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HYUK - 231210 VIXX LIVE FANTASIA : CONTINUUM
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shhh-no-ones-home · 5 years ago
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rules of the game (2/3) chris motionless x reader
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part 1 part 2 part 3
i couldnt just leave ya hanging right? ;)
(usually I do a different part every day but I think this story deserves to be posted in the same day so here it is, enjoy)
Song: a little less sixteen candles a little more touch met by fall out boy
tag list: @alilpunkrock @cynic-spirit @theoneandonlykymberlee @svintsandghosts @thisplace-ishaunted @joeybarber @ryansitkowskiswifey @musicsexandpizza69
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I watched Chris out of the corner of my eye as he drove me home. I kept picking at my pocket, thinking about if I really wanted to let him go through with the bracelet rules. Of course they were stupid, and putting them on you never really think about them actually breaking but here we were. It was an accident after all. I sighed heavily.
"Hey Chris?"
He tapped his hand on the steering wheel along with the song.
"Yeah?"
I looked out the window at the passing buildings.
"Could we go to the look out instead?"
When he stopped at the stop light i looked over at him.
"You wanna go to the look out?"
I cleared my throat and nodded.
"Not ready to go home yet."
I looked ahead as he kept driving.
"Okay, yeah we can go to the look out. If that's what you want."
I tapped my hand nervously on my thigh.
"Yeah."
i heard his blinker and watched as the trees came into view. the look out was way back in the woods, hidden away from the rest of the world. most of our classmates had notoriously made it the make out spot for a while but it was otherwise a nice get away. it was also supposedly haunted by teens that had been pushed off the cliff sometime in the late 80's but it was just rumors. often times chris and i had found our way to the look out to sit on the roof of his car and watch the sky or even just talk for hours on end. it had sort of become our spot after everyone else moved the make out spot to the park across town. guess they didnt like the idea of ghosts watching them get hot and heavy. his car drove wobbly as it went over the gravel entrance, making its way to the dirt trail. when the cliff came into view i let out the breath i didnt realize i was holding in. i was actually contemplating this. he parked and looked at me but i didnt look back, i just got out like i always did.
"so are we talking or chilling?"
he asked from his side of the car, watching as i climbed up onto the hood and sat in front of the window.
"not sure yet."
he laughed a little before coming to sit next to me. i inhaled deeply, the smell of the woods surrounding us filling my senses in the best way possible. the sun felt warm on my skin and i couldnt have asked for better weather. the breeze swung around us, pulling my hair off my shoulder as the trees rustled in the background.
"isnt it beautiful?"
i asked, noting the clouds rolling overhead.
"uh yeah i guess."
he said making me laugh a little bit and shake my head. i scooted over a bit and laid back against the windshield of his car, crossing my hands under my head.
"have you ever thought about kissing me?"
i asked, not moving my gaze from the clouds moving above me. one of them was in the shape of an elephant and made me smile.
"is this about the bracelet? i told you we didnt have to-"
"just answer the question chris."
i cut him off, turning my head to look at him. he was looking down at the space between us.
"yeah. yes. i have."
i nodded and looked back up at the blue sky.
"so have i."
he raised a brow.
"wait, really?"
i sat back up, scooting back up the hood a little bit.
"well yeah. ive always wondered what it would be like. like a lot of times i just shake it off cause i kind of think about what it would be like with a lot of people but for some reason youre the only person i consistently think about it."
"huh."
he said, looking ahead of us and thinking.
"like not in a weird way, of course, but like i guess youre just my best friend and i spend the most time with you so i guess you on my brain a lot."
"right."
he said nonchalantly. then he looked over at me.
"so does that mean you want the hickie?"
i shrugged.
"i dont know what i want anymore."
then he leaned towards me and kissed my cheek. my eyes were wide despite the conversation we had just had.
"i mean, id gladly oblige."
i looked over at him half smiling at me. damn i was really gonna do this huh? i pushed forward and kissed him quickly, barely a peck on the lips. he was quick to retaliate though, bringing his hand to hold my face and kissing me for real. it was soft and gentle as he moved his mouth against mine. i sighed out as he pulled away.
"is it shitty to say that was my first kiss?"
i said a bit bashfully. he smiled widely at me.
"no, not shitty. its cute."
he said endearingly. i remembered when he had told me he first kissed someone. he was so excited but it was just a peck, nothing more nothing less.
"how bout that hickie though?"
i asked, feeling the blush creep its way to my face, the cool breeze feeling better now on my heated features.
"we can work up to it."
he said with a wink, scooting his body closer to mine. i wasnt exactly sure what that meant but it made my stomach flip. i looked down as he laced our fingers together.
