NICK BUCK MIST BUCK
NICK BUCK MIST BUCK. This has mentioned buckcest feelings from Nick.
It's dark.
No...no it's not dark.
Something in Nick realizes that the dark is alive, is moving and blocking out the light from his vision. As he realizes it, it starts to shift and move, winding around whatever space he's trapped in.
Niiicholaaas...
Julia?
Nick shifts in his sleep, brows furrowing slightly.
Hello, Nicholas. It comes from behind him, and he jerks around in shock at the sight of Julia.
Julia makes her way out of the shadows, watching the sleeping brothers in bed. Her eyes linger on Nicholas, so tense in his sleep, and she walks over to brush his hair out of his face.
Nick stumbles back as their eyes meet, hers glowing slightly. What do you want with me? She lets out a giggle that seems to wrap around his very core and squeeze cruelly, his breath leaving him and struggling to come back.
I want you, Nicholas. She disappears into- into the mist- and, he looks around for her frantically. You and your brother Matthew. His stomach drops.
Why? What the eff is this about? Another giggle that rattles his bones. He feels like he's wheezing.
Julia hums softly as she parts his lips softly, leaning over him and breathing more mist between his lips.
It's about freedom, Nicholas. In his ear, this time, and he turns to see nothing. It's about your deepest desires. His head snaps the other direction, his heart racing.
The mist feels heavier somehow, weighing down on his body and forcing him to drop to his knees just to breathe.
What a-are you doing to m-me? He pants and holds his chest. Her bare feet come into his vision where he's hunched in on himself, and he follows them too look up at her clad in a simple black dress. Wh-Why?
Oh Nicholas. She lifts his head up a little more with a hand under his chin, squatting down and smiling at him. Don't you want to be free with The House? She smiles knowingly at him in a way that makes his anxiety rise. Free to be with your brother the way you desire without shame?
He feels sick and stumbles back from her, staring at her wide-eyed. How did she know that? She stands slowly, as if she has all the time in the world.
I know everything that goes on in your head, Nicholas. She runs her fingers through his hair, and his body disobeys his orders to stop her. Every little secret...every little desire...
He tries to shake his head, but all it does is follow her.
You can't hide from The House, little deer. She leans down and kisses him, mist sliding down his throat like oil with a bitter, almost sulfuric taste to it. His body simply swallows like it's nothing but water. She pulls back, and he coughs slightly. You will come to us.
No. She smiles at him and taps his lip. The House always wins.
Nick wakes with a start, not seeing Julia's eyes disappear into the shadows.