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Erik listens to the ragged rattle of his breaths as he stares down at the murky puddle of mud before him. You won, he tells himself, then again when his body offers only a yawning pit where his heart would be. You won. An ache so encompassing he feels hollowed out.
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He shouts again, finally reaching for his sword where it still stood in the dirt. He tries to suck in another breath as he grips the sword guard on either side of the blade. His arms ache as he lifts the weight of the sword up until he can rest the tip of it against the hollow of his throat. He kneels and can barely feel the bite of the blade over the pounding in his head, the roaring sound of blood in his ears, and the heavy thud of his heart. Even if he didn’t cut through it, he’d hit something else important.
“Fucking whoreson,” he whimpers, arms quivering in exertion as they kept the sword raised. “Do it.”~
a retelling of the endgame segment from Erik's perspectiveBookmarked by Elagabal
19 Feb 2026
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"I hate you… I hate what you've made me, I hate that you all keep me alive. I hate that I can't kill you."
Runt moves like a loosed arrow, slamming his hand against the back of Erik's neck and shoving. His face hits the water and his arms fling out, trying to shove and fight as the herbs and oils sting at his eyes and Runt squishes him into the side of the tub with his bulk. His lungs start to burn within seconds and he concludes instantly that Runt is going to kill him.
"Get your fucking head right you ungrateful cunt. You think we haven't tried killing you? You think I haven't left your skinny arse hoping it'd get steel run through it?"
Erik whimpers as bitter water floods his mouth, trying to force its way into his lungs. Beyond the beat of his heart, Runt's voice is the only thing he can hear.
"We've not put anything in you you don't already have. You hear me?"
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- Part 5 of kcd rarepair week 2026 entries
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01 Feb 2026
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Erik's life burns and he is picked up from the rubble
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Erik really wants to kill Ištván, and Ištván is kinda into it
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02 Jan 2026
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At Trosky, Henry climbs the tower to find Istvan. Istvan isn't alone.
From his hiding place on the stairs, Henry hears sharp breaths, a low moan, the wet sound of lips against lips. He can't help but turn to look.
[Isterik + Henry, for Isterik Week Day 2, Shadows]
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31 Dec 2025
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The fire cracks. His voice cracks. It's so unlike him that you feel it crack something inside you, too.
Audentes fortuna iuvat.
His mantra, his stupid fucking mantra. How often have you repeated it back to him, meaning every word, only to abandon it when it matters most? Telling you that tale was brave. Kissing you. One last bold move in case you never see each other again. What Hans did not account for was how much of a coward you are.
Brown hair flashes in your mind. Porcelain skin and a smile that would melt the coldest heart. A life cut before its time.
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it's that scene, you know. No fade-to-black allowed in MY video game cutscenes.Bookmarked by Elagabal
29 Dec 2025