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Dribbles - 29. Dragonfly

I found this short, written as a 2nd story idea for last year's 3rd annual flash fiction contest with the Queer Scifi group on Facebook. I didn't go with this one, obviously, but I forgot to post it. The theme was 'Flight'. Oh, fyi, this is a tad macabre.

My head pounded, and lights swam around me. A face coalesced in the darkness. “What did you do?”

“Me?” Tinker pointed at his chest. “Nada, boy. Enjoy the Dragonfly.”

The tethers holding me spread-eagle tightened, and I rose above the man I thought of as my father, arms and legs splayed as I swooped back and forth sickeningly. “No! Put me down.”

Silence.

I wanted to call for help, but I couldn’t.

You’re the weak link.” Link echoed around the vortex, waves of blood-red acid bouncing from the whisper, eating inside me. Tears streamed down my face, but I couldn’t close my eyes. They’d been pinned open. Tinker's favorite game was to see how many doses it took to trip a human to death, but I wasn’t just a human anymore.

Rainbows haloed the lights, a torrent of colors melting together until they morphed into my forbidden lover’s face. No!

Tinker’s cackle filled the air, bitter as poison on my tongue. I heaved, but there was nothing in my stomach. Ages passed since the light consumed me as I flew in a drug-induced haze. The voice swam around me, throbbing in a two-tone beat. “Tell me his name.”

“Never,” I groaned. Sweat dripped off my body, shattering against the ground and creating bottomless craters. The light became lasers, burning into my brain. I shrieked my throat raw until my voice was gone.

I was devoured, a husk all that was left behind.

 

Whit?”

He couldn’t be here. “Go away.” I mouthed the words, struggling weakly. Tinker would kill him and take over the coven. My master must flee before I could reveal his presence in my mind.

What did he do to you?”

I gathered the last of my will and shoved him out.

Now I was truly alone.

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Vivid, disturbing imagery, yet so much is conveyed in very few words. I find myself wanting to know more about the relationship, characters, and the world they inhabit. But then again, I always want more when you write short stories. lol

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On 02/01/2017 10:04 AM, Valkyrie said:

Vivid, disturbing imagery, yet so much is conveyed in very few words. I find myself wanting to know more about the relationship, characters, and the world they inhabit. But then again, I always want more when you write short stories. lol

LOL! Maybe that's because when I write a short, I will get a whole idea of what could happen before/after, etc... but I can't show it. Maybe that's why they're such teasers. ;)

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You, madam, are a tease! This was cruel, both in content, and how you robbed me of the story I was expecting :( . What I think is you should finish this, and I don't mean in a thousand words either :P . In the little bit I saw, there were wings. Were there wings? And after he was pushed out, did the mystery man/master come back? And did Whit actually sweat poison, or was that what he hallucinated in his torture? Arghhh. Anyway, I was riveted... cheers... Gary....

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On 02/01/2017 01:39 PM, Headstall said:

You, madam, are a tease! This was cruel, both in content, and how you robbed me of the story I was expecting :( . What I think is you should finish this, and I don't mean in a thousand words either :P . In the little bit I saw, there were wings. Were there wings? And after he was pushed out, did the mystery man/master come back? And did Whit actually sweat poison, or was that what he hallucinated in his torture? Arghhh. Anyway, I was riveted... cheers... Gary....

Riveted... a great word! Thank you so much. I really do like this one too. :hug:

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Scary and disturbing... I feel sorry for Whit, even though we hardly got to know him. Is this the end...? Sounds like it.

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Hmmm, a glimpse of a very twisted existence ... are you going to share more or leave us pondering?

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2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Hmmm, a glimpse of a very twisted existence ... are you going to share more or leave us pondering?

These are all like plot bunnies. I could write more, if I can find the time, lol.

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