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Posted by | Roulette [Short story - trigger warning] |
these floral bones (#34213) Astral View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 13:20:24 |
Three AM. Two chairs. One table. A dark room. Shadows crouched in corners, waiting to strike. Two children. Twelve years of age. One strong, handsome, cruel. The other weak, thin, feral. Maniacal eyes gleaming. A single shotgun on the table. One bullet. One chance. No winner. Gently, she places her hand over it. He smirks. Grinning, fondly awaiting her death. Her eyes flicker away like fearful silver fish. "Maybe this time," she remarks. Puts it to her head. Finger cradling the trigger. Her hand contracts as her neck goes slack. "Dammit!" she hisses. Grimaces upward. Hands the gun to him. Watches keenly as he raises it to his temple. Grins once. Laughs as he snaps his fingers together. "Shit," he says. Tosses the gun to her. She catches it, swings it to her head. Leans back. Closes her eyes. Hopes. "One to grow on." Nothing. Tosses it back. Studies him. Pulls the trigger. Nothing. Tosses it back. Studies her. Two turns left. One bullet. One chance. No winners. 0 players like this post! Like? Edited on 02/03/15 by Casper (#34213) |
these floral bones (#34213)
Astral View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 13:51:08 |
Naverdis (#11285)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 13:59:25 |
The only thing that threw me was the fish simile. Maybe I'm weird, but I immediately pictured a silverfish, not a silver fish. It took the story from being suspenseful to me trying to imagine a small, terrified insect that had, perhaps, been discovered nomming some historic document and now faced its own personal extinction. Then again, it's probably just me. Nicely done. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Lieutenant Stabby | IO | LdT | (#35974) Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 14:00:58 |
these floral bones (#34213)
Astral View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 14:03:11 |
No, I can confirm that a person bit the dust. I don't hurt tables, don't worry. 0 players like this post! Like? |
LigerAlishton (#37088)
Vicious View Forum Posts Posted on 2015-03-02 14:15:36 |
I really like this. Like REALLY. It very much reminds me of a poem I wrote last year. 0 players like this post! Like? |
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