Her nails were the first thing that was taken away.
The woman in front of her stands, holding her head between her hands, whispering soothing words. Promising it won’t hurt very much at all.
Her knife reaches out again
Her skin falls away from her, revealing layers of fat which follow in turn. Her muscles part, and are quickly and precisely removed. Organs are cut out, excised one by one so as to avoid making a mess or disturbing the ongoing work. Veins and arteries are removed with impossible cleanliness.
She doesn’t want to stain anything, after all.
Bones and eyes remain, so are taken as well.
She can’t avoid making a bit of a mess with this bit.
Splinters of bone fall to the floor. Her skull cracks, splits, shatters. She is removed, then her brain is tossed aside.
Then, from a place where she sees and feels yet cannot act, she watches as her miss truly begins her work.
Steel is melted, poured into molds, beaten out on an anvil, and formed into a beautiful new skeleton for her. Her miss works with ceramics to make her cold new skin. She works with bronze and brass and precious metals to build her lovely joints.
She spends weeks crafting new eyes for her doll.
When she wakes up, after months of watching the affection of her miss pour into her new body, she moves quickly, sure of her purpose.
She embraces her miss.
KIsses her with porcelain lips.
And offers a response months in the making:
‘Thank you.’
why is the face for a masquerade breach the same as
if i was a fictional character woukd you guys write fucked up angst fanfic about me yes or no
*talking loudly on the phone next to you on the bus* what do you MEAN my homunculus is transitioning
Upon a lonely road was a messenger from The Court, sent to parlay with a number of Decay-aligned knightly orders. Their actions would be of great consequence in the days to follow. Hundreds or even thousands of lives were banking on their ability to reach the camp within the night. However, their horse had…
{This is rather dull, is it not? Whether or not they make it, there will be a great deal of slaughter. This doesn’t matter a bit. Without consequences and results, how are things meant to be fun?}
[I agree with your sentiment, but for different reasons. They merely serve others. They should try to do something for themselves. I of all people know that fate is far from certain, so why would they not choose to forge their own?]
{I believe this is our first time talking. It’s a pleasure to meet you, I’m The Princess.}
[...]
{And your name is?}
[I am called The Sacrifice. It fits well enough.]
{...}
[We are opposing forces, are we not? I have taken humanity and made it all I am. I have no body or mind and yet I remain human.]
{And I have rejected humanity. However, we are rather similar. We both chose to reject the Laws of this place, and decided to make ones of our own.}
[We do indeed share that, Miss Princess.]
{So, why are we both here, and what are we to discuss?}
[I am not quite sure. When I stood in front of the Mainspring and burnt away, I chose to exist. I did not, though, choose where and when I exist.]
{Excuse me if it is rude to ask, but are you dead?}
[I exist. I chose to. Therefore I do.]
{I expected such a cryptic answer.}
[Oh, but it is the truth. So, why are you here?]
{I thought these events would be entertaining, and it turns out they have been, though not for the reasons I expected.}
[I hate to interrupt, but I can feel myself drifting away. Far too many things call to me, and I cannot hope to answer them all. I must depart.]
{Well, it’s been lovely to meet you. I’ll head off too. I no longer care for that messenger or their horse or their meeting. As far as I am concerned, that story ends here.}
cute things to call your significant other, I&D style (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
"all these people have adhd all of a sudden" honey the french have been drinking espresso after dinner since they first encountered stimulants, we've been here the whole time.
I'm only seven episodes in this is what I'm picking up
Digging nails into some poor puppy's back, thumb in its mouth, holding it to my gaze as I shush it and coo comforts. If my little bite risk wants to be of service or show, it's gonna have to really convince me it can hold its temper, hm??
She/her, LARP doer, Warhammer and Gundam fan, that one reveal with Zane from Ninjago changed the trajectory of my life,Certified Scribblehub Eggfic Protagonist.
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