A Hollow Place
By Rat
(based off of @alittlesliceofcucumber's spooky!lads au!!!)
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fangs that gleam
eyes that glow
dark blood that drips
from pale cold lips
creaky floorboards
hollow walls
closed doors, and
empty halls
curtains shut tight
keeping out the light
despite the heavy heart that
would enjoy the sight
a castle
a museum of what once was
inhabited by a single being
who longs for the buzz
of another voice
another heartbeat
another presence to fill
the void in his soul
made by a mansion too still
there's so much time
and so little to do
you can only clean so much
before you start to grow ill
of the constant
unchanging cycle of life
when waking up becomes a chore
and being alive is a strife
waiting for so long
for he doesn't know what
that when it happens
he almost misses it
so deep in his rut
but years down the line
when one turns to five
and sleep doesn't come
even at sunrise
when something is always dirty
destroyed or ablaze
when even at one thirty
screaming is commonplace
he will be glad for that night
in that town with no name
and the walk that led him to the sight
of the human with fingertips aflame