he knows that he's bleeding but he can't feel it, the holes in his sternum and his back and his chest are numb and oozing red rivets that soak into his clothes and bathe him sticky and hot and he can't feel it. his heart is racing, a battle drum in his head pounding and pounding and he thinks it's on beat with the sound his fists make against soft tissue but he can't feel it. can't feel the bone shattering under his knuckles, or the gush of viscera spilling out of what used to be a skull, or hear the gurgled sounds of a man dying under him.
harry had heard people say that they only saw red when they snapped like this but he saw everything but the red. he saw his fathers dark hair spilling out around him, he saw his pale face and wide blue eyes the same shade as his own, he saw the smile and the snarl of pearly white teeth bared up at him. he saw the glint of his hook, the shine of a spectacle, the splintered wood of his finstock on the green carpet of their studio apartment and the bright violet neon light outside their window. forget red, he was seeing the entire world in technicolour and it was horrifying and glorious and he wanted to laugh and he wanted to cry. instead the only sound that came out of his mouth was something like a grunt, a growl, and cry of fury and rage and pain.
dead. the man is dead. he's been dead for a while and harry, his arms ache from punching, his knees ache from kneeling and he's there, crouched over the remains of his father. his father. his mad, violent, hateful father, was dead. a shadow fell across the violet light and harry flinched, forget-me-not blue gaze sharp and wild as he stared up at the bat.
❝ beat you to it . . . ❞ harry said, a deranged lint to his voice as he wheezed a breathless laugh. too late, the bat was too fucking late. harry glanced back at the puddle of blood and bone and hair that was once his fathers head and grasped a hold of the hook lying at his side. ❝ no one else could do it. not you, not the cops, not two-face or penguin or any hero. it was me. it was all me. i stopped him. ❞
harry laughed, a hiccupping sound in the back of his throat two parts derangement and one part horror. he pushed himself upright, shaking and haggard as if he'd run a marathon and stared the bat in the eye. // @bruz3r get's a starter :)))
If that sentence would have came from a familiar voice, from a tone in which he would understood immediately the implication: meaning could have been his freedom. His struggles would have been over. Oppressing fire that consumes him alive would have disappeared. Permanent turmoil embracing his soul could have been reassured. One second, it everything it had took him --- one second to believing once more within a dull illusion… He didn’t recognized the voice, and reached immediate comfort by anchoring himself maybe the Men in Black decided to interfering on the spot … It was something that could be expected. Pressuring him over letters who were burned immediately after reading, in which he couldn’t let any physical evidence he was in relationship with an certain horrible Mr.Butler expecting no disappointment coming from the great Malfoy (his arrogance was no weapon in front of that man, and he was honestly happy he remained untouchable if he showed his special joker) was just one mean of the MIB for be certain his desired miracle will eventually happens … Hence, even listen that word expressed to his current condition, when he was searching to pretending past circumstances had been a real imaginary nightmare and none of that happened at all, could only reaching his attention. Maybe the Witch of Miracle decided to pay him an visit for mocking his lack of determination and amused herself of circumstances, before be embraced he was close of the result and mustn’t give up --- though, Philip Butler personally transmitted such message, and awareness of golden magic removed physical presence of one Golden Witch who still supporting him in the obscurity ( as he was doing the same ).
It’s a miracle you’ve alive.
It was just borrowed time. It was just another piece of the tragedy.
Empty eyes, accepting inner realization nothing was actually finished, dared to watch over face who spoke to him couple of seconds prior. He attempted to pretending brightness once more, nevertheless, he had dwelled inside such intensive denial --- for avoid killing on the spot Potter simply by impulse … if the boy was accustomed to be pinned to the wall because he was exasperated of his incompetence, next time he came across him, he will punch him … --- he was unable to even having impression to feeling alive within the fragmentation of his mind he had suffered. For his own redemption, Potter better regretting his gesture, and trembling once he will be physically, emotionally, mentally able to leave the nursery. No Dark Lord permission had been needed or even NECESSARY to begin with when it concerning HIM beating the shit of fucking Phantomhive. Especially in a fucking accident, when experiencing in two different lifetimes, oops almost killed, wasn’t good mentally. Yes, best pretending none of that happened. He simply had a big crisis of anxiety, and oh how his shirt had blood was coming from some fucked up attempt of his part --- no one had tried to kill him. Where was that caring coming from ? Why a fucking stranger would suddenly feeling reassurance for someone like him ?
He was insignificant as possible.
By his risky gaze, as there was awareness he couldn’t control his current weakness, and had no idea right now how he would have to trick the entire affair for another illusion, vaguely, she was told him something … An mocking smile born in front of sudden realization. Alright, for some reason, someone in the Ministry decided to freak out and decided he was the right person to talk with ? Ah too bad they weren’t in the beginning in the year when he would have sold out the villains in one second if he could escape hell for rest of his existence … if he was confessing one wrong word, and he knew Snape listened his moves, he was dead. Expressing even distressed signals within his gaze, when opportunity was close to lower down remnant of an emotional resistance inside his being, was an uncontrollable risky move. Such blessing inside his deep misery at worst timing possible --- he preferred mocking it really. He didn’t know by which magic he will manage to not murder Potter !
There was no hope left.
It's a miracle you've alive, another time, that sentence echoed.
