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[serickswrites]

Close Your Eyes

Warnings: betrayal, head injury, fade to black, unclear character status

"Just a bit further," Friend said as they urged Whumpee forward.

Whumpee walked carefully through the darkened cave. They didn't want to slip and fall on one of the numerous sharp rocks lining the cave. "Are you sure you saw a pictograph this far back?"

"Very sure," Friend said, their voice sounding stilted.

Before Whumpee could reply, their head exploded with pain. They tumbled forward as they screamed out. Whumpee's pain addled brain couldn't quite put together all of the information as they tried to roll onto their back.

"Don't move," Friend ordered. "Please, don't move."

Whumpee managed to flip over enough that they could stare up at Friend. "I....I....d-d-d-on'ttttt," they started as they stared up at the person they thought was their good friend.

The person who was standing over them with a very large and very sharp rock. Friend's eyes were filled with tears. "Whumper promised they wouldn't hurt my family. I...I'm sorry, Whumpee."

"Pl-Pl-Please," Whumpee whispered.

"Close your eyes. Close your eyes, Whumpee. It will all be over soon. Please......just close your eyes."

And though Whumpee knew that closing their eyes was a bad idea, they couldn't stare up at Friend as Friend brought the rock down towards their head again. Couldn't watch as their closest friend betrayed them. Couldn't watch as their world was going to end.

Whumpee closed their eyes. And their world became quiet. And still.

[shes-some-other-where]

Cursed, hunted, condemned

Prompt: “Close your eyes.”

Contains: exhaustion, fear, guilt, angst

“You shouldn’t be doing this,” he whispered. He only dimly registered where they were, his energy exhausted by a slow, shambling walk he suspected had only been a short distance and yet felt like many leagues. “You don’t understand.”

A fugitive. He was a fugitive, cursed and hunted and condemned. If she helped him, she risked condemning herself.

“Hush now,” she said, “and close your eyes.”

“I’m a…”

“You can tell me after you’ve rested,” she said. “You’re safe. Hidden.” He heard her gulp. “I don’t know what you’re so frightened of, stranger. But I promise. You’re safe for now.”

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[shes-some-other-where]

Deserving sinners

Prompt: Rock

Contains: death mention, mine collapse, cruel law enforcement, desperation

An accident, or retribution earned? Rocks rained from the ceiling: the wrath of vengeful gods hurling punishment onto the heads of deserving sinners?

Some survived. Some didn’t.

The prisoner heard the rabble from where he toiled: crack, thud, fatal thunder, burying men whose chains did not permit them to flee.

He believed them when they said it was an accident. To kill, to permanently maim, their captive workforce? Folly.

He saw, though, the callousness in their eyes. The detachment in their voices when they ordered the men to go back down the next morning.

He decided then.

I’m getting out.

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