Yesterday and today will require much thought for a decent entry. In the meantime...

[agilebrit]

Have a snippet.

Janni knelt in front of him, trying to stay calm. "It's real, and you're safe."

"Can't be. Ange killed me. Don't know what you are, but you're not Janni. Don't fucking touch me."

She pulled her hand back. "What do you see?"

He sneaked a peek under his elbow. "Janni. Horns. Supposed to be over. Guess it's not."

"I'm real. The horns aren't. You're hallucinating, sweetie. The wolfsbane is having a bad effect on you."

"Wolfsbane. Rafe. Wants out. Can't. Hurts." Gasping. She wanted to breathe for him. "Make it stop. Please. I'll do anything you want. Just...stop being her. I can take anything but that. Please," he whispered. She reached for him again, but he flinched back as far as the wall would let him. "Nngh. Don't," he said between his teeth.

Where was the line between what he wanted and what he needed? She used to know, but didn't anymore--all she had were her instincts. And her instincts were screaming at her that he needed someone to touch him, hold him. She ached to gather him into herself, but settled for running the backs of her fingers lightly up and down his forearm. He shuddered at the contact, and she almost expected him to lash out, but he didn't. He just kept whispering "please" over and over again.

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Comments

[crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com]

You really do like to torture him.

I really felt this. Good dialogue. Made you feel like you didn't want to be touched by her.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thanks!

And hey, this was my Writing Buddy's idea--I was going to let Ben off a whole lot easier than this. IT'S NOT MY FAULT. Really. *innocent look*

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

Nicely written but poor poor Ben! I want to hold him too!!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I do feel kind of bad for both of them here.

But only kind of. Because I'm mean.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Yowtch! You're putting Janni through a serious wringer here. I think it's good for her to see him out of control like this though.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*evil laughter* I didn't even post the part where I really twist the knife. I may will probably do that next week.

But, yeah, this is worse than when she met him in the parking lot after the Veteran's Dinner that one night. At least then he still had some attachment to reality...

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

That's so heartbreaking.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*bows* Then my work here is done. >:)