"lets start off slow."
he said quietly, like he would break some kind of untold rule if he spoke above a whisper. i nodded as he leaned forward and captured my lips in his again. it was slow and smooth, kissing him over and over again almost felt like the sensation of warm caramel melting as you ate it. it was much more different than i thought it would be but it was nice. we slowly made out, building up until he pushed me down against the windshield, resting his one arm above my head and continuing to kiss me. i wasnt sure if this would go further but i liked the idea that it might. i knew for a fact neither of us had been with anyone physically yet and that scared me. his movements got a little more needy as he began kissing me a little rougher, trailing his free hand across my throat. i moaned into him before he started kissing across my jaw. i tried to steady my nervous breathing as he made his was down my neck.
"chris."
i sighed out. he just hummed against my skin as he began sucking and biting it, holding me loosely in place. i could feel him getting closer to my body, not that it was necessarily possible, he was already practically laying on top of me. he moaned into me as i felt his hand start slowly moving further down. i grabbed his hand and he froze, looking up at me. i sat up immediately and swung my legs over the side of the car, breathing deeply and running my hands over my face. he placed his hand gently on my shoulder.
"im sorry y/n, i shouldve asked if you wanted more. you didnt exactly say to stop, i thought you were enjoying it. i just, im sorry."
i shook my head.
"no, its fine. i thought i did but maybe i was wrong."
i turned to look at him.
"well you at least got your hickie."
he laughed nervously, making me smile at him. i turned back around and kissed him reassuringly.
"thanks chris."
he looked down at my lips quickly before kissing me again.
"any time."
then something hit him in the back of the head, making his hat go flying. it scared the shit out of me, making me scream. he held me to him, looking around at what couldve done it but there was nothing there.
"i think the ghosts are mad."
he nodded quickly.
"i think youre right, lets go."
i nodded back before he let me go, both of us getting off the car. i picked up his hat and slid into the passenger side, buckling my seat belt as fast as i could as he turned the car on.
"okay no more making out at the look out."
i said a little shaken, reaching over and putting his hat back on him.
"yeah i think youre right. late night conversations yes, kissing absolutely not."
i laughed a little bit before leaning over and kissing his cheek.
"who knew a bunch of teens would be mad about other teens having a little fun."
he laughed at my comment, side eyeing me as he pulled back out onto the main street.
"maybe thats how they died."
he said, winking at me. my face went straight and i shivered at the thought.
"well, they do say go out with a bang."
he looked at me for a second before we both started laughing hysterically.
"whatever, if you wanna go out with a bang im sure we can arrange something."
i smiled in amusement at his comment.
"glad to know theres an offer there."
i watched him as he turned down the street to my house.
"we're officially adults now, i can offer whatever i want."
when he pulled into my driveway he just looked over at me, staring at me with a stupid grin plastered on his face.
"if youre waiting for a kiss goodbye youre not getting it."
he pouted a bit before leaning over the center consol and tickling me.
"what? no kissy wissy? not even a wittle one?"
he joked, as i squirmed, screaming and laughing as he attacked my sides with his finger tips.
"alright! alright! just one!"
i said, making him stop. we both laughed as he continued holding onto me. i leaned into him and kissed him deeply. when i pulled away i stroked his chin gently.
"goodbye nerd."
he smiled widely at me.
"goodbye loser."
he let me go and popped the door open for me. i pushed it and got out, looking back down into the car at him.
"ill catch ya on the flip side."
i pointed at him.
"and youd better be at graduation practice next week."
he crossed his heart with his finger before holding his hand up in the air.
"and miss out on making fun of the principle giving the end of year speech? unheard of."
i shook my head and moved to close the door.
"bye chris."
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adambstingus · 7 years ago
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Every Halloween, I Have A Story I Like To Tell
I liked Ben, I really did. I mean, he was a nice guy. We had some fun times together in college, messing around the dorm, going to parties, all the dumb shit that college guys do. He was cool and all, but he was a little pretentious. Well, I guess the word he used was artistic. He thought he was real smart, spent a lot of time trying to prove it to everyone. He had his own blog developed to film critiques not the big ones, though. Just little indie productions because nothing else was worth his time. When he got like that, he could be pretty insufferable.
Perhaps the most annoying thing that he did was performance art.
Now, I dont wanna be the guy who says that all performance art is dumb. But yeah, no, all performance art is dumb. Oh, look, youre on display painting a picture of Jesus from your own urine, how original and edgy! Maybe Im a little jaded, but it always seemed so contrived to me. Unfortunately, Ben really loved it. He thought there was something beautiful in art that was physically living and he devoted an embarrassing amount of time to it.
Anyway, I hung out with Ben a few times after college, but we mostly just met up to do some heavy drinking and maybe hit a strip club or two. He considered THAT performance art as well, which was just fine with me, it gave me an excuse to waste some ones. Since we didnt hang out very often, I had a bad feeling when he contacted me about a month before last Halloween.
He called me up at about seven in the morning on a Saturday, which is too early to even consider waking up, in my opinion. I answered in a daze and he started running his mouth like crazy, as though afraid that, if he didnt get it all out at once, he never would.
