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i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 05, 2020
It's a twinge at first, too small and too insignificant to care about. Another followed, then another. It's an annoyance, but Cupid ignored them in an attempt to get at least a little sleep. By sunset however, things get worse.
Holy fuck.A groggy wince soon followed. The cramp had felt much worse that time. He tried clenching his eyes to fall back asleep, but the pain just got worse and worse. By midnight, his strained cries echoed through the trees.
The whole time he was up and pacing around his den, all he could think of is this can't be right. Childbirth wasn’t supposed to be this painful right? There must have been something wrong.
He had plenty of time to worry about it, because the first baby took its sweet time. It felt like century passed when he was pushing the thing out, he feared it wouldn't come out at all. Eventually it does, and he spun around to stare at the aftermath. It's just a bag of jelly among blood before he licks off the casing. It's a pale, splotched girl. She's so small, so delicate, she's—
She's not breathing.
Cupid licks her, pokes her, puts her near his belly. Nothing can resuscitate her.
When the second contractions came, Cupid's face is stained with tears of pain and grief.
The second child comes more quickly then the first. He goes through all the tasks again; spinning around, licking it, nudging it towards his belly. And just like the first, this one does not breathe.
An hour passed and there are no more contractions. Cupid stared out at nothing, an endless stream of tears flow down his face. He got one, no, two chances to prove he was better than his mother and those chances had been squandered before he could even do anything. Cupid had lived for these children. With them gone, there was nothing left.
Another contraction came out of nowhere. He immediately cried out, not because he was in pain, but because he was scared and angry.
God fucking damnit. No more, please..He fucked up. He didn't need to see another dead kid to know that.
This one takes much longer than the first. It's a big 'fuck you' from the universe. When it fell to the ground, Cupid didn't turn around. He already knew what he was gonna see.
He took a step forward, fully intending on leaving the cold corpses in the den, but something stopped him. A gentle bump on his leg. He whipped around, eyes wide, and saw a twitching bag of gel and fur.
Shit, shit, shitHe swooped down and began licking the casing off of the whelp. When he finished, he stood up and stared down at it. This pup, a boy, was unique. He was small, spindley, patched. Slimy, otherworldly. He's a gross looking thing, but Cupid didn't care a bit. He was breathing, and he was beautiful.
Cupid fell on the ground with a sigh. He cautiously guided the pup to his belly and watched him eat.
Caerus.he whispered, then smiled weakly.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Caerus - March 07, 2020
Genesis in darkness. Warm and dark and never-changing, that was home, that was his world. Day in and day out he would swim in a little room, eyes and ears shut, blind to any other life. In this way he was content to go on existing forever.
And then came light.
Blinding and uncomfortable and different, different than the world he's known. He's confronted with the freezing air of winter and the shining rays that pierced him even through closed eyelids. He wanting to scream and cry but he scarcely knew where his vocal chords were located. All he knew was that he'd slid out from home.
Crawling, crawling, trying to understand this new realm- and thunk! His head collides with something, which makes him unhappy again. It's his first experience with anything like pain, and he hates it. And then came distant, quiet noise, from some faraway place- shit, shit, shit- and if he was any older he'd be repeating the babble himself. For now he could do nothing but exist as he's lifted, exposed to the new sensation of bathing- which is comforting, he finds. Of all the new things he hates, bathing was one thing he enjoyed.
And soon he discovers the second when he's placed at dad's stomach. He latches on quickly, eager to get his fill, greedy as ever. And what a lucky boy! No competition whatsoever.
And then came light.
Blinding and uncomfortable and different, different than the world he's known. He's confronted with the freezing air of winter and the shining rays that pierced him even through closed eyelids. He wanting to scream and cry but he scarcely knew where his vocal chords were located. All he knew was that he'd slid out from home.
Crawling, crawling, trying to understand this new realm- and thunk! His head collides with something, which makes him unhappy again. It's his first experience with anything like pain, and he hates it. And then came distant, quiet noise, from some faraway place- shit, shit, shit- and if he was any older he'd be repeating the babble himself. For now he could do nothing but exist as he's lifted, exposed to the new sensation of bathing- which is comforting, he finds. Of all the new things he hates, bathing was one thing he enjoyed.
