F for Forbidden Forest: Darkness, Escape, Forbidden. PG-13

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Title: Darkness, Escape, Forbidden
Word Count: 3 x 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Alphabet. F for Forbidden Forest
Characters: Remus/Severus
Authors Notes: Drabbles, somewhat connected. Pre-slash - for now. Shameless gacking of alphabet theme for all the drabbles.



Darkness

The sun has disappeared, leaving the forest grey and longing for the darkness.

He has forgotten time and place, forgotten how creatures creep around in here, longing for blood or human breath; for lives and thoughts and every little step he leaves in the dim, quiet world.

The forest's soft carpet covers noise, erases footsteps.

Only the night's air leaves sounds free to roam.

Above him, bright strands of moonlight turns grey into silver, turns his restless steps into fearful ones.

Then a mournful howl echoes, making him clench his fists in fear.

How could he have been so stupid?


Escape

His heart beats blood.
Blood in his mouth in his mind.
His own, he knows
how it will taste.

Werewolf teeth, ripping
flesh from bones, white
fangs tearing pain from him,
where he wanted
pleasure.

He knows how it tastes
in his mind,
he has tasted the
werewolf's blood so many times.

Looking at Lupin lying naked.

He pauses.

Standing silently, watching (expecting), he listens for the sound of strong paws to come, to make him co-

No.

He runs again, running for the edge, on the edge. But his thoughts attack him, miniature monsters ripping his resolve to pieces.

Yes.


Forbidden

He reaches the edge of the trees, in front of him the meadows lie naked, green grass turned into grey waves in the night's ocean.
The world is quiet, a silent wind blows through the trees, making grass and leaves rustle, melodies of darkness and sleep.

But his mind is an inferno of clashing waves and he is drowning.

He has denied himself, denied everything. Denied to even consider it.

He knows he should get out, now, quickly, before the wolf finds him.

Only his need threatens to drag him under, drown him in the waves of his forbidden desire.

Comments

[cordeliadelayne]

There's some nice imagery here and the second one works really well.

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I like #2 as well.

[mandolin-1004.livejournal.com]

I like how the werewolf's perspective is shown through poetry--it's a very interesting way to show that its perspective is scurred.

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[nimrod-9.livejournal.com]

like the poetry very much

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[snegurochka_lee]

Oh, so beautiful. I love your use of language. :)

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I do my best. ;0)