Mike, hey, Mikey, listen, buddy, I need your help, okay? Okay, okay, Ive got this idea for a performance and, well, its going to be , you know? So good! Its going down on Halloween. Can you come help? Look, Ill even pay you, man. Fifty dollars. So how bout it?
Now, Ive never cared much about Halloween one way or the other, and Im a pretty easy guy. Fifty dollars to probably just sit there and run a fog machine or some bullshit? For the right price, I could even pretend that I wanted to be there. Besides, what else are friends for?
A few days later, he gave me the details. To be honest, I was a little shocked when he sent the email. I know that performance art is intended to be edgy and can sometimes get a little dangerous, but this seemed downright negligent.
Mike:
Thanks for agreeing to do this for me! Ive talked to a few other people, but they werent really comfortable with it, for reasons youll probably be able to figure out. Of course, I understand if you want to back out, but I think you are probably the most reliable person I know. Its really not that big of a deal, Im sure youll agree.
As Im sure youve noticed, vampires have become very prominent in the media as of late. I say vampires because they are beginning to deviate so wildly from the traditional myths that they resemble forest fairies more than anything else. Altruistic? Sparkly? Whiny? Give me a break. We need more Dracula! We need more Carmilla! We need more death, destruction, and blood!
My performance will center on the theme of rebirthing the vampire. For the vampire to be reborn, he must first be buried. To turn peoples attentions back to the myths of old, I will be doing just that: I will be burying the vampire.
I have a group of viewers signed up already to participate in the performance, so you dont need to worry about that. Im going to plant a series of vampire-themed clues around town for them to follow. The clues should be pretty simple, and it will probably take no more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half for them to find me.
Here comes the somewhat controversial part. Essentially, for this performance to have any semblance of meaning, I need to be buried alive. Dont worry, its perfectly safe: I have a buddy from back home who is building me a coffin with a hole in the top. Ill be fixing it with a pipe that will stick an inch or two above the ground. That way, I wont run out of air. Ill also have a few necessities in the coffin in case something happens: food, water, and a flashlight.
Once they arrive at my grave which will be completely vampirized they will be provided with an array of shovels and will bring me back to life, a reincarnation of the true mythological history of vampires.
Here is where you come in. I need you to bury me. In addition, I need you to be my safety net: if they cant find me, if something goes wrong, if I become sick, I need you to be the one to get me out or call the police, if necessary. Ill also need you to decorate my grave, make it really creepy dont worry, Ill send you some blueprints.
I know this is a little stressful and it may take some time for you to decide, but, rest assured, this is a completely safe project. Theres no danger of suffocation and the coffin is sturdy, so its very unlikely that it will collapse. I really just need you there for support and the actual hard work of burying me.
What do you say? Id even be willing to up your pay to a hundred dollars, if thats what you need.
Let me know!
RIP,
Ben
I stared at my screen for a few minutes, completely dumbfounded.
Once I cut through all the bullshit about art and vampires and rebirth, what it came down to was death.
This guy actually wanted me to almost kill him.
I mean, sure, it probably WAS safe. But my mind went over the plan slowly. What if I couldnt get him out in time? One shovel and a pit of dirt wouldnt be a fast job. Furthermore, what if something happened to me?
Before making a decision, I sent him another email asking if he was really sure he was up for this. Of course he knew, he said. And then he said something that would always stick with me.
Art must be a little dangerous, my friend, for it to be real.
A month later, I found myself standing at the foot of a grave. It was six feet deep and perfectly rectangular. Sitting at the bottom was a tapered coffin covered with black lacquer, a white skull painted on the top. In the eye of the skull was a hole just big enough for the PVC pipe. Stenciled underneath was a line from Dracula: Denn die Todten reiten schnell.
I stood there like an idiot, waiting for Ben to show up.
In the end, Id decided to go along with his stupid gig. Ben was a stubborn bastard, and if I didnt help him, someone else would. At least, thats the justification I gave myself. But the real reason was that, deep inside my heart, his words were still echoing.
Id ended up doing a little more work than I had intended. For one, I had to place his stupid clues around the city. It wasnt hard work, but it took some time to get them all in the proper places. Luckily for Ben, they were pretty obvious clues. There was no need to worry that his participants would be unable to find him.
Ben had set up the grave and the coffin a few days prior to Halloween. It was out in the woods just on the outskirts of town, no chance of it being disturbed. Id tried to talk him out of burying it the whole six feet down.
If something happens and I need to get you out fast, what will I do? Cant you put it closer to the surface?
Ben had just shaken his head in exasperation. You just dont get it, do you? It has to be done right. Remember what I told you.
So I shrugged and let him mess around with whatever dumbassery would get him off.
I was just beginning to wonder if I should have brought more beer this promised to be a long night when Ben showed up.
I had to restrain my laughter when I saw his getup. A cheap Dracula costume from Wal-mart had never looked so pathetic, especially when topped off with those cheap plastic fangs. Hed greased his hair back and painted on a widows peak.
I couldnt resist. Wow, seriously, dude?
