#no code beyond survival

[coto524]

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i feel obliged to shout about jettiebettie‘s beautiful fic again

READ FOR ANGST AND BUDDING FRIENDSHIP AND JUST GENERALLY FEELS ALL ROUND

READ FOR AN AMAZING FIC THAT CAN STAND ON ITS OWN AS A STORY WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF CANON BEING NECESSARY

READ IT AND KUDOS IT AND COMMENT ON IT AND GIVE JETTIE THE CREDIT SHE DESERVES

[drowninginfanfics]

He wasn’t born with this hunger. It came not long after all he had left was taken from him. It came when he was close to death himself, scared, cold, and alone. When every breath hurt and no one could hear his pained sobbing. It clawed its way into him when he no longer had the strength to call for a father he knew couldn’t save him.

And as much as it frightened him, he didn’t fight it.