feykazukiâ:
noise is synonymous with danger.Â
ă Ą the horrid scratch of the bat against the gravel, the footsteps that leave destruction in its wake. song zihuan is nothing short of devastating, the epitome of peril with a delicate mask pulled over an instinct-driven animal. thatâs all he is.
(kazuki doesnât fear pain as much as he should. sometimes, he thinks zihuan fears it less.)
the warning is understood a second too late. a hand clasps over his ear as though that would stop the sharp, painful ringing and from his position on the other side of the street, he can make out the smugness on the otherâs expression under the dim streetlights. he lets his hand drop. âare we doing nicknames, now?â
a beat passes and his mouth curves into a grin. itâs threatening, sharp teeth bared but he knows zihuan, if anyone, likes it. âyouâre acting like you didnât get off on it, how cute of you.â his tongue swipes over his bottom lip, head tilted. (thereâs something in him that burns with anticipation. itâll be the death of him.) âyou brought a weapon ă Ą thatâs not very fair of you.â
    stop.
    listen.
    to the ringing, to the breathing.
    to that voice, that taunt, that invitation.
    âi donât fight fair,â he says cheerfully. cheerfully, as if theyâre good olâ friends instead of predator and prey ready to rip each otherâs heads off  ( but whoâs the predator? and whoâs the prey? the ambiguity of this is what makes their little fiasco thrilling ).
    adrenaline pulses through him. ba-dump, ba-dump, the beats drum off-tempo as he steps in the direction of the voice that beckons him forth.
    âand youâre right, i did get off to it.â
    the head of the metal bat screeches along the pavement. heâs traded in surprise for suspense -- he wants him to know that heâs closing in, that heâs not backing down. theyâre gonna fight. and if it doesnât end with him ripping out kazukiâs heart and feasting on it, then it sure as hell better end with kazuki tearing him limb from limb. any less would be an insult.
    âyouâd let me, wouldnât ya?â he stops, his eyes finally finding kazukiâs own.  âi wonât hold back. you donât like gentle, i know you donât.â
    he reaches over, ghosts his fingers along the side of the neck.  âpretty, slender thing. itâll bruise nicely. you can even show it off to the rest of your pack. bet theyâd be jealous.â his thumb rests over the fluttering pulse.  âdo they know? that youâre fucking a hunter.â














