#not main sad derrek its his like. universe b self

[toomuchdickfort]

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There’s a blinding moment of light, and Jones doesn’t even have to open his eyes to recognize it... but he shouldn’t be dealing with this yet. He’s supposed to have another month before the next switch. He’s not nearly done here yet...

He pushes off the blankets, squinting into the dark room to find his jacket and shoes to pull on before he goes outside. He probably just needs to walk out some energy... it’s fine. The paths from yesterday should still be set into the ground, so he shouldn’t have to worry about that, at least.

It’s darker outside than usual, but the moonlight is still bright enough for him to see the distortion of the conjured bridges above the water, so he sets off, letting familiarity guide him as he stares beneath his feet. It could just be him getting worked up, but the darkness of the water feels hungry tonight, somehow.

There’s a distant crack that echoes through the clearing, and his attention is turned to the trees ahead. Nothing big should be awake yet... so, of course, he’s got to go and check it out. It’s stupid, of course, but he doesn’t really care right now.

With that decision, he picks an offshoot of the path and follows it, looking for something stood among the trees. It’s slow-going, with how the path tilts and turns to avoid anything that had been in the way when he had conjured it, but he’d rather have an uneven path than none at all right now. He doesn’t know what’s awake in the water at night, and with how everything else nocturnal here seems to be, he doesn’t want to know.

There’s another crack, and it’s louder this time. It’s closer. And he very quickly registers a shape looming over him that is not a tree, and it sinks in just how much of a bad idea this was.

Derrek turns, but before he can run, his feet are hitting the water as the pathway vanishes.

There’s a blinding flash of light.

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(Here’s an even older piece I never posted for whatever reason) (it’s like. A month or two old by now) @highladyofthesith @reliablyaverage @a-court-of-gays-and-glitter @french-fry-0 @greyandgreeneyes @mauchi--mochi