Snippet Saturday!

[agilebrit]

When last we left our intrepid hero, he was strapped to a table with needles in his arms, being taunted by a lady vampire and saying "Don't touch me." Well, she's gotten him off the table, they've had a "training session," and one of his (myriad) buttons got pushed when she took him to the bar.

And, go:

She unlocked the door and he collapsed inward. "In more, Ben, I can't shut it." He scooted. "That's it, good boy." The deadbolt clicked home and she knelt beside him. "Easy. You're all right."

"Really not. Fuck." She reached for his shoulder. He got as far as the first word in "Don't touch me" before a series of facts crashed onto his head.

Janni wasn't here. (Thank god.)

He would probably never see her again, because getting out looked nigh impossible.

He'd been without human contact for too damn long. Angeline wasn't human, but then, neither was he, strictly. When he and Janni were in a room together, they were always touching, maybe no more than a hand on a leg or a lap as a foot pillow, but he missed that. So. Very. Much. So much it physically hurt sometimes.

Angeline had removed the collar and the wrist cuffs. She was murmuring to him, the same words over and over. Her hands weren't anywhere near him. "You'll be okay, Benji. Shh. I've got you. Breathe. You're safe in here."

The knot in his chest tightened. Despair crushed him. She wasn't, he couldn't--

He had to.

He let out a long, shuddering sigh, moved, and laid his head on Angeline's leg. She froze, and he was almost afraid she'd dump him off and leave him truly alone. "Ben?"

"Please."

"I don't...'please,' what?"

He could barely form words. "Please."

The backs of her fingers stroked his arm. "This?"

He closed his eyes. He could breathe again. "Yes."

"I can touch you now." It wasn't quite a question.

"Yes."

And thus the Breaking Down of Ben, Bit by Bit, continues.

Comments

[neo-prodigy.livejournal.com]

very nice.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And it gets worse for him. So much worse.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

So sad. Kind of sweet, despite the bondage. :)

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Well, there's no actual bondage going on here, as such. The (shock) collar and cuffs are part of the Werewolf Containment System that the vampires have put in place to keep the wolves somewhat under control when they're out and about. Which is why he's freaking so hard--restraints + Ben = bad combination, and he just got surprise!forcibly restrained.

She really should have told him what the cuffs did before she took him out. They're not simply decorative. *evil laughter*

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Yep. I can easily see that happening to Ben. He can only last so long out on the ragged edge like that.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Poor fellow. Seriously, he's going to kill me in my sleep one of these nights...

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

*demands to read when done* Really. MUST. READ. I'm DYING to know how this goes!!!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Poor puppy. And things get so much worse for him...

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

tease..........................

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*evil laughter*

But you know, I have a snippets tag for a reason. So, you can go back and see where this all got its start. This right here is one of my very favorite things...

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

*promises self that she'll read them as soon as she hits 2000 words tonight*