He gave me a stern look. Its a comment on the commercialization of vampires and horror as we know it today. He fished around in his pocket and pulled out a walkie talkie. Here, take one. The range isnt very far, but my cell phone wont work that far underground. Youll have to stay nearby. Let me know if youre going out of range.
I shrugged and took it. Okay, but you brought your cell just in case, right?
Nah, what good will it do if it doesnt work?
This guys batshit insane, I thought. But he handed me the hundred dollars and, suddenly, it didnt seem to matter anymore.
I helped him into the coffin and shut the lid. He seemed pretty calm if it were me, I knew Id be having a panic attack. I fit the PVC pipe into the hole. It slid in perfectly snug. I climbed out of the coffin and grabbed my shovel, taking one last look at the shiny black peeking out from the dirt.
With a resigned shrug, I started to shovel in the dirt. Okay, well, he asked for this, I thought.
It took almost a full hour to get all the dirt piled in. The PVC pipe was just barely visible over the grave. I piled the earth around it to hide it as well as I could. Then, I set up the rest of the grave: a hideously gothic headstone made of Styrofoam, and cheap Wal-mart flowers. Once it was finally finished, I sat back against a tree and waited.
There was an awful lot of waiting to be done.
Three hours later, his participants still hadnt come.
Hed buzzed in on the walkie talkie a few times, asking if theyd shown up. I continually answered in the negative, wondering how long hed be willing to keep up this charade. He must be getting worried, I thought, staring at my watch. It was already 10 pm and not a soul to be seen.
Hey, Mike? Something must have happened, I dont think theyre coming. Can you get me out of here? Bens voice crackled and faded in and out of the static fuzz. I took another swig of my beer and heaved a sigh.
Of course they werent coming. They were frantically searching for the last clue. My hand crept into my pocket as I felt it folded there, the creases poking at the soft flesh of my palm.
Mike? Are you there? Did you go out of range?
I turned the walkie talkie off. I didnt need it anymore, anyway. Carefully, I picked up a handful of disturbed earth from the top of the makeshift grave. I poured it down the pipe and listened.
I heard the muffled exclamation, the series of expletives. I thought I could hear a thumping sound he must be hitting the top of the coffin. I smiled a little to myself as I poured some more dirt in through the pipe.
Bens struggles got louder and I felt a certain heat rising up in me. Oh, I knew it could be good, but I didnt know it could be good. This was incredible. This was perfect. This was .
Eventually, I grew bored of shoving the earth down into the coffin. I could hear Bens screaming and sobbing reverberating up the pipe. I yanked a handkerchief out of my back pocket and stuffed it inside. I made sure to plug it up good and tight.
It would only be a matter of time, now. Assuming he could regulate his breathing, he could possibly have a few hours. But I knew he was panicking. And that would simply serve to shorten his time.
The pounding grew weaker as I finished my beer. Once I was certain there was no saving him, I went to finish my work.
Ben was right everything really did go off without a hitch. I dont know what I was so worried about.
Id gone to find his lost sheep, the wayward participants who were scrambling in frustration for the last clue. I scolded them for making us wait so long, acted the part of the reluctant friend indulging his lunatic companion. I took them out to the grave. It was now past midnight.
They sat hushed as I gave the stupid speech that Ben had prepared for me. Everything seemed normal Id made sure to stow the rag before anyone could see it.
Friends, foes, and everyone in between. Tonight we gather to resurrect the ancient horror that has plagued mankind for centuries. Its tale, once a gruesome epic of blood and seduction, has become nothing more than commercialized fodder as society has aged. Now, the time has come for the phoenix to burn and rise again. So, too, shall the blood-soaked visage of the vampire! My voice resonated throughout the woods, and the morons in attendance clapped as they all reached for their shovels.
We dug him up in about half an hour. It was much faster work with his host of suckers. It was good that we reached the coffin quickly, because I could barely contain my excitement.
Two of the men opened the coffin and screamed. The women leaned in over the grave to peek as well, full of expectancy. There was something dreadful about the scene, to be sure.
Bens face had gone gray, sprayed over with a few specs of dirt. His hands were bloody, his fingernails pried off. Deep scratches decorated the top of the lid. The men who had opened his tomb dragged him out in a panic, unsure if this was part of the performance or not. A few moments of silent listening at his chest produced no heartbeat. The proclamation was definitive: he was dead.
They screamed. They called the police. They alternatively looked at his body and shielded themselves from its horror, enraptured yet struggling.
They ignored me.
But that was fine. It was fine because they were admiring my work, the work of the artist. Finally, I had been given this opportunity to prove my worth. Finally, I had found my sacrificial lamb. And it had been a rousing success. The heat raging in my body affirmed that much. I didnt even care if I was caught, so long as I could have this moment to hold for the rest of my life.
Ben was right. I should have known a man of principle never lies. And I owe him a debt of gratitude, for realizing the artist within me.
