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Aderyn Rhiannon Ceredig (feuillemort) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2020-09-26 18:16:00

Current mood:	distressed
Entry tags:	aderyn ceredig, iestyn ceredig, rhiannon llewellyn, saint david

WHO: Aderyn and Iestyn Ceredig, Saint David, Rhiannon
WHEN: Saturday night/Sunday v early morning
WHERE: Their room
WHAT: Just nightmares and bad times
WARNINGS: Mentions of sexual assault memories, torture memories.

Aderyn's lips were sewn shut, and they hurt so much her entire face throbbed. She was fully aware she was going to die, as starved as her body was and as thirsty as she was, it wasn't going to be long either. And the worst part of that wasn't the dying itself. It wasn't the hunger or the thirst clawing and raging inside her. No, there was something far worse that would come about when she succumbed.

She would be leaving Iestyn alone with Lucifer.

It wasn't like she could do anything to stop him now, but at least he knew she was here. She was with him. Once she was gone, he would have no support. No hope. Nothing.

Aderyn's eyes snapped to the stairway as a shadow preceded the arrival of Lucifer. She tried to shout to Iestyn, to warn his sleeping form that Lucifer was there. He was coming- And then Lucifer was on poor Iestyn, pinning him down. Her brother was definitely awake then, screaming and crying out for him to stop. For Addy to look away. For someone to save them.

Addy couldn't scream, and she couldn't look away. She stared in mute horror as Lucifer held her brother down and assaulted him. She could hear every whimper, every scream, every cry, and she couldn't do a thing, chained as she was, to the opposite wall, her lips sewn shut-

Addy jerked awake with a scream, which at least went far enough to prove her lips weren't sewn shut any more. But the room was dark and she didn't know where she was. There was the shadow of someone beside her in the bed and she didn't know who it was, so she just kept screaming.

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	piu_fermata 2020-09-29 10:46 am UTC (link)
	Iestyn knew this was one of those rhetorical tricks to make him feel less hard upon himself, but there was only one answer to the question, and he shook his head. "But you never told anyone." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

staticasthesea
2020-09-29 10:51 am UTC (link)

"You got me there, kid," she admitted. "No, I didn't. But I should have. Because keeping it inside has- Well when was the last time I dated anyone?"

"N-never?" Addy answered, her voice small.

"Exactly," Rhiannon sighed. "I should have, because it wasn't my fault. And it wasn't your fault. People hurt us, and what happened is on them."

"I love you," Addy whispered to her aunty.

"My dearest girl, I love you too," was Rhiannon's reply.

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piu_fermata
2020-09-29 11:16 am UTC (link)

Iestyn was silent for a moment, thinking it over, being drawn out despite himself.

"They have a demon who pretends to be other people. Before it pretended to be Da, it pretended to be Alan. Lucifer made him-" He took a deep breath. "Made him put his- his mouth on me. But I thought it- that it was him, being tortured too. And he had photos, of me and Alan, taken before, when we were together. Spying photos. I felt so- so-" He trailed off, feeling too exhausted to cry again.

"A gross violation." David shook his head again sadly. "That is just awful." He felt so sad that their trust had been shattered so badly.

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	staticasthesea 2020-09-29 11:28 am UTC (link)
	"You had no reason to think it was anyone else," Rhiannon soothed. "My dearest boy, I hate that this was done to you. You are so brave to talk about it. So brave. And you survived. Everything he threw at you, you survived. I don't have words for how amazing you both are." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	piu_fermata 2020-09-29 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Iestyn sighed heavily. "I sure don't feel amazing." He pulled away to lie down again on the bed, feeling completely wrung out. "Thank you," he added, reaching out to squeeze Rhiannon's hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

feuillemort
2020-09-29 12:04 pm UTC (link)

The moment Iestyn pulled away from Rhiannon, Aderyn was out of her father's arms and beside her brother again. "I just want to keep you safe," she told him, holding him tight.

"No. And feeling amazing might be some time off, but you'll get there," Rhiannon promised him. "I know you will because I have so much faith in both of you. My two favourite people in the whole world."

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	piu_fermata 2020-09-30 10:05 am UTC (link)
	"I know," Iestyn sighed, hugging Addy back. "Maybe a bit of sleep will help." "We love you both very much," David said, getting to his feet. His head was starting to hurt too, repressed emotion manifesting itself physically. "Will you leave the light on in the hallway?" Iestyn asked, and David nodded yes and bent to kiss both of their foreheads. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	staticasthesea 2020-09-30 10:10 am UTC (link)
	Aderyn cuddled down beside Iestyn, content to try to sleep again if the light was on. Rhiannon did as David and done, bending to kiss both of them goodnight and then she headed out of the room on David's heels. Once they were out of sight, Rhiannon reached for his hand again. "Kitchen. Tea." There was no way she was going to go back to sleep right now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dewi_sant 2020-09-30 10:13 am UTC (link)
	David nodded and followed her down the stairs, not exhaling his ragged sigh until the kitchen door was safely closed behind them. The he ran his hands through his hair and closed his eyes against the sorrow he felt. "It's so hard," he said softly. "I don't know what to do." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	staticasthesea 2020-09-30 10:35 am UTC (link)
	Rhiannon went to flick the kettle on and then she leaned against the kitchen bench, her expression stormy. "You did everything right, David," she assured him. "It is hard. It's awful. But you're doing everything right." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dewi_sant 2020-09-30 11:33 am UTC (link)
	"I can't fix it. I wish I could fix it." David shook his head, fetching two mugs out of the cupboard. "At least if I could guarantee he won't come back for them, so they could move on properly... " (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

staticasthesea
2020-09-30 12:01 pm UTC (link)

"No one can fix it," Rhiannon nodded, "and knowing that is the hardest thing. But you can keep doing what you're doing. What they need now is just constant love and support. A reminder they are loved. That what happened to them hasn't made them any less worthy of anything." Rhiannon didn't know what to do about Lucifer possibly trying any of this again. She knew the twins wouldn't survive it. "You're a good father, David."

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	dewi_sant 2020-09-30 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	David let out another deep sigh. He knew everything she said already, but sometimes it didn't hurt to hear it again. "If Bridget were here..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	staticasthesea 2020-10-02 10:22 am UTC (link)
	"If Bridget were here, she would be so proud of you," Rhiannon said firmly. "And she would be proud of them. They're trying so hard. They're going to get through this. And they're lucky to have you beside them." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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