https://archiveofourown.org/works/87162106/chapters/230837401
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Fandom: Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel)
Relationship: Sayori/Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
Characters: Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Protagonist (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Natsuki (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
Additional Tags: Self-Harm, Self-Hatred, Self-Indulgent, Obsession, Obsessive Behavior, Knives, Knifeplay, Blood Kink, Blood Drinking, Cannibalistic Thoughts, Cannibalism as a Metaphor for Love, Intrusive Thoughts, Suicidal Thoughts, Hallucinations, Psychosis, Mood Swings, Angst, Heavy Angst, Hurt/Comfort, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Depression, References to Depression, Pining, Sexual Content, Touch-Starved, Jealousy, Experimental Style, Title from a Song, Poetry, Inspired by Poetry, Love Poems, Mental Health Issues, Mental Instability, Nightmares, Dreams and Nightmares, Psychological Horror, Character Study, Autistic Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Yuri Needs a Hug (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Yuri-centric (Doki Doki Literature Club!), POV Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
Summary: "Beneath my flesh, blackened vines entwine,
Loathsome roots of malice, foul and old;
With every festering thought they writhe,
Their crooked tendrils tightening their hold.
Through bone and sinew they creep unseen,
Poisoning blood with their accursed stain,
Feeding upon the remnants of my strength,
Leaving naught but anguish in their wake.
“You shall not claim me,” I whisper low,
My voice a ghost amid the gloom.
With trembling hands I raise my shears
Like a penitent bearing judgment through a tomb.
Rending root from marrow, thorn from fear;
And from the wounds their venom weeps,
Black as midnight, cold and clear.
It spills in solemn, sluggish drops,
A mournful tide upon the stone,
Until the corruption bleeds away
And leaves me ravaged, yet my own.
At last I sink upon my knees,
Beneath the silence of a starless sky,
And savor the strange and sacred peace
That comes when darker things finally die."
Above poem is my own, and the inspiration for this fic. Title is from Vines by Shadrow, an absolute banger.