Art must be a little dangerous for it to be real.
from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/every-halloween-i-have-a-story-i-like-to-tell/ from All of Beer https://allofbeercom.tumblr.com/post/172357360662
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samanthasroberts · 7 years ago
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Every Halloween, I Have A Story I Like To Tell
I liked Ben, I really did. I mean, he was a nice guy. We had some fun times together in college, messing around the dorm, going to parties, all the dumb shit that college guys do. He was cool and all, but he was a little pretentious. Well, I guess the word he used was artistic. He thought he was real smart, spent a lot of time trying to prove it to everyone. He had his own blog developed to film critiques not the big ones, though. Just little indie productions because nothing else was worth his time. When he got like that, he could be pretty insufferable.
Perhaps the most annoying thing that he did was performance art.
Now, I dont wanna be the guy who says that all performance art is dumb. But yeah, no, all performance art is dumb. Oh, look, youre on display painting a picture of Jesus from your own urine, how original and edgy! Maybe Im a little jaded, but it always seemed so contrived to me. Unfortunately, Ben really loved it. He thought there was something beautiful in art that was physically living and he devoted an embarrassing amount of time to it.
Anyway, I hung out with Ben a few times after college, but we mostly just met up to do some heavy drinking and maybe hit a strip club or two. He considered THAT performance art as well, which was just fine with me, it gave me an excuse to waste some ones. Since we didnt hang out very often, I had a bad feeling when he contacted me about a month before last Halloween.
He called me up at about seven in the morning on a Saturday, which is too early to even consider waking up, in my opinion. I answered in a daze and he started running his mouth like crazy, as though afraid that, if he didnt get it all out at once, he never would.
Mike, hey, Mikey, listen, buddy, I need your help, okay? Okay, okay, Ive got this idea for a performance and, well, its going to be , you know? So good! Its going down on Halloween. Can you come help? Look, Ill even pay you, man. Fifty dollars. So how bout it?
Now, Ive never cared much about Halloween one way or the other, and Im a pretty easy guy. Fifty dollars to probably just sit there and run a fog machine or some bullshit? For the right price, I could even pretend that I wanted to be there. Besides, what else are friends for?
A few days later, he gave me the details. To be honest, I was a little shocked when he sent the email. I know that performance art is intended to be edgy and can sometimes get a little dangerous, but this seemed downright negligent.
Mike:
Thanks for agreeing to do this for me! Ive talked to a few other people, but they werent really comfortable with it, for reasons youll probably be able to figure out. Of course, I understand if you want to back out, but I think you are probably the most reliable person I know. Its really not that big of a deal, Im sure youll agree.
As Im sure youve noticed, vampires have become very prominent in the media as of late. I say vampires because they are beginning to deviate so wildly from the traditional myths that they resemble forest fairies more than anything else. Altruistic? Sparkly? Whiny? Give me a break. We need more Dracula! We need more Carmilla! We need more death, destruction, and blood!
My performance will center on the theme of rebirthing the vampire. For the vampire to be reborn, he must first be buried. To turn peoples attentions back to the myths of old, I will be doing just that: I will be burying the vampire.
I have a group of viewers signed up already to participate in the performance, so you dont need to worry about that. Im going to plant a series of vampire-themed clues around town for them to follow. The clues should be pretty simple, and it will probably take no more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half for them to find me.
Here comes the somewhat controversial part. Essentially, for this performance to have any semblance of meaning, I need to be buried alive. Dont worry, its perfectly safe: I have a buddy from back home who is building me a coffin with a hole in the top. Ill be fixing it with a pipe that will stick an inch or two above the ground. That way, I wont run out of air. Ill also have a few necessities in the coffin in case something happens: food, water, and a flashlight.
Once they arrive at my grave which will be completely vampirized they will be provided with an array of shovels and will bring me back to life, a reincarnation of the true mythological history of vampires.
Here is where you come in. I need you to bury me. In addition, I need you to be my safety net: if they cant find me, if something goes wrong, if I become sick, I need you to be the one to get me out or call the police, if necessary. Ill also need you to decorate my grave, make it really creepy dont worry, Ill send you some blueprints.
I know this is a little stressful and it may take some time for you to decide, but, rest assured, this is a completely safe project. Theres no danger of suffocation and the coffin is sturdy, so its very unlikely that it will collapse. I really just need you there for support and the actual hard work of burying me.
What do you say? Id even be willing to up your pay to a hundred dollars, if thats what you need.
Let me know!
RIP,
Ben
I stared at my screen for a few minutes, completely dumbfounded.
Once I cut through all the bullshit about art and vampires and rebirth, what it came down to was death.
This guy actually wanted me to almost kill him.
I mean, sure, it probably WAS safe. But my mind went over the plan slowly. What if I couldnt get him out in time? One shovel and a pit of dirt wouldnt be a fast job. Furthermore, what if something happened to me?
Before making a decision, I sent him another email asking if he was really sure he was up for this. Of course he knew, he said. And then he said something that would always stick with me.
