#also yes. despite crow saying he's ''past'' self harm bc it's what his ''weak'' self did as a kid--
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❛ --------------- why did you do that?! ❜ ❛ --------------- though’ it’d be funny, ain’t it? ❜
his mind dutifully switches off as claire begins to yell. despite her head trauma, she’s retained her altruistic personality. no accident could force that from her, just as no amount of distraction could force apathy from him. he doesn’t care; he doesn’t care about his work; he doesn’t care about his hobbies; he doesn’t care about the people that constantly insist on hovering around him like flies surrounding a corpse; and he doesn’t care about the gaping wound on his hand either. really, he’d known all along that grabbing a knife so sharp by the blade would cause his skin to give way, that serrated teeth would sink into soft flesh-- it just hadn’t been enough of a deterrent to not do it.
she’s forced his fingers out, worried eyes surveying the gash before going back to his face. there’s nothing that she’s looking for there, just an empty mask that provides no answers, no reason.
❛ --------------- this’s a bad cut, crow. you fucking idiot!! i told you not to!! ❜
guiding him to sit down prompts nothing. he’s doing as directed, surprisingly docile, and she knows immediately that such behaviour is cause for concern. she’s trying to talk to him now, nudging his shoulder with a warm palm, but he doesn’t feel it. he’s left his vessel altogether.
「 i’m floating away, free from care. i feel better. i feel so much better. 」
a mention of phoning somebody catches his attention. the doctor, or his therapist perhaps, though his brain doesn’t acquire the name to feel threatened in the first place. it does trigger something violent, though-- a violent lie. muddy hands force light back into his eyes, clouded thoughts parting for a brief strike of lightning-- alertness-- as he grins.
❛ --------------- phah. did i get y’good? wha’ a wuss. ❜
after staring for a moment in disbelief, the woman’s worry is replaced with indignant mirth. the harsh shove to his chest, the muted ❛ you motherfucker ❜ ... it all feels normal. he’s normal again. it’s this, rather than her candid frustration with him, that prompts him to laugh.
❛ --------------- why did ya jump from such a high place?! ya’re gonna break your legs at some point!! ❜
「 if i break my legs, will 305 expect me to go anywhere any more? 」
even he can admit that the landing had hurt. no amount of training is going to have steel replacing bone any time soon, and as he stands straight again he reluctantly accepts the possibility of a sprain, or a torn muscle. something in his ankle feels wrong. still, he forces himself to bridge the gap between him and danny.
❛ --------------- it was not high, manny. could’a jumped from there with my legs split like a whore’s. ❜
that doesn’t mean you should!! you could have really gotten hurt!! what am i supposed to do if you wind up more injured than you intended? he’s used to all of these questions at this point-- he just doesn’t care about them. why should he be concerned about other people’s concern? no amount of telling them it’s misplaced is going to make them stop, so the next logical step is to avoid thinking about it too much. how is it his fault if they care too much in the stead of someone who doesn’t care at all?
the feeling of floating is returning. his body feels pleasantly vacant, like an empty sack, and it’s with no regret that he revels in the peculiar sensation-- even though his ankle is killing him. jumping from there, he’d known it would.
when he returns to earth, crow makes sure to do so with a facetious grin.
❛ --------------- wanna watch me do it again? ❜ ❛ --------------- crow!! ❜
❛ --------------- why won’t y’ever say anythin’? ❜
the static in his ear is making his head spin. in one, the crackling silence of a parent who feels no obligation to speak to her undesirable offspring, and in the other the thrumming silence of nomi’s house. he’s out, in paris, chasing something or other about his career as an author, and crow is glued to his seat in the kitchen, alone, meaning nothing to society.
his fingers tighten around the mobile. despite his better judgement, he can feel his eyes growing hot, teeth gritting, caging an onslaught of insanity as he listens more intently. this time, he thinks, as he always does, this time it’ll be different.
