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The palace groaned in the middle of the night wind tugging at the white curtains zade lay awake staring at the moonlight slicing across the ceiling when a tall thin shadow slid past his window
His chest tightened but his feet moved on their own pulling him out of the room into the corridor every candle had blown out the house drowned in silver light
Upstairs he climbed unaware his breaths quickening whispers crawled along the walls
Whispers: zadeee… come play with us… come closer…
The hallway stretched endless the floorboards softening under his steps as though sinking he stumbled until a door swung open by itself leading him onto the terrace pale and endless under the full moon
a figure waited in the corner arms impossibly long twisting upward until they scraped the sky its face blurred its mouth wide open in silence
Zade
*Whispering harshly*
stay the hell away from me—
Suddenly black hands burst from the floor gripping his ankles yanking him down cold fingers clawed around his throat he thrashed choking
Zade
*Gasping*
no—no let go—
The terrace rippled turning into endless water waves of blood swallowing him screams echoing in his skull he saw ren’s face split in two ales bleeding zain burning—visions hammering his head as he struggled for breath
his nails tore at invisible hands his body convulsed eyes wide the pressure on his throat crushing until everything blurred
the whispers grew louder deafening
Voices: stay with us zade die with us zade
His chest burned his lips parted for a scream but no sound came only terror
then through the haze boots pounded across the terrace strong hands grabbed his shoulders shaking him hard
Navish
*Voice sharp desperate*
zade wake up breathe for me open ur damn eyes
The hands vanished the blood disappeared zade jolted awake coughing he was flat on the cold stone terrace under the silver moon navish crouched over him eyes wild his grip bruising
Zade
*Hoarse whisper*
they were choking me— pulling me down i saw—
Navish
*Low nd fierce *
it wasn’t real ur safe do u hear me nothing touches u while i’m alive
Zade’s hands still shook chest heaving his eyes darting around the terrace empty now only the white curtains flapping like ghosts navish pulled him closer pressing his forehead to zade’s
Navish
*Softer*
breathe baby i got u even if this place wants to break u it’ll go through me first
The terrace door slammed open ales ren and zain rushed in candles flickering
Zain
why’s he on the ground
Ren
*Uneasy joke*
either the ghost tried choking him or navish got too freaky
Zade
*Snapping weakly*
shut up before i push u all off this roof
Navish
*Whispering against his ear*
even terrified ur still the hottest thing i’ve ever seen
Zade shoved him but his trembling fingers stayed clutched in navish’s shirt as though he couldn’t quite let go
the palace groaned again laughter low and cold sliding across the terrace
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