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Tweak says, "olive juice"

Nathan Harris (questionofwhen) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-08 02:16:00

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damon salvatore, nathan harris, sarah williams, spencer reid

Day 374 - Open Dream
[Your eyes are open, but there's nothing to see. The darkness is absolute. Your other senses strain to make up for the lack of visual information. More nothing.

The silence builds until it's a palpable pressure, and all you can hear is your heartbeat (is it speeding up?) and the blood rushing through your veins and arteries (did you know that had a sound?). Panic builds in the back of your throat. You need to run or scream or do something to escape the sensory vacuum, but your legs refuse to listen and you can't make a sound. Why should you keep trying? There's no one to hear you. There's nowhere to run.

Your heartbeat is the only thing in the universe. It's too loud. You're too aware of it, and that increased awareness makes you realize how fragile hearts are. It's just a muscle—a fist-sized, fluttering thing in your chest.

Blood roars in your ears. Your heartbeat falters, and you wonder if you're dying.

Something touches your arm and it's like surfacing after being held underwater. Sounds—indistinct shuffling and scraping, but sounds nonetheless—return and you can see just well enough to determine that there's someone next to you.]

It's okay. [It's Nathan. He doesn't sound as if he believes himself.] Are you okay?

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thatasshole
2016-05-08 04:18 pm UTC (link)

[This is officially the worst of all the dreams Damon has walked in. He's a vampire; he has super senses; he should be able to sense something, he can't be completely alone no fuck he's going to go mad —

The soft touch on his arm breaks the spell, and Damon darts his hand out to grab it, terrified of losing contact and being alone once more.]

Where the hell is this place?

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	questionofwhen 2016-05-09 03:14 am UTC (link)
	[Nathan yelps in alarm and tries to yank his hand back. Don't just grab a person in the dark, geez!] Let go. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatasshole 2016-05-10 12:07 am UTC (link)
	[Sorry kid, not happening. If he lets you go, you might vanish and leave him in this sea of nothingness. Damon is not about to risk that.] Where the hell are we? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-10 01:09 am UTC (link)
	[Since struggling is getting him nowhere, Nathan stops. He's absolutely going to make a run for it if he's given an opportunity.] I don't know. I just come here sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatasshole 2016-05-12 12:08 am UTC (link)
	You come here? To pitch darkness? Why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-12 01:01 am UTC (link)
	I don't do it on purpose. [As if that's an answer.] It's what happens. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatasshole 2016-05-14 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Well make it unhappen. It's your freaking dream. Take control of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-14 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	I can't. I don't want to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatasshole 2016-05-16 02:08 am UTC (link)
	You want to stay in this freaking sensory deprivation chamber? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-10 04:06 am UTC (link)
	[Her heart still hammers in her chest, but she does recognize Nathan's voice. Sarah nods, though he probably can't see that.] Real. Yes. I'm real. Nathan? ... Where are we? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-10 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Oh... good. [He moves closer again, reaching out in the dark to find her.] I don't know. I thought it was inside my head, but then there wouldn't be anyone else here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-11 03:35 am UTC (link)
	[Now that she knows he's not a monster, she's searching too. When his hand connects with hers, she grabs it.] In your head? Why would your head be all dark? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-11 06:23 am UTC (link)
	[He holds on tightly. Any connection is good.] It's always like that... when I sleep, when I'm not paying attention and just thinking about stuff. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)