❛ --------------- if y’never wanted ta speak ta me, why wouldn’t y’block my number? why wouldn’t y’move away where i can’t find y’after all these years, with the family y’do love? why would y’even pick up the phone? ❜
even without his knowledge, his breathing is picking up, becoming more erratic as he speaks.
❛ --------------- mama, why don’t y’love me? ❜
voice cracks without him even meaning for it to. he hides so much every day... how depressed he feels; how empty he is inside; how desperate he is for things to change in a way where he can feel their benefit. instead he’s caged inside some never-ending loop of him saying meaningless things to meaningless people, searching for some version of love that he can never quite accept. he’s alone in this world... everybody he wanted to love him has long-since abandoned him.
when his palm meets his cheek in the form of a meek, defeated slap, it already feels damp. a feeble sniffle is barely an indication of the outraged sob that follows. he’s crying, but not in a cathartic manner; instead in a fashion so primal and red that he resembles something non-human. without a second thought, the man stands up and shoves the table so hard it topples over, the chair he’d been sitting on flung back. immediately, he begins to break things. kitchen utensils. any crockery he can get his hands on in his blind fury. the refuse bin goes down with an angry kick, and in the pile of garbage does he see a loose feather. thoughts now a whirlwind, it’s no surprise that such a sight prompts the next of many insensible ideas. hands tear open his shirt, fingers locking around soft plumage and pulling. his brain immediately begins to scream in protest-- stop that, god STOP IT, IT HURTS-- but the further he pushes, the more numb he becomes. eventually, he leaves his body, fingers clamped around fistfuls of feathers slowly letting go of them. despite it not being visible, crow knows the skin beneath is raw and pink, like tender meat under a butcher’s knife. ugly. made to be killed.
when he comes back, eyes scan the mess he’s made. even now, his phone lays on, screen shattered but still displaying the call, seconds still ticking away. even in witnessing the destruction she’s caused her son, the mother doesn’t feel inclined to give him a response.
stumbling over the chair he’d knocked over, crow clumsily collects the device and brings it close to his ear. nothing... and now that he’s had his breakdown, he feels content to leave the conversation there, a vacant ❛ i still love you, mama. ❜ uttered before he hangs up, taking in the mess he’s made. even knowing he’d done it, he doesn’t feel as if he had. nomi isn’t back for another two days... there’s plenty of time to clean up and get his act together again. for now though, he sinks to the ground, languidly cross-legged and staring blankly into space, surrounded by loose feathers. his skin hurts. it hurts more than cutting it did. that satisfies him.
an hour passes before he feels in control enough to stand up again. retrieving his phone once more, he realises he’d missed three calls from nomi. he hadn’t even heard it ringing. with still shaky fingers, he fumbles with the device until he’s tapped out a message that he’s okay with. in his usual blarse, self-important fashion:
call at a better time. i was in the shower x
#✗ ┋ ʟᴇᴛs ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ's ʙᴇᴇɴ. ❜ ( drabbles. )#// long post#this is shit bc i was exhausted from work but#i fucking RESENT the notion that ' oh i cut so i'm more fucked up than you!!! '#like no sweetie. some people don't choose that method of destruction. you're no more damaged than anybody suffering.#and crow is a perfect character to exercise that view on bc honestly. he self-harms all the time.#just not in a manner blatant enough for the ''cool edgy people'' to get.#he starves. and suffers in silence. and never feels good enough under the weight of his own impossible standards.#he pulls feathers out-- thats his PERSONAL method of hurting himself.#nobody will ever understand that sensation.#but does it mean he's 'more fucked up' than ur muse? no.#just. stop this bullshit about 'oh cutting is the true sign of depression'-- it fucking isn't#self hatred manifests as so many destructive habits and you need to get off your high horse.#also yes. despite crow saying he's ''past'' self harm bc it's what his ''weak'' self did as a kid--#he's lying lmao.
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