❝ Do you care ? ❞ Came eventually the question, when tone searched dimension of an mockery completely faded over time, with a broken disc trying to get back on track. What someone close to the Minister of Magic would suddently give a shit over him ? ❝ I don't think I've done anything to draw the attention of the Ministry as far as I know. ❞ There was an suffering underneath to be careful with every one of his words within circumstances. He wished his eyes weren't betraying too much an aid in which he couldn't ask suddently. Temptation of tears was layering around within his expression, as simply to have someone, anyone, told him that tiny sentence was enough for feeling enough in confidence for taking the bigger risk of his entire existence --- He couldn't regardless. Distress wrapping within his expression exposed already an betrayal of emotions he was unable to hide. Sensation to had breathed an brutal hope meant to be short-lived increased the gap of despair felt … Silence soon returned within his lips, almost sealed within latent anxiety around him. ❝ You're just lucky I'm not dead yet. ❞ He expressed then, before put his head back into the pillow, needing this brief comfort. ❝ You picked your timing. ❞
.。.:*☆ "Oh come on - you do not suggest we are starting to sing now, are you?" Harry had to shake his head with a laugh. Real life was no musical show, after all. So, well, so he thought, at least. Still, it could be fun. Well, that, or one of the most embarrassing moments of his life.
"Mean, we do not even know if they stare really at us, do we?" Harry therefore had to point out. "Therefore we could also just, well... act like we would not notice, and quickly get out of here. What do you think?"
.。.:*☆ Harry had not been expecting it, so, hearing that a Spider-Man was around in DC did not sit well with him. Obviously the kid had been brought to this city for some reason, as well. Just like him.
“Would be nice if people would be scared of him for once, maybe….” He frowned, shaking his head and rolling the newspaper in front of him up again, to throw it away. “Mean, a masked guy in a jumpsuit. Pretty hilarious if you think about, isn’t it?”
@maximuses SAID: 3. “This laundry detergent smells like kindergarten.” -> From Harry to Rayn
⚔️ Foxes In Love Sentence Prompts // CLOSED ⚔️
It's far from the strangest thing Harry's said. No, he's said far stranger over far more trivial things. But no matter how many times Rayn tells herself she should be used to his quirks and mannerisms, he always manages to catch her by surprise. Not that she minds. It's not an entirely unpleasant experience. Harry's passionate, rambling tangents, his silly little comments, his strange way of connecting things and verbalizing his thoughts - she finds it all so endearing. She finds him so endearing. A huffing a little laugh through her nostrils escapes her as she moves to lean against his side. Her chin rests on his shoulder, head briefly turning to press a soft kiss to his cheek just above his bushy mutton chop. A brow arches up as she looks at him.
"Oh? I wasn't aware kindergarten has a smell, dear."
"Well, yeah--" he starts, lowering the shirt and freeing one hand from its grasp to wave about absentmindedly while he talks. "You've never smelled something and it brought you back to your kindergarten days? Like- Like grease for example! You've never smelled a really distinct greasy smell and been reminded of long lunch lines, and those crappy styrofoam trays you'd drag along the metal surface while you picked up a slice of square pizza? Or you've never smelled rubbery asphalt on a hot day and been reminded up a playground with a metal slide that scorches you when you try to use it?"
He pouts as Rayn laughs, the sound so soft and airy and sweet, he can't possibly be mad about it. She shakes her head, smiling warmly at him. "I can't say that I have, baby." She laughs again at his guttural groan. Mock frustration from him amuses her. Even so, he leans into her touch as he stares up at the ceiling. When he looks back, it's to see her staring at him. That warm, smitten look in her eyes pulls the corners of his lips up into a lopsided grin.
"What?" He asks, tilting his head like a precious puppy dog.
"Nothing, just..." she leans closer, her eyes lidding as she admires him in the morning's light. "You are such a wonder, Harry."
Immediate mischievous smile wrapped his entire expression inside an pleasant playfulness. All the time he was indirectly complimented by that specific sentence, mentally, he treated it as an invitation to showing himself inside his larger annoying abilities --- Concerning the reasons of the other party to feeling frustrated, it was matter of time until they exploding down his face, where returned reaction won't be what they expected … Minus maybe Potter. Magnificent head of Potter always managed to give him all the fun when that frustration showing up on him, where he wished he could releasing that volcano sleeping inside of him, and when, that tiny, silly temptation to actually punch him was an red line he was forced not to cross … because he was awaiting that moment eagerly. Magnificent expression of Potter staring at him always managed to acknowelding him a bit. Magnificent words of Potter's lips expressed finally about how he was inside the right path … For any other people, honestly, he actually stopped the count immensity of reasons. He wasn't even messing around as much as he desired, nevertheless, found interesting playgrounds. Was known for be an annoyance, was always ready to get an additional toy beyond Potter, was totally aware about how his classmates were suffering with his obsession … Hence, innocent playfulness turned out an casual reaction on his part on their remark. There was no associated offense. When someone wanted to punch him, it was meaning he had been Alois Trancy enough, was experiencing the slight scale of complete perspective of his meptahoric twin, meanwhile be honestly attracted about what kind of temptations he could corrupt them with. It had been part of his assholery lessons of an previous life, something a long time ago he had been far too kind for ever bring in application!
Implicit indifference resonated inside his gaze, simply wrapped with an silenced contentement. ❝ Oh, it's something I can recommand you for see all gentleness~ wrapping my body~ ❞ Potter knew to never answer his provocations, which was atrocibly boring in consequence. Instinctively, this boy knew he really shouldn't doing it, meanwhile he was that corruptive presence wanting him to lose his temper --- for had a good reason for be mean afterwards. For have an good reason somewhere to listening to all these destructive temptations forced to be self-controlled at every second … For avoid himself to create himself a disaster for fun. Having no shame and no fear that time around, playfully, he touched their cheeks with an amusing and happy smile, reducing personal space. ❝ I'm sure you want to discover it~ ❞