Enough to Make a Man Sick
Whumptober 2023, Day 2
Prompts: Delirium | Words: 608
Summary: The night and the hunt were long, but Gascoigne finds enjoyment in the thrill of the kill.
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Gascoigne heaved in a full breath through his nose as he cracked his neck, and with it the musty, damp scent of the city and the sharp tang of blood. His ax - already stained and grimy from a long night on the hunt - dripped fresh splotches of red onto the cobblestones. A pool of the liquid, its smell delicious and making his head swim, lapped at the edges of his heavy boots as it drained out of the corpse at his feet.
The beast was gangly - its limbs too long and ending gnarly, blood-slick claws and fur tufting out of its once human face in irregular places. Its chest had a massive gash across its chest from Gascoigne’s brutal ax swing, and the back of its head was cracked against the cluster of gravestones it laid against in the Tomb of Oedon.
As he went to holster his ax, a soft, near imperceptible gasp caught his attention from across the graveyard. Gascoigne’s head snapped to the entrance and sure enough there was a silhouette outlined by the orange-purple of twilight. Prey. The high from his kill roared anew in his veins, the thrill of the potential for a hunt, a chase making his muscles twitch.
Gascoigne left his weapon in his hand instead, letting the metal of the blade drag against the brick as he stalked toward the figure. He heard them call out as he advanced. They weren’t a beast. Yet. However sane they were now, they were sure to turn eventually, and he couldn’t allow that. Not with his family’s safety on the line.
When he passed by the large, imposing statue standing guard in the middle of the graveyard, the person began to run to him, the black fabric of their dress sweeping along the ground. The grin that split across his face was something feral, excitement getting the better of him. He brought back his arm and carried his ax through a brutal swing. His prey skidded to a halt just in time for his weapon to send up a spray of sparks instead of blood and they screamed when the weapon slammed into the bricks at their feet.
They held up their hands in an imploring manner as they back peddled, but quickly had to dart into the interior of the Tomb when Gascoigne put himself between them and the path that led back down to the city streets. He let them scramble up the stairs at the back of the graveyard before giving chase, adrenaline coursing through him at the impending kill.
It was when his prey reached the top of the stone staircase that he let himself pursue, his steps thundering and echoing off the spires that surrounded them. Their shriek only fueled his sick euphoria, and he closed the distance between them quickly.
“Wait! Wait please Gas-”
Their plea was cut off in a shout of pain as he cleaved his blade through the flesh of their thigh, sending them flying onto a lower outcropping and nearly taking their leg off in the process. An inhuman growl rumbled through Gascoigne’s throat in satisfaction, and he made his way to where they were blubbering and holding their leg in agony. He stopped at their feet, the copper scent of their blood encouraging him onward.
“Gascoigne-!” Their aborted shout was cut off as his ax head sunk into the space between their shoulder and neck, the flesh tearing and blood coating the front of his coats. He grinned at another successful hunt, admiring the way the light reflected off of the thick blood and a beautiful red brooch pinned to their dress.
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it's that mikage doesn't manipulate any of the current ohtori students, it's that all those side characters finally do express something like a true emotion or agency, it's that utena thinks she's saving them by erasing those emotions, it's that mikage's only sin is denying his own emotions all along and replacing those with violence in himself and others, it's that tokiko keeps herself away by choice from mikage when she returns decades older, it's that anthy holds utena's hand by choice, it's that chuchu turns into a balloon and forces utena to grab and hold him so he doesnt float away
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Ives, Ives, have you seen Lies of P. Have you seen the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. The Eldest practically has your signature! And Simon Manus also feels up your alley. Check the game out!
Not yet but I've been waiting for it and just setting aside time to get fully into it... Looked these up just now and yeah you're right, especially the Eldest... WHEW thank you for the reinforcement!
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Catching up with two posts today: the first is a look at all of Blooborne's Most Normal Animals!!!
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wait you made bloodborne psx??? i just followed you because i kept seeing ur fursona on my dash and thought it looked cool i had no idea you did blooborn
LMAO what fr?? are ppl really following just cuz im a fnuy bnuy 😲😳
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Me : yeah i’m gonna beat the first beast in blooborne no prob!
Also me : get my ass beaten in 5s
I can explain i missclick
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Thinking about the fact that in the concept art Maria during phase three was going to turn full pthumerian
WE WERE ROBBED I SAY WE WERE ROBBED
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