Aiden Shepard [ Abraham Van Helsing ] (arcere) wrote in bellumlogs,
Aiden was caught off-guard by Vlad suddenly laughing, almost on the border of insane, and then speaking. It wasn't the sound but the words. Killed him in a dream - but it didn't work. Even if the guy died later, anyway. If he hadn't, then Aiden ... I wouldn't be here, he thought suddenly, startled and unnerved. But he shoved those away, because they would distract him right now, and he needed all the focus he could get at the moment. He half-listened to Vlad as he continued to jerk away, trying to get those digging fingers away from his neck.
That bastard. That fucking bastard. Aiden hated him, really, genuinely loathed him as he sneered, spoke, condescended, threatened, bashed Aiden's skull against the ground again to daze him and render his clawing almost completely pliant. He was alone. I am not. So he had allies. Who cared? Aiden had allies, too, he had Shane and Oliver and hell, Joanie, too, even if she was a bitch half the time. Neither of them were alone, but his revenge was his goal --
Then he saw the teeth, glinting in Vlad's mouth as he started to come down, to rip open Aiden's throat and take away his life, even if it was in a dream. Panic froze him temporarily as he watched inevitable death descend, then gave him a single, instinctual fighting move.
He flung out one fist and tried to punch Vlad as hard as he could in the mouth.