ACROBAT

of course she didn’t expect him to understand at first ,  no one ever does .   the oddball snickers to herself ,  wrapping string around a finger as to be sure it doesn’t fly away with her next action .   eyes wander the horizon for unsuspecting hellborn ,  elbow nudging plainly to her admiration’s side .             “ nah ,  but you’ll love what i do with it . ”

imp tail swishes ,  predator watching her prey as they shuffle about the lounge floor ,  rolling bell between pinched fingers that mute its ringer .   it’s when they turn to shuffle past on their way to the bar that barbie strikes ,  whipping the jinglebell at them as it collides with their eye ,  jangles ringing out amidst a wild cackle fit that comes from hectic disregard for social standards .

“ ding dong ditch ,  bitch ! ”

tired expression scans the room ,  last night’s memory a blur between the twelfth  &&.  thirteenth drink .   cans topple from her ,  hard liquor still remnant on her breath as she sits up from her slump .   let her get her bearings first ,  then she’ll notice the familiar face sat not too far from her .   horns lift with a deadweight on her head ,  migraine strong from the aftershock of a hangover ,  barbie’s hand muzzling up to knead claws to a temple .   god damn her actions ,  she’s no better than that two-time slut with a whip-crack popularity verosika .

            as barbie finally brings the front of her weight up with a groan ,  eyes catch the colorful array of jester’s form just a few feet from her alcoholic overdose ,  other hand skirting her seat’s arm to aid her to stand  &&.  hobble her way towards favorable friend .   hooves betray her as she tries  &&.  tries again to wobble her way over ,  eventually toppling over onto her hip as it collides with the floor  &&.  braces with a palm to catch some of the brute force .

fuck’s sake ,  she’s a mess .   hand previously occupied with skull now moves to grab at jester’s leg ,  tugging tenderly to try  &&.  gain attention .             “ fizz ,  fizz --      holy shit ,  i got obliterated . ” all she remembered was asking for his support while she relapsed .

motherfucker ,  string rolls and ROPE BURNS against taste buds ,  gentle push received  &&.  reciprocated with a headbutt to his shoulder’s back .   fuck you too ,  smartass .   chin perches over said shoulder as he takes to the convenient toy she had nabbed from a dollar store ,  something that aids her to cope by fidgeting when the cravings came  &&.  went .

“ dude ,  shit --    no no no ,  put it back . ”             hands fester in panicked grabs that grip fizz’s forearm ,  jostling them away from the aisle in their shopping trip .   he had selected some high price vintage bullshit to prod at the recovering alcoholic stood beside them ,  something that barbie urgently pressed hot like an iron against his horns . “ don’t fuckin’ tempt me with that bull ,  we both know i’m weak f’er shots . ”

god ,  the countless nights of body shots  &&.  intermingling forms blurs in her glossy eyes ,  still hungover from a previous night’s relapse .   head shakes muddled thoughts that slew through racing mind ,  sloshing around like fruit flies in an old wine .   barbie reaches for the bottleneck ,  her best efforts wrestling the tequila from the celebrity with a claw pointed up at their jester crest .

            “ i got trashed yesterday ,  i can’t keep doin’ this if i’m goin’ straight . ” they both know she’s only doing this for blitzo ,  her own self worth hit rock bottom after their mother’s passing  &&.  never recovered .   still ,  something burns beyond the warmth of rum in her heart ,  that passion prodding a clawtip to impish snout upon fizzarolli with a flit of her tongue out amidst growing smile .

“ unless ,  like ,  you pinkie prommy not to rat me out by literally shitting in my pussy like blitz did . ”

            “     hey ,  i know .   it’s heavy ,  me bein’ back  &&.  all .   i’m sorry i got you int’uh this mess in the first place ,  b .    ” fingers coax up her forearm ,  ghost out towards her sibling   --   before adamantly reeling back out of fear .   she shouldn’t touch him ,  he doesn’t deserve to be caulked by her rotting resolve .