Conventus
by Jim Stitzel
She swirled her finger in the glass, then lifted it to his mouth.
"Just a taste, my lover," she crooned.
He parted his lips, tongue sampling the drop as it fell from her fingertip.
"Oh, my god," he breathed. "Amazing."
He closed his eyes, fell back on the pillows, she on top of him. They writhed together, touching, feeling.
"You are my one..." he whispered.
"...my only," she echoed.
Their skin split, bone pushing through flesh, cries of pain and pleasure escaping their torn lips. In moments, the union was complete, the nightmare creature quivering on the floor.
They would always be together.
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21 comments:
That was...unexpected. And very creepy. What the hell were they drinking? I'd very much like to avoid it at the liquor store...
The scene left me curious. Did they know what they were drinking had transmutive effects? Did they choose it?
Great & unique imagination. I enjoyed it
alex
Oh *that* is freaky! :)
talk about 'getting together' :O lol
Quite the merge ... and without an overkill of descriptors. Still, I wonder what kind of creature they became.
Puts a whole new meaning to "two become one". Well creepy mate. Loved it!
Four Dinners
Left me wanting a bit more backstory, but overall very nicely done!
Cool! They merged! Gives new meaning to 'when two become one'.
Horrifying !!!
I'll comment in a sec.
Let me just switch on the lights first. :)
To freak out everyone in just 103 words. Good job.
Laurel, you can't buy what they were drinking at the liquor store. Special blend, and all that. They knew what they were drinking -- and welcomed it.
Thanks, wrath. I'm a big fan of 'strange' fiction.
I aim to please, Aimee! :)
No joke, wolf. Puts a whole new spin on the idea, doesn't it?
JR, one of the things I love doing with dark fiction is leaving it up to the reader to fill in some of the blanks. I tend to think dark fiction becomes even more horrifying when you do that because the reader can usually come up with something even more gruesome than I can.
Thanks, Preacher! Glad you liked it!
Chris, I think it's actually kind of fun to speculate on these two people. Who were they? What circumstances led them to this terrible union? Makes ya' wonder...
Cat, certainly gives you a whole new idea of 'union', doesn't it?
Kind words, Adisha. :)
Oh, no, Aniket. Keep those lights off! And just ignore those bumping, scraping sounds behind you.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. I really need to get back into writing again. This may be a great way for me to do that. :)
Yes. Please do get back into writing. Awesomely creepy and yet fascinating, too. And I don't usually like creepy.
Yikes! That was a thwack in the solar plexus.
A story to go along with the old 'Beast with two backs' line. Very sharp.
Yikes. I hope they really do like each other. A real unholy matrimony. I wonder if there's a divorce potion in their cupboard, too?
verification word: mates
No, I didn't make it up. I thing blogger spies on us.
And that is how you make the beast with two backs.
Disturbingly good and goodly disturbing.
Word Ver = dingly.
A limp boat.
Good story, but very scary drink!
eeeeewwwww! And yet deeply cool. I really liked this!
I don't know why, but I enjoyed this. Twisted yet somehow romantic, perhaps...?
(I think B Nagel summed it up well!)
Lovely metamorphosis - I like how you leave it up to the reader to envision their own, wretched nightmare creature!
Wow. Together indeed. I wonder if they knew they were about to spawn. Or something.
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