And soon he discovers the second when he's placed at dad's stomach. He latches on quickly, eager to get his fill, greedy as ever. And what a lucky boy! No competition whatsoever.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
Any day now he would have to follow through on his threat. Rosencrantz was not the type to speak empty threats, what he says, he means - and though he was prepared, his heart thudded heavily in his chest. In the shadows where Caupid had claimed a birthing den, he paced. Silently looming, waiting for the day to come. His breath stained the air with plumes of white until fell still, stopped in his tracks.
It was now.
He could smell it. The gore of birth perfumed the air, summoning for the final judgement. His mind was empty other than the thought of the new life, with ears drawn forward his pace was quick as he neared the entrance of the den, heart racing until finally... it steadies out. Slow, rhythic as he casts his gaze into the cove. Three, three bodies; but only one was milking... the others. He could only suspect as dead.
Wth an eye full of hate, he casts it toward the new mother as he draws his breath.
Give it to me.He demands darkly. Lips quivering as the fangs glimmered everytime they caught the light. Cupid had killed two of theirs already, through drugs and carelessness, selfishness, they were not fit to be a parent.
At least, that is what Rosencrantz had ultimately, finally, decided for certainty.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 07, 2020
His eyes were glued onto the nursing whelp. And as he watched he thought of how strange it was to be in this position. Months ago he would never suspect this, weeks ago he despised it, and now--now.. he didn't know how he felt. Fear was one thing. He was scared of what the future may hold, but he was determined to make it bright for this boy. Whatever he needed to do to insure that would be done, because he cared for this little thing. Cupid let out a thin chuckle before resting his head on the earth.
Quick, unwelcome footsteps immediately awoke him. He already knew who it was before he appeared. He had forgotten about him—the one-eyed man. When he stepped in front of the entrance, Cupid protectively curled around his son and snarled.
No.He's going to kill me. His heart hammered against his chest. The snarl slowly faded into a distressed frown. I'm gonna die. The thought didn't give him the joy or relief it had before. It bought panic. He couldn't die, not now. Caerus needed him now. He couldn't abandon him like his own parents had.
Whatever fire or hatred that lit his eyes were gone now, replaced with sorrow and fear.
Please.He curled around the pup as tightly as he could.
I know what I did was fucking stupid. I payed for that.He briefly glanced at the dead pups around him before looking up at the giant again.
I'll never do that shit again. I'll change for my son. Please, just give me another chance.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
Denied. Right off the bat and Rosencrantz would not accept it. Quivering lips peeled back a little further, exposing the first few teeth, incissors and canines as he stepped forward with bristling fur. Who was this bitch thinking she was? Just weeks ago it couldn't care less for the life he was holding, and now, suddenly, they were putting on a face of care and motherly affection. It infuriated him,
"Please,"
No.He mocked. As cupid explained themselves, trying to reach Rosencrantz before he went too far to be retracted, growls rose and vibrated deep within the belly of the beast. He wouldn't hear it. Excuses. That's all they were. The new mother was a coward, thought themselves immune to everyone and everything and that the world owed them - whatever it was they wanted. Believed Rosencrantz to be full of shit, all talk and no action. So now, Cupid would pay dearly for testing him.
They paid for it!His voice boomed like thunder within the den, every tooth exposed in his fury down to his molars, with pink gums clearly visible. Eye quickly darting to the lifeless bodies that never even took a single breath of air. Her doing. Poisoned them for a fucking moment of self-indulgeance.
Mercy, was something the paladin lacked this day. He would not indulge Cupid with a response to the later pleads, and instead, continued his approach on the tiny body that latched onto that toxic tit. No, he had every intention to pluck the pup away from the poison milk and find somewhere new, someone who could give it a proper chance at survival.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 07, 2020
Cupid forced himself to hold back a sob. They did pay for his mistakes, no sane wolf could deny that. There was nothing that could be done to change this or make things better. These pups would never see the light of day, and Cupid would have to live with that guilt for the rest of his days. But he couldn't let that stop him from caring for the child that did survive. He would be good to him, for him. He wouldn't let that chance slip away.
Cupid's lips pealed back as the man proceeded. Anger and panic drove him to action. Mustering up all the energy he had left, he moved forward with jaws agape, aiming for the man's eye.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
He saw it coming, the retaliation - but he wasn't fast enough to protect himself from the attack. Teeth scraped his face, cutting the flesh along his eye and lid, blurring his vision as red seeped in from above. Did he lose that final eye, over this child? Fury fueled him further as he blindedly lunged where Cupid laid, teeth seeking to latch onto a face or neck.
