Normally, people barely even see their own reaper; either they're perfectly safe so the reaper stays far away and out if their sight, or they're too busy with the near-death experience to pay attention. Only real exceptions are the terminally ill, surgery patients and people in war zones, but every doctor ever always sayd that I was as healthy as can be and i have never even seen war firsthand, so that can't be the reason i see my reaper at least five times a day.
And another thing. As far as i know, no one before me has ever seen a reaper interact with the world except for when their job has come to an end. Yet, just this morning mine went and opened the door for me as I was abkut to leave the house.
Which was nice of them, if extremely weird.
But this wasn't even the first time something like this happened, nor is it a recent developement, far from it.
I can till almost ear the shout my mother let out the first time I tried to cross the street on my own, only for my reaper to apparently pop up right behind me and scare the shit out of everyone in sight. I was so little i only remember much more than the scream and how it left my ears ringing, but mum told the story so many times i can almost feel her arms wrapping around me and the phantom wind from her mad dash away from the dark figure.
Not that it would have helped; everyone knows that you can't outrun a reaper. The sky is blue, fire is hot and reapers cannot be outrun. It's just a fact of life.
But I was fine that time, and I was fine every time after. The pond accident, the library mixup, the birthday clown unplanned thumble and the seagull swarm thingy. All good. Not a single scratch.
I swear one time I even saw it slowly pushing a pen off a table just because. No, really, do i have an ovdrgrown shadow cat following me rather than a spirit? This is a valid question at this point.
Come on, pushing things to the ground? Check. follows me everywhere? Check. Doesn't let anyone come close unless they want to? Check. Disappears for hours only to make a ruckus at three am? Check. Disrupting my work because it wants atten-
The light in the room flickers off.
"Warlock!!!! Your patron set off the circuit breaker again, go deal with it and go the fuck home!"
I sigh. I knew it. I fucking knew it. After a morning of being polite and civil? I knew the afternoon had been too uneventful for that overdramatic diva.
Resigned, i stand up to deal with the daily dose of stalker-assigned-at-birth madness.
"If anything i'm a druid and they're my uncohoperative animal companion!" I shout back. "And I can't leave yet, i need to finish-"
"I don't care what you 'need to finish', warlock. You're already two hours overtime and your buddy there is fussing so get your stuff, turn the light back on and then go. Home"
a terrifying ruckus shocks us both from the staredown. Wait. That sounded like it came from the direction of the elettric panel.
"....fiiiine, see you on monday boss. I'll deal with them and leave."
I hurriedly unplug my PC and shove it in my bag before rushing out into the now apdark and empty corridor.
"Shade! Cpme out you menace! I sewar, if you cut a cable again i'm not letting you pick the movie for the next six months!" It's always been very particular about what they want on for movie night, but if thdy're going to make me rewire shit again, then it can say goodbye to choosing privilege, damnit.
as expected, a cold presence materializes some way behind me just as i'm about to reach the panel. Ah! Movies always work.
"hello there you gremlin" I shine my phone's light over the switches. Only a couple are out of place. "Here's to hoping". I cross my fingers and flip everything back into place.
-to show the absolute mess that had been made of the room.
"... the glitter i can understand, but where did you even find the silly string this time if the year?"
They just stand there, not making a single move if i'm looking directly at it. As always.
I just turn around with a chuckle and keep walking thoward our my car. "Okay then, keep your seecrets".
The moment my hands are on the wheel i can feel Shade reform (Or teleport or whatever weird way reapers use to move so fast) on the passenger's seat. It loves being there while i'm driving just as much as I dread it because i can't really see them while i'm watching the road which means they're free to-
"-nd lightning Very Very fright-" "-dy found in the River. Police Is loo-" "-onight on Virgin Radio we-" "-iver of the Night oh-" "-urder rampage. Stay Safe at ho-" "-nd to leave a message call Is at-" "-es of corsa-" "-strikes at night, victim profile-" "-were Just Kids when we fell in lo-" "-ings around my body, wrap you wi-" "-he lucky winner is-" "-may strike again toni-" "-toreadore, en garde, toread-" "-il all my Scars bleed golden-" "-up up with our voices-" "-sixth recorded vic-"
"can you please Just pick One? I'm trying to focus Here!" -have unfiltered access to the Radio.
"-i'll be hanging around, if you like It or not. I'm gonna be right by yours side no matter what. ~..."
Huh, Didn't know they put that on the radio. Not that I'm complaining, that stuff Is catchy and Shade seems to like It enough to Just leave It going rather than keep shifting Channel like a tormented soul.
"...oh I'm gonna be. Oh I'm gonna be- " "-right by your side~ ... What? I used to be obsessed with the show and you know It! Can't judge me, you love It too" After a beat they raise the volume and I can't help but smile.
From the corner of my Eye i see a reaper rushing by. Huh? Seems to be going for the river. I Hope no One had the Bad idea to try canooing at night, the poor fool.
"wanna pick What we have for dinner?"
"-en the Moon hits your Eye like a big pizza pie it's amore~"
I can't wait to get home, stuff my face with food- pizza apparently- and then pass out on our my couch.
I chuckle to myself. Hangout with my personal reaper as peak evening Activity. Might be weird, but I think I like this kind of Weird.
"-never gonna give you up-"
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