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Erato (passionburning) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2022-03-17 22:27:00

Current mood:	busy
Entry tags:	erato, hybris

WHO: Erato and Hybris
WHEN: Weds 16th March
WHERE: Back to Hybris’ Secret Torture Lair
WHAT: Phase One of Hybris’ “Make myself feel better with torture” Plan, feat. Erato
WARNINGS: Well…. I’ve already said the word “torture” twice, sooooo

Erato flipped her hair back over her shoulder as she walked towards the cafe, rummaging in her bag for the nail file she was sure was in there. The edge of her nail had caught on her merino cardigan and she was concerned that if she didn’t deal with it now, there would be a pulled thread, and she loved this cardigan so much, it was so soft and warm, a lovely rich sienna with cobalt blues woven in for accents. Her beret was blue too, matching, and her hair was a gorgeous russet gold in contrast.

Her work had consumed her that morning. A new author was coming on board and Erato wanted to know all about her. They’d spent such a delightful time getting to know each other, finding out where Erato could help create romantic greatness with just a little encouragement. She felt good, encouraged and, in a way, inspired to do more things.

The cafe was busy, and she found her nail file as she joined the queue to order a coffee, focused on carefully filing down the sharp edge to maintain her nails as evenly as possible, and checking all the other ones for potential tears. Should she message Melpomene and check on her? The poor thing was still fucked up over that kidnapping, she needed a cute Snap every now and again to remind her that the world existed. And then maybe she’d message Asterion. The big cutie was the closest thing she had to a romantic entanglement right now, and even if she wasn’t desperately in love with him, she definitely enjoyed other parts of him. She’d sent him a nude a night or two ago and it had definitely done the trick.

And Apollo. He was being boring with his mortal lover, keeping her separate. Erato reeeally wanted to poke her nose in and he wouldn’t let her. It was such a disappointment. At least she could still go to his frat parties, but she hadn’t seen his daughter there either, or her cute friend, so that was a bit of a bust. Lyra’d gone all quiet after the wedding, not telling Erato anything good.

Erato scooped up her order and went to find a table, focused now on her phone screen and scrolling through her Insta feed. She should post a thirst trap later, give the fans what they want. It’d be great.

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	passionburning 2022-03-18 10:19 am UTC (link)
	“Leave me alone!” Erato wailed at the wrenching on her scalp, and kicked her feet in their restraints. “Why do you have to be so mean??” She was going to have to make up a fear, wasn’t she. Shit, it would have to be convincing, and her mind was pulling up a blank and not giving her anything at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seen_the_nights
2022-03-18 10:21 am UTC (link)

“Why do you have to be so fucking stupid?” Hybris asked, even though it didn’t really make any sense. She pulled Erato’s hair harder, twisting her fist up into it tightly. It meant she had to lean down with her face close to Erato’s. “You ever been in one of these places before? You’re a fucking slut and they used to put fucking sluts in these places.” She should know. She had also been locked up in an asylum or two in her time.

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passionburning
2022-03-18 10:23 am UTC (link)

“Oww! You’re hurting me!” Erato tried to move her head with Hybris to reduce the pulling but there was only so far she could go. “I’m not a slut, I’m a Muse! I inspire!” She had had a run-in with a place like this once, but it had been such a long time ago, she’d moved on with her life since then. It hadn’t been her fault that the wife of the artist she’d been modeling for was the jealous type with an influential doctor father. She hadn’t stayed long. There was very little to work with creatively in a place like this.

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	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:24 am UTC (link)
	“I inspire!” Hybris said, in a mocking tone. “I am hurting you on purpose! I asked you a fucking question and you didn’t answer! What is your greatest fear! Is it that your tits fall off? I could make that happen, you know. I could do that to you right now.” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

passionburning
2022-03-18 10:25 am UTC (link)

“No!” By Olympus, no! Erato would have crossed her arms across her chest if she could have, defensive of her body. Of course everything about her was perfect: milky smooth skin, breasts just the right size, ample hips, long legs. Anything to ruin that would ruin the sort of creativity she inspired, and that was what she feared.

“Bugs! I hate bugs!” she shrieked, wishing she could twist away from Hybris’ mocking face so close to hers. She wasn’t that keen on bugs, but it was better than inviting being flayed alive.

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seen_the_nights
2022-03-18 10:26 am UTC (link)

Bugs was interesting. She could work with bugs if she spent time collecting them. Or didn’t pet stores sell crickets or something? She could figure it out when the time came. For now, she was happy just freaking Erato out a little. “You know you make this almost too easy? You have an erratic schedule which means you aren’t really meant to be any specific place at any time, you don’t have a set partner and you live alone so no one will miss you. How long do you think before anyone even fucking notices?” Hybris asked, sneering at her.

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passionburning
2022-03-18 10:26 am UTC (link)

Erato almost said my cats would notice, but then realised how stupid that sounded, how ineffectual and weak. It wasn’t like she had planned for this to happen! Hybris made it sound like this was her own doing! “Someone will notice. Apollo will notice,” she said with an edge of pride and desperation. Of course Apollo would! He could have a vision of her and march in here and carry her away to safety, at any moment. “And he will be so angry with you!”

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	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:27 am UTC (link)
	“Oh no, not limp dick Apollo,” Hybris snorted loudly. She leaned close and slapped Erato’s face for the thrill of it. “He won’t notice you’re gone. Isn’t he busy trying to fuck his own daughter or something? I seem to remember something about that. To be fair, I was really high when I heard about it…” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

passionburning
2022-03-18 10:27 am UTC (link)

Erato winced and felt tears prick at the corners of her eyes. Really, Hybris was being far too horrible! “No he isn’t,” she said, frowning at Hybris, her cheek stinging. “His girlfriend isn’t his daughter. Apollo could kick your ass any day of the week, he is not limp! If you let me go now, maybe I will convince him not to come in here and burn you to ashes!”