Art must be a little dangerous, my friend, for it to be real.
A month later, I found myself standing at the foot of a grave. It was six feet deep and perfectly rectangular. Sitting at the bottom was a tapered coffin covered with black lacquer, a white skull painted on the top. In the eye of the skull was a hole just big enough for the PVC pipe. Stenciled underneath was a line from Dracula: Denn die Todten reiten schnell.
I stood there like an idiot, waiting for Ben to show up.
In the end, Id decided to go along with his stupid gig. Ben was a stubborn bastard, and if I didnt help him, someone else would. At least, thats the justification I gave myself. But the real reason was that, deep inside my heart, his words were still echoing.
Id ended up doing a little more work than I had intended. For one, I had to place his stupid clues around the city. It wasnt hard work, but it took some time to get them all in the proper places. Luckily for Ben, they were pretty obvious clues. There was no need to worry that his participants would be unable to find him.
Ben had set up the grave and the coffin a few days prior to Halloween. It was out in the woods just on the outskirts of town, no chance of it being disturbed. Id tried to talk him out of burying it the whole six feet down.
If something happens and I need to get you out fast, what will I do? Cant you put it closer to the surface?
Ben had just shaken his head in exasperation. You just dont get it, do you? It has to be done right. Remember what I told you.
So I shrugged and let him mess around with whatever dumbassery would get him off.
I was just beginning to wonder if I should have brought more beer this promised to be a long night when Ben showed up.
I had to restrain my laughter when I saw his getup. A cheap Dracula costume from Wal-mart had never looked so pathetic, especially when topped off with those cheap plastic fangs. Hed greased his hair back and painted on a widows peak.
I couldnt resist. Wow, seriously, dude?
He gave me a stern look. Its a comment on the commercialization of vampires and horror as we know it today. He fished around in his pocket and pulled out a walkie talkie. Here, take one. The range isnt very far, but my cell phone wont work that far underground. Youll have to stay nearby. Let me know if youre going out of range.
I shrugged and took it. Okay, but you brought your cell just in case, right?
Nah, what good will it do if it doesnt work?
This guys batshit insane, I thought. But he handed me the hundred dollars and, suddenly, it didnt seem to matter anymore.
I helped him into the coffin and shut the lid. He seemed pretty calm if it were me, I knew Id be having a panic attack. I fit the PVC pipe into the hole. It slid in perfectly snug. I climbed out of the coffin and grabbed my shovel, taking one last look at the shiny black peeking out from the dirt.
With a resigned shrug, I started to shovel in the dirt. Okay, well, he asked for this, I thought.
It took almost a full hour to get all the dirt piled in. The PVC pipe was just barely visible over the grave. I piled the earth around it to hide it as well as I could. Then, I set up the rest of the grave: a hideously gothic headstone made of Styrofoam, and cheap Wal-mart flowers. Once it was finally finished, I sat back against a tree and waited.
There was an awful lot of waiting to be done.
Three hours later, his participants still hadnt come.
Hed buzzed in on the walkie talkie a few times, asking if theyd shown up. I continually answered in the negative, wondering how long hed be willing to keep up this charade. He must be getting worried, I thought, staring at my watch. It was already 10 pm and not a soul to be seen.
Hey, Mike? Something must have happened, I dont think theyre coming. Can you get me out of here? Bens voice crackled and faded in and out of the static fuzz. I took another swig of my beer and heaved a sigh.
Of course they werent coming. They were frantically searching for the last clue. My hand crept into my pocket as I felt it folded there, the creases poking at the soft flesh of my palm.
Mike? Are you there? Did you go out of range?
I turned the walkie talkie off. I didnt need it anymore, anyway. Carefully, I picked up a handful of disturbed earth from the top of the makeshift grave. I poured it down the pipe and listened.
I heard the muffled exclamation, the series of expletives. I thought I could hear a thumping sound he must be hitting the top of the coffin. I smiled a little to myself as I poured some more dirt in through the pipe.
Bens struggles got louder and I felt a certain heat rising up in me. Oh, I knew it could be good, but I didnt know it could be good. This was incredible. This was perfect. This was .
Eventually, I grew bored of shoving the earth down into the coffin. I could hear Bens screaming and sobbing reverberating up the pipe. I yanked a handkerchief out of my back pocket and stuffed it inside. I made sure to plug it up good and tight.
It would only be a matter of time, now. Assuming he could regulate his breathing, he could possibly have a few hours. But I knew he was panicking. And that would simply serve to shorten his time.
The pounding grew weaker as I finished my beer. Once I was certain there was no saving him, I went to finish my work.
Ben was right everything really did go off without a hitch. I dont know what I was so worried about.
Id gone to find his lost sheep, the wayward participants who were scrambling in frustration for the last clue. I scolded them for making us wait so long, acted the part of the reluctant friend indulging his lunatic companion. I took them out to the grave. It was now past midnight.
