#also byan: but he implied i couldn't do it so now i have to prove him wrong

[byanyan]

@skxrbrand sent:ㅤA skull cup full of daemon-blood. "For my brother's pet human whelp. Drink up, mortal. If you can."

leave an objectㅤㅤ.・。.・ㅤㅤaccepting

ㅤㅤ" pet?! "ㅤan offended sputter escapes before they can stop it, and byan bristles at the words. taking the skull cup into their hands like someone with something to prove, gaze drops to the liquid within, the sight of it drawing them to a pause.

...this feels like a bad idea. the sliver of common sense they maintain tells them to ignore the challenge, to turn the whole thing down because it cannot end well. —then again, it had said the same thing when skarbrand had set them loose and told them to return with a skull and that had worked out okay, hadn't it?

the longer they take to make a decision, the worse they look. they have to make up their mind, now. against all better judgement, the word pet still hanging over them, mocking them, byan pulls the cup to their lips, closes their eyes, and tips it back.

regret strikes the instant the taste hits their tongue. the urge to spit the blood out is intense, but their stubborn nature is just a little bit stronger. lowering the skull, they force themself to swallow what's in their mouth, resulting in a series of coughs and an almost pained expression which they haven't quite got the wherewithal to conceal.

ㅤㅤ" s'not that bad, "ㅤa blatant lie, considering the full-body wince that's just occurred. while trying to set the look on their face to something more indifferent, however, a thought seems to creep its way into their head.ㅤ" —wait, this isn't gonna have any weird effect on me, is it? s'not gonna kill me, or anythin'? "

#skxrbrand #━━ ˟ ⊰ ✰ ANSWERED: IC ⋮ I AM A VULTURE THAT FEEDS ON PAIN. #verse tag tba. #oops i got carried away again (to no one's surprise) #byan: this feels like something i shouldn't do #also byan: but he implied i couldn't do it so now i have to prove him wrong