Shattered Capes

hello i’m avery :)

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There’s something special about different types of personalities and how that affects whumping

Those who smile and create and love with their whole heart are almost always the first to break

Those who try avoiding reality lose it when their escape becomes unattainable

Those who make jokes and laugh in critical ways- those morbid with humor spit blood back at their captors

Those who are silent wait it out the best they can

Those who are fury and fists- they have to do their best to contain or utilize it. And if they don’t they burn out

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Hero’s wrists rubbed raw from where they hooked in the ceiling. Burning, always burning now a days. Metal too hot, angle to high, cutting deep into wounds that never had a chance to heal.

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Screams ricocheted off the walls of the tunnel. An old mining tunnel, hero had said, although villain wasn’t entirely sure they believed them or not. Still. Stripped, molding wood had long nails driven through them to hold up the lanterns. Candles long since died, leaving them in treachourous darkness.

Hero would not stop their pacing. Left side, right side, ramming into the metal cage- as if it would change anything. Clang. As if the headache from the fight wasn’t enough. As if hero’s endless muttering would make a key materialize in front of them.

Another scream. Hero flinched. Again.

“God- how do we get out of here.” Hero whispered. “We aren’t gonna make it. He’s going to come back and-” Hero let out a short breath.

6 steps. Turn. 6 steps. Turn. Maybe if they hit the gate again, right shoulder this time…

“Give it up hero. Save your energy for tomorrow.” Villain muttered, voice low. “If we aren’t dead by then.”

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Hero’s vision spotted as the world above them became lost shape. Underwater life blurred into dreaded darkness. They thrashed once- twice- but the hands holding them down were unmovable.

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Hero gasped for air when they were lifted from the water, their lungs screamed, ears ringing. Villain yanked them closer, head bowed down to their ear. “Breathe.” Their voice ghosted before being shoved back underneath. Laughter above them muffled.

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The lake had a soft hint of moonlight. Hero shaking as they were dunked in the frigid water over and over again. Their pride dwindling as their teeth chattered inconsistently. They managed a kick to villains jaw, but it only made the monster more furious.