They sat hushed as I gave the stupid speech that Ben had prepared for me. Everything seemed normal Id made sure to stow the rag before anyone could see it.
Friends, foes, and everyone in between. Tonight we gather to resurrect the ancient horror that has plagued mankind for centuries. Its tale, once a gruesome epic of blood and seduction, has become nothing more than commercialized fodder as society has aged. Now, the time has come for the phoenix to burn and rise again. So, too, shall the blood-soaked visage of the vampire! My voice resonated throughout the woods, and the morons in attendance clapped as they all reached for their shovels.
We dug him up in about half an hour. It was much faster work with his host of suckers. It was good that we reached the coffin quickly, because I could barely contain my excitement.
Two of the men opened the coffin and screamed. The women leaned in over the grave to peek as well, full of expectancy. There was something dreadful about the scene, to be sure.
Bens face had gone gray, sprayed over with a few specs of dirt. His hands were bloody, his fingernails pried off. Deep scratches decorated the top of the lid. The men who had opened his tomb dragged him out in a panic, unsure if this was part of the performance or not. A few moments of silent listening at his chest produced no heartbeat. The proclamation was definitive: he was dead.
They screamed. They called the police. They alternatively looked at his body and shielded themselves from its horror, enraptured yet struggling.
They ignored me.
But that was fine. It was fine because they were admiring my work, the work of the artist. Finally, I had been given this opportunity to prove my worth. Finally, I had found my sacrificial lamb. And it had been a rousing success. The heat raging in my body affirmed that much. I didnt even care if I was caught, so long as I could have this moment to hold for the rest of my life.
Ben was right. I should have known a man of principle never lies. And I owe him a debt of gratitude, for realizing the artist within me.
Art must be a little dangerous for it to be real.
Source: http://allofbeer.com/every-halloween-i-have-a-story-i-like-to-tell/
from All of Beer https://allofbeer.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/every-halloween-i-have-a-story-i-like-to-tell/
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mrpeteparker · 8 years ago
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top 10 bias tag!!
thank u to @generickpopurl​ for tagging me!! i never get tagged in this stuff anymore lol. Also i meant to do this a few days ago but i got kinda busy. 
Rules: Go to this site and enter in your top ten biases from any groups and randomize them. The order they are displayed to you becomes their number (this just ensures that the process is random) and you just have to choose between the biases for each scenario!
Biases: (as given to you by randomizer)
Suho (exo)
Jin (bts)
Yoongi (bts)
Jimin (bts)
Youngjae (got7)
Wonho (monsta x)
Jackson (got7)
Bambam (kill me but not in a good way) (got7)
Young K (day6)
Hobi (bts)
Scenarios: (this gets long so im putting it under the cut lol)
1. Go to a baseball game with 4 or 10. Jimin or Jhope - wtf kinda way to start this off, but jimin is my #1 so... 2. Play a game of twister with 1 or 7. Suho or Jackson - First of all, Jackson Wang is my other #1 love of my life not to mention the flirty and physical aspects of twister and the fact that holy shit i love Jackson Wang oh my god 3. Eat ramen at 2am with 2 or 8. Jin or Bambam - OH HOLY SHIT!!!! JIN!!!! THATS THE DREAM!?!?!? jin!!!!!!!! 4. Watch a Disney movie in theaters with 5 or 10. Youngjae or Hobi - this was really hard.... idk i just feel like watching am ovie w youngjae would be a+ hes so pure 5. Go hiking with 5 or 9. Youngjae or Young K - I dont want to go hiking at all :( but again, i think youngjae would be so fun 6. Swim with the sharks with 4 or 5. Jimin or Youngjae - i personally do not want to do that and i dont want to put jimin through that but also i am willing to do anything w jimin so... 7. Swim with the dolphins with 7 or 10. Jackson or Hobi - like this is such a good thing to do w Hobi and i feel like Jackson might be a tiny bit scared but ???????????? i cant not take the opportunity to spend time w Jackson wang is a wet suit?  8. Fall asleep talking a 4am with 3 or 9. Yoongi or Young K - wtf kind of romantic moment i would die? I wouldnt be asleep id be dead 9. Wake up next to 2 or 7. Jin or Jackson - I... can’t believe you’ve done this. I love jin but like... oh god the idea of waking up jackson is making me blush and i hate myself for it 10. Be stuck in rush hour traffic with 4 or 9. Jimin or Young K - alone time w literal ball of sunshine park jimin? sign me up 11. Build a snowman with 7 or 8. Jackson or Bambam -  r u kidding i wanna see whatever mess comes out of those two losers building a snowman  12. Spend a day baking