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	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:28 am UTC (link)
	“Does this kind of pathetic begging usually work for you?” Hybris laughed. She slapped Erato again, and then finally lifted herself up and off the gurney. “I’m not falling for any of that shit. And if Apollo tries to come at me, I’ll shoot him in the fucking face. Now. What should I do to you next…? I had a scalpel around here somewhere…” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	passionburning 2022-03-18 10:29 am UTC (link)
	Erato squeaked and shook her wrists frantically in their restraints, trying to make her hands thin to slip them out the top. No matter how slender and ladylike her fingers were, they were no match for a firmly buckled wrist strap. “No, please- Why are you doing this?? No!” A scalpel? What was she going to do with a scalpel??? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:30 am UTC (link)
	“Oh there it is!” Hybris grinned as Erato shrieked and struggled. GODS this was fun. Why wasn’t she doing this all the time!? Hybris grabbed the scalpel and she moved back over to the gurney, making the metal glint in the dim light. “Now. Should I cut up your pretty little face? Or start elsewhere?” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

passionburning
2022-03-18 10:31 am UTC (link)

“No please- Hybris please- What do you want from me? Why me!?” Erato tried to twist away and shrink back, her whole body tense and terrified. “Please not my face, not my face, no no no-” Perhaps she shouldn’t be telling Hybris the truth or anything, but she didn’t have the guile to try and use reverse psychology or whatever to manipulate her tormentor. All she saw was a blade coming for her pretty face, and she felt nothing but fear.

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seen_the_nights
2022-03-18 10:32 am UTC (link)

Okay, well now Hybris was definitely going to go for her face, but she was going to build up to that. She would start smaller. The blade flashed out and carved a deep cut right near Erato’s collar bone. Let Erato think her face was safe for now. Because Hybris was going to keep this going for days. Maybe weeks. Hybris sort of hoped she could stretch it out to months!

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	passionburning 2022-03-18 10:33 am UTC (link)
	Erato cried out and burst into tears, the pain sharp and shocking. She hadn’t been treated like this in- well, she didn’t remember. She tried not to ever remember ill treatment or bad times. She kicked her feet (as much as she was able to) out of emotion, a tiny helpless tantrum to let her emotions out as Hybris got to work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:35 am UTC (link)
	Hybris laughed and slashed Erato again, closer to the shoulder this time. “You squeal just like a little piggy,” Hybris said, followed by an imitation of it, though clearly exaggerated and mocking. “Come on, pretty slut. Can you put that mouth to use other than sucking dick? Can you beg?” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

passionburning
2022-03-18 10:36 am UTC (link)

Erato looked at Hybris extremely resentfully, deeply hurt and upset. She was a Muse, she deserved respect, not this- this torture! Hybris knew nothing of the good work she did. It wasn’t all about blowjobs at all.

Except now that she was being told to beg, she stubbornly didn’t want to. “You hateful bitch,” she spat, tears still falling down her face. “Leave me alone! I didn’t do anything to you!”

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	seen_the_nights 2022-03-18 10:38 am UTC (link)
	“You exist,” Hybris said, pressing the scalpel down into Erato’s shoulder. She left the blade in, dragging it downwards ever, ever so slowly- “I hate you goody two shoes mother fuckers. So yeah, you did something to me. Now beg. Beg me to stop hurting you.” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	passionburning 2022-03-18 10:38 am UTC (link)
	Erato held her breath for a moment, trying to endure, but it wasn’t long until she was wailing again, her hands like claws in the restraints. “STOP! Please stop hurting me! Please!” she cried, feeling ashamed of submitting, but the pain was terrible and the worst of her whole life probably. “Stop it, stop it, stop it, please let me goooo!” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seen_the_nights
2022-03-18 10:43 am UTC (link)

Hybris pulled the scalpel free, grinning wolfishly down at Erato. “That’s a good girl,” she said, reaching out to pat Erato right on the face. “Now. Let’s get you into your new room. It has no windows, padded walls, and a bucket for you to piss and shit into!” Hybris tossed the scalpel away and she started wheeling the entire gurney out of the centre of the room and towards one of the smaller cells.

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passionburning
2022-03-18 10:44 am UTC (link)

Erato was still quietly crying, the cuts on her chest throbbing and itching as the blood flowed and stained her clothes. Her favourite cardigan, the soft wool turned red. It was going to be ruined. She’d hardly caught the part about the bucket, but she would, oh she would definitely get that part soon enough.

She watched the ceiling as Hybris moved her, seeing the patterns of cracks and mould, and felt horribly sick. She wasn’t cut out for this sort of horror. She wasn’t strong like Clio, who had endured that nasty man and nearly burned. Apollo had got there in time, though. He’d saved her life. Erato just had to hold out hope for that.

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seen_the_nights
2022-03-18 10:46 am UTC (link)

Hybris pushed the gurney all the way into the little cell and she pointed to the bucket in the corner. “That’s for pissing and shitting like I said.” The room was windowless and stark, peeling paint adoring the walls. There was a stained mattress against the far wall, with a threadbare blanket on it. “I’m going to loosen one restraint. You’ll be able to get up eventually. I’d get some sleep if I were you, we’re going to have fun tomorrow.”

Hybris loosened Erato’s right hand restraint and backed out of the cell, slamming the heavy door home. Erato was locked in.

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