps I'm a bit of a glutton, I've never had the opportunity to find that out.

"I play as long as it's fun for me." I angle his jaw down, forcing his eyes to mine, the moment of silence that passes between us is a cold edge, I can feel it dig into my throat with each heavy breath. I hadn't realized I was holding my breath, anticipating his reaction. Everything's gone to shit, my eyes burn.

I drop my grip and let him walk away.

I don't look at him until we reach the medical bay. "You're up first. I don't trust you putting a needle in my skin without a demonstration."

Of course I've stitched myself up before. Seeking wounds was second only to seeking antipathy. Feeling real only when the consequences stained my skin. It's a practiced hand that pushes him down onto one of the beds, grabbing a handful of plants from the nearby cupboard and grinding them into a paste - "For the pain. This is going to hurt." I kneel in front of him, threading the needle without taking my eyes off his, "A shame, I have gentler hands when I'm in character."

My smiles have gone a little cruel, they're prettier that way.

i'll believe
it all
there's nothing
i won't
understand
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[tavi picks up 1 medicinal plant and gives them to arlo]

Last Edit: Nov 5, 2023 11:06:32 GMT -5 by ᴥ

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cry wolf ; [tavi / arlo day 2] Nov 5, 2023 11:45:27 GMT -5

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Post by arx on Nov 5, 2023 11:45:27 GMT -5

a r l o

Arlo's watch buzzes on his wrist as he rifles through the contents of the cabinets in the medical wing of the training center turned horror movie. There were cabinets along the walls, machinery and metal gadgets that Arlo would never in a million years be able to guess the names of sitting in an eerie silence.It smelled a bit like what he remembered when they'd had to shove a tooth of gold into the socket he'd left empty. He still hardly remembers anything except passing out and waking up with fuzzy memories. And at 3 in the morning, too. Now that is what you call 'rude as fuck.'

"Apparently those things were everywhere," Arlo muses aloud, fingers tossing aside empty jars and letting bandage wrappers flutter to his feet. "We should sleep somewhere else tonight." And probably not in here; too many people were bound to be moving in and out of this place.

Arlo was actually too grateful to quip or complain when Tavi insists he go first. "Fine." Tavi pushes him down firmly, hands warmer and more inviting than this damn operating table and his demeanor so Arlo revels in it, relaxing, trying to pick out and trace the creases in his palms. The stuff he feeds him is- "Yum, yay it tastes like medicine, my favorite."

Tavi's eyes are glinting with what Arlo knew was cruel mischief; it makes Arlo's grin falter a moment, makes his chuckles come out all nervous. "You're so-" Yeah, shit, yep okay, that did fucking hurt. Arlo's vision swims with stars so he pulls Tavi in at the collar to keep himself from passing out. Arlo laughs, grinning from ear to ear as he looks at Tavi. For some stupid reason the pain had melted away into nothing but a flushed heat.

"Having fun yet?"

If Tavi wanted to pull the strings and play puppeteer with a suture needle and thread then so be it.