“I think Death is quite kind,” Johnny had uttered once, a glint in his eyes that made it easier to believe, even if we thought he was spewing nonsense; he always seemed to do this when he was real tired
“I just hope that she’s willing to show the same mercy that she had shown me once. I know some of us will need it.” He added, and nobody had the guts to ask him what he meant.
A few months after Windrixville, he’d said something about it again, and Dally had gotten this look of clarity on his face. I didn’t ask him why, but he didn’t look like he wanted to be asked either way.
Paul had found it really weird the first time he’d heard Johnny say anything in the same vein and before he’d adjusted; but after his jumping, he never said anything about it again.
..I think this is a good way to kick off October?? :D
I couldn’t decide on a title for this post so uhhh. You got a little bit of writing because I couldn’t figure out what else to do.
I’ve got a very mini post regarding Death in Cursed that’ll be out sometime soon (sorry the lack of replies to questions btw, been struggling with some stuff irl and haven’t had the energy to type answers) but I wanted to do a little drawing of how both Dally and Paul perceive death the first time they meet.
The general idea is that if a character is ‘supposed’ to die but still has a slim chance at being saved, they meet Death.
Death holds more of Johnny’s characteristics in Dally’s eyes, while Paul’s remains featureless for the most part; that’ll change later down the line. Johnny also perceives Death in a physical form sometimes, but it changes very frequently for him, so I haven’t drawn anything yet.
