Necromancer

Pressure by Essi Välimäki

• You're bleeding through your shirt. Don't tell me you're fine. • How long have you been walking around like this? • I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to see how bad it is. • You should have told me the moment it happened. • Hold still. I mean it. Hold still. • This is going to sting. Bite down on something if you need to. • You've been hiding this for days, haven't you. • Who did this to you? I need you to tell me who did this. • Stop being brave for five minutes and let me help you. • I've seen worse. I've also seen men die from worse, so let me look at it. • I found the bandages in the trash. You want to explain that? • Don't you dare apologize for bleeding on me. • Your hands are cold. That's not a good sign. • I'm not angry. I'm terrified. There's a difference. • Come into the light. Let me see your face. • You should have stitches. I know you won't go. So sit down and let me do what I can. • You're white as a sheet and still trying to stand up straight. • I could hear you in the night. I didn't say anything. I'm saying something now. • Don't look at it if it makes it worse. Just look at me. • It's not weak to let someone see you hurt. • You came to me. Of all the places you could have gone, you came here.  • Lay back. You're not getting up until the color comes back to your face. • I'm not going to ask what happened. Not yet. First let me fix what I can. • You've been holding your left side since you walked in. Think I didn't notice? • This is going to leave a mark. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. • I've patched up a lot of people in my time. None of them scared me like you do right now. • You could have died out there. You could have died and I would have been the last person to know. • Sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up. I'm not going anywhere. • You're allowed to make a sound. Nobody's watching. • I need you to stay awake for me. Just a little longer. Talk to me. • You're lucky the cut wasn't deeper.  • Stop apologizing for needing help. Stop it right now. • I've seen what it looks like when someone's used to this. That's what scares me most about you. • Tell me your name. Tell me what day it is. Stay with me. • You're going to be alright. I promise you.  • You went back out there after this? With this? • Nobody takes care of you, do they? That ends tonight. • I've been gentle with you. I need you to be honest with me in return. • You're safe now. You're here, you're safe, and I've got you. Just breathe.

How I feel using Google Translate. It's close enough.

metatarsals. if they could disappear for a day, where would they run ?

Katherine Moennig

haiku #20, tathev simonyan

2025-11-04

☠ - for my muse to try and kill or attack yours ☮ - for my muse to kill or incapacitate someone trying to hurt your muse ♚ - for your muse to mind control mine (add ‘reverse’ for the reverse!) ❀ - to grab my muse by the jaw and force them to meet your muse’s gaze ✿ - to grab my muse by the throat and pin them to a wall/table/floor/etc ✂ - for my muse to snap at yours as a result of a bad mood ☯ - for my muse to wake yours in the middle of the night, panicked ♛ - for your muse to beat mine until they can’t fight back ⚜ - for my muse to hold a knife to the throat of someone your muse loves ☂ - for my muse to be arrested and beg yours to help them

SHANE McCUTCHEON in THE L WORD ∟ 5.03 Lady of the Lake

Ghostly Gazette #3