with 5 or 7. Youngjae or Jackson - I dont think Jackson would be good at it but neither would I? Oh my god more pure alone time with Jackson Wang i’m blushing again 13. Be stranded on a desert island with 2 or 9. Jin or Young K - Okay listen, the fantasy of being stuck on an island w jin is amazing, but the reality? boy would be so hungry???? and i dont know as much about Young K as Jin but i feel like maybe he’d do a bit better. (but like fantasy wise yes i wanna get stuck on a desert island w jin)  14. Be hit by a car by 1 or 9. Suho or Young K - um.... neither is good??? but idk suho seems to soft lol 15. Hit 3 or 4 with a car. Yoongi or Jimin - why couldn’t bambam be one of the options? I refuse to answer this 16. Kiss 4 or 8 in the moonlight. Jimin or Bambam - not a question, my boyfriend park jimin 17. Dance in the rain with 2 or 4. Jin or Jimin - okay this was really hard for me cuz Jimin is my #1 (although Jin used to be) and you’re probably thinking “jimin is the best dancer why not jimin?” but i LOVE Jin’s not the best out of BTS dancing???? not to mention the fact that he’s still so much better than me?? but i would feel a little less self conscious. Oh but Jimin would be so cute too :( im sticking w jin to :(  18. Be kidnapped with 1 or 5. Suho or Youngjae - I feel like he would be much more responsible and better at controlling the situation than youngjae would  19. Arm wrestle 1 or 3. Suho or Yoongi - i just wanna hold his hand.  20. Go to an art museum with 3 or 5. Yoongi or Youngjae - um, yoongi is art himself, so it just makes sense?   21. Have a picnic with 2 or 3. Jin or Yoongi - jin jin jin jin jin jin!! too cute!!! and his lips!!!! oh my god!!!!  22. Buy a puppy with 1 or 10. Suho or Hobi - um hobi w a puppy??? hobi is a puppy??? im dead??  23. Get a forehead kiss from 7 or 9. Jackson or Young k - IM BLUSHING!!!!!!!!  24. Pick up 2 or 6 from the airport at 5am. Jin or Wonho - i would do anything for Jin  25. Go on a road trip with 3 or 8. Yoongi or Bambam - oh my god i would probably kill bambam by the end of it? Unless i look took bambam somewhere w moose i would put up w him just to see the look on his face when he saw one. But yeah Yoongi would be so chill and it would be great????  26. Have an all night study session with 6 or 8. Wonho or Bambam - while Wonho, aesthetically, would be distracting, I think we could get some studying... “studying” done. Bambam is too high energy it would just be messing around (like it would be fun but gotta get that studying done. stay in school kids)  27. Sing karaoke with 8 or 10. Bambam or Hobi - um how fun would both be? what a mess? i love it.  28. Climb a tree with 6 or 9. Young K or Wonho - i dont have a reason  29. Go to the zoo with 2 or 5. Jin or Youngjae - oh my god that would be so cute ???????   30. Go bowling with 3 or 6. Yoongi or Wonho - I feel like he’d be a bit more fun???   31. Have 1 or 8 do your make-up. Suho or Bambam - I am picking suho purely because i do not trust bambam anywhere near me w makeup or hair products. Also Suho is very beautiful he probably knows a thing or two.  32. Swim in the rain with 4 or 7. Jimin or Jackson - OH MY GOD I CANNOT PICK BETWEEN MY BOYFRIEND AND HUSBAND AND ALSO SWIMING IN THE RAIN W BOTH OF THEM WOULD BE TOO MUCH!!!! IM DYING AT THE THOUGHT they dont even have to take their shirts off just white tops.... just... wet... white shirts i am not alive anymore.   33. Share your favorite food with 6 or 10. Wonho or Hobi - too pure, 10/10  34. Go ice skating with 1 or 4. Suho or Jimin - the dream 35. Get lost on vacation with 2 or 10. Jin or Jhope - both would be so good i cant pick   36. Get locked out of your car in the middle of nowhere with no cellphone signal with 4 or 6. Jimin or Wonho - like i dont know how he’d handle teh situation but i want to spend time w him   37. Rob a bank with 5 or 8. Youngjae or Bambam - would he be good at it? I dont know. Do i want to see him go to jail? yes.  38. Have 8 or 9 write a song about you. Bambam or Young K - is that really an option?  39. Be embraced by 9 or 10 after you cry. Young K or Hobi - r u kidding Hobi would be the best at this????  40. Have 6 or 7 cook for you. Wonho or Jackson -  (x) 41. Have 1 or 2 be your sidekick. Suho or Jin - we’d be the worst superhero team but we’d be cute 42. Star in a K-drama with 1 or 6. Suho or Wonho - i dont know anything about Wonho’s acting ability but suho yeah 43. Build a dresser from Ikea with no instructions with 3 or 7. Yoongi or Jackson - now im just blushing thinking about being domestic w jackson wang 44. Be in a zombie apocalypse with 5 or 6. Youngjae or Wonho - idk i feel safer w wonho!?!??!  45. Run a YouTube channel with 3 or 10. Yoongi or Hobi - oh my god w the both of them? that would be so fun!!??!?!
aaaah idk who to tag!? but if u wanna do it u should!! and then just say i tagged u so i can look at it lol 
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