Cursed with his only eye blurred with blood, Rosencrantz was too worried to move closer, to defend until his vision cleared. He would not step on the child... he'd remain rooted to the spot and fend off the mother until his vision cleared.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 07, 2020
Cupid didn't bother taking any further action as his teeth raked off the man's face. Keeping him away and Caerus safe was his top priority, and he assumed the blow would fulfill the former.
He leaned over the pup, checking to see if he was ok. He wasn't able to do much, teeth latched onto his scruff, and his head was forced upwards. The only way he could retaliate was snapping at the man's legs.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
He grabbed onto something and held onto it, sinking his teeth into the flesh and trying to rip chuncks out by swinging his head. Digging his claws into the ground, he felt the teeth on his legs but he would not budge until he was certain the pup was out of harms way. Vision was slowly returning to the eye, and so he was relieved to know that he had not lost his only sense of sight left - it was simply put on hold for a little while.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 07, 2020
He felt the blood rush out of his body and trickle down his neck. With each shake, Cupid feared death more and more. He managed to bite his legs a few times, but it just wasn't enough. His energy was being drained quickly. It was only a matter of time before he'd succumb to the pain. He needed to do something to protect Caerus.
Trying to attack again was futile. Cupid tried to tear away from his grasp. If he was successful, he'd protectively hover over the baby.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
With every blink he managed to force, his vision was clearing by the second - but it felt like an eternity. Rosencrantz had every intention on killing Cupid, to snuff out this life that kept with their selfish antics. But before he could finish the job, the man pulled away from the paladin. Teeth snapping at nothing but air as his vision, still mildly blurry from the blood, locked themselves on the dark figure that stood in his way.
Through clenched teeth he growled fourth the words.
Give me the child.He was relentless. Truly believing the child would be doomed in the clutches of this addict.
I will find someone to care for it.and unless someone came in to cease the fight, the paladin was prepared to jump back into the frey the moment his eye was clear of substance.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Aningan - March 07, 2020
knock knock open up it be da po-po
A commotion was the first thing to unsettle him. Raised voices and sounds—sounds he was becoming far too familiar with, sounds he wished would just end. But Aningan was too slow to arrive, too slow to stop everything before it progressed to the point of danger. But when he did arrive, he was just in time to catch the last words—the demand—spoken and it was all he needed to assume the worst.
“Rosencrantz,” was the first thing to leave his mouth, followed immediately after by a growl; he did not want to fight his packmate but couldn’t help by wonder if he would even have a choice. “Back off. Now.” Step one, try to diffuse with words. Step two, regret having never taken any classes on the de-escalation of aggressive interactions because damn son, what we even doing? He had no idea, honestly—but step one would definitely have to be getting Rose out of the den, even if he had to drag him back by the tail.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Cupid - March 07, 2020
No. You won’t. Y-you can’t.His energy was running thin and so was his hope. If the man chose to attack him again, he knew he wouldn't make it out alive. Cupid would die in this den, and his baby would be torn away from him. The only thing he could do was shield Caerus and hope for a miracle.
That miracle—much to his surprise—did come in the form of an order. Cupid took the chance to guide the baby closer to the back of the den. His eyes never leave Rosencrantz as he does this. He was still threatened by his presence, but the arrival of the alpha soothed him a bit for now.
RE: i need you right here by my side - Rosencrantz - March 07, 2020
I will! With a slash of his tail cutting through the air, his momentum was cut as the familiar sound of Aningan demanding him to stop caught his attention. A growl continued to roll through his body, and his gaze never left the blotch that was slowly returning to be Cupid.
They aren't fit to raise the survivor.He explained in the blur of the moment. His tone was certain, he was certain of it, that he was right about this. His actions were just. Aningan if he knew would understand.
They were poisoned through their mother, poppy seeds for a moment of selfish pleasure.Cupid even said they didn't care for them or the puppies. They said so themselves!
Aningan. There is only one left.
Not wanting to fight Aningan and the new mother, Rosencrantz walked off. Bitter and angered that Aningan would protect someone so willingly who had carelessly risked the other pups of the litter due to selfish indulgences. Though he would not hate the Alpha for long, this would not be forgotten either.
Edit to tack on an ending so this thread can be claimed for trades!