hang a cross upside down

Hunger and thirst came and went, the sensations fading into the background.

Untold hours later, she dimly heard the sound of footsteps. Cain's voice soon followed. When the lid of the coffin finally lifted, Eva didn't move. Her eyes were open but unseeing. The only signs of life was the slow rise and fall of her chest.

He'd seen this glassy expression before. That was when most of one's resistance was finally stripped away, when their own minds turned against them to protect them. Self-preservation at its best: stop experiencing anything altogether.

Cain tutted.

He moved her out of the coffin and cleaned her up in a bath. Then, he sat her on the edge of his own bed. With a huff, he got a box from one of his cabinets; he prepared some medication to gently shove her out of this state. The syringe was small.

Silent, passive eyes watched him as he prepared a syringe of some kind of medication. The syringe was small as she needed very little. A lifetime of mistreatment and malnutrition had left their mark on her tiny frame.

His voice was silk as he gently pushed the needle under her skin and injected the medicine.

Hunger and thirst came and went, the sensations fading into the background.

Untold hours later, she dimly heard the sound of footsteps. Cain's voice soon followed. When the lid of the coffin finally lifted, Eva didn't move. Her eyes were open but unseeing. The only signs of life was the slow rise and fall of her chest.

He'd seen this glassy expression before. That was when most of one's resistance was finally stripped away, when their own minds turned against them to protect them. Self-preservation at its best: stop experiencing anything altogether.

Cain tutted.

He moved her out of the coffin and cleaned her up in a bath. Then, he sat her on the edge of his own bed. With a huff, he got a box from one of his cabinets; he prepared some medication to gently shove her out of this state. The syringe was small.

With hesitant steps she approached the coffin. The lining was a plush red fabric the color of blood. Laying down, she couldn't help the fear that rolled through her. Gazing up at Cain, her eyes met his. She tried to smile bravely.

"Yes", he replied softly as he leaned forward and slid a hand on the coffin's lid. "This is okay."

He shut the coffin as loud and as fast as he could, then he secured the lid with small padlocks. He didn't care about her accelerating heartbeat and the noises she made, he began to move the coffin down to the basement where the air was stale and it was much more quiet.

Eva's heart ramped to near dangerous levels, her breathing on the verge of hyperventilation. She let out a weak cry, tears burning her eyes. Cain may have assured her the coffin had ventilation but experience taught her to still be careful.

He didn't fetch her during the entirety of the day. He wanted results when he retrieved her.

A total fifteen hours later - well into the next night, he walked down noisily to the basement. He walked over to the coffin and stopped.

With hesitant steps she approached the coffin. The lining was a plush red fabric the color of blood. Laying down, she couldn't help the fear that rolled through her. Gazing up at Cain, her eyes met his. She tried to smile bravely.

"Yes", he replied softly as he leaned forward and slid a hand on the coffin's lid. "This is okay."

He shut the coffin as loud and as fast as he could, then he secured the lid with small padlocks. He didn't care about her accelerating heartbeat and the noises she made, he began to move the coffin down to the basement where the air was stale and it was much more quiet.

In turn, his bite can quickly turn on his victims, making them almost crave to be bitten again. That heightened arousal lasts for about half an hour.

Yes, victims can have an orgasm when they're bitten.

That is an interesting question. I don't see a reason why that shouldn't be the case, although it should take a longer time for the body to absorb.

Then again.. it did have spectacular wildlife.

✦    THE   TWILIGHT   SAGA   BOOK   PROMPTS   !    

*  A VARIETY & MIXTURE OF TWILIGHT BOOK PROMPTS,  CHANGE PRONOUNS AS NEEDED / FITTING .

❝ I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars. ❞

❝ What a sick, masochistic lion. ❞

❝ I decided as long as I’m going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly. . ❞

❝ I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. ❞

❝ I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. ❞

❝ Even more, I had never meant to love him. ❞

❝ Death is Peaceful, Life is Harder. ❞

❝ No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end. ❞

❝ You are my life now. ❞

❝ Don’t be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. ❞

❝ What if I’m not a superhero. What if I’m the bad guy? ❞

❝ Do I dazzle you? ❞

❝ You are the most important thing to me now. ❞

❝ The right thing isn’t always real obvious. ❞

❝ Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. ❞

❝ You’re still waiting for the running and the screaming, aren’t you? ❞

❝ I tried to concentrate on the angel’s voice instead. ❞

❝ I am not really breaking any rules. ❞

❝ I could never take another step through the door again… ❞

❝ And so the lion fell in love with the lamb. ❞

❝ So, did you stab [name] with a pencil or what? ❞

❝ It’s twilight. It’s the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. ❞

❝ Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think? ❞

❝ I know love and lust don’t always keep the same company. ❞

❝ So what you’re saying is, I’m your brand of heroin? ❞

❝ I can feel what you’re feeling now — and you are worth it. ❞

❝ You think those vampires won’t approve of you, correct?” ❞

❝ You’re intoxicated by my very presence. ❞

❝ What is she to me? Except a menace — a danger you’ve chosen to inflict on all of us. ❞

❝ And how long have you been seventeen? ❞

❝ So… try not to fall into the ocean or get run over or anything, all right? ❞

❝ Your number was up the first time I met you. ❞

❝ It’s like you’ve taken half my self away with you. ❞

❝ Could you believe that, despite everything I’ve put you through, I love you, too? ❞

❝ What am I going to do with you? ❞

❝ You’re too good. Far, far too good. ❞

❝ Thats the beautiful thing about being human: Things change. ❞

❝ I hear voices in my mind and you’re worried that you’re the freak. ❞

❝ You really should stay away from me. ❞

❝ It makes me … anxious … to be away from you. ❞

❝ You’re not like anyone I’ve ever known. You fascinate me. ❞

❝ Dazzle them like that – she’s probably hyperventilating in the kitchen right now. ❞

❝ You have to know the effect you have on people. ❞

❝ Do you think everybody gets their way so easily? ❞

❝ I love you more than anything in the world combined. ❞

❝ Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes. ❞

❝ I hate to burst your bubble, but you’re really not as scary as you think you are. ❞

❝ I don’t find you scary at all, actually. ❞

❝ Do you think any of us want to look into his eyes for the next hundred years if he loses you? ❞

❝ Hasn’t anyone ever told you? Life isn’t fair. ❞

❝ I’m never angry with you - how could it be? ❞

❝ Is that what you dream about? Being a monster? ❞

❝ Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool. ❞

❝ You nicked-named my daughter after the Lock Ness Monster! ❞

❝ No one’s ever loved anyone as much as I love you. ❞

❝ What do I look like? The Wizard of Oz? You need a brain? You need a heart? Go ahead, take mine. ❞

❝ I’m a little worried about [name]… Can vampires go into shock? ❞

❝ How dare you imprint on my baby? Have you lost you mind? ❞

❝ I want you, and I want you forever. One lifetime is simply not enough for me. ❞

❝ It was not going to be the end of the world. Just the end of the [surname]. ❞

❝ Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk. ❞

❝ I honestly have no idea how to live without you. ❞

❝ You’re not asleep, and you’re not dead. I’m here, and I love you. ❞

❝ Someone who laughs at the gore that makes weaker men vomit. ❞

❝ I promise that this will be the last time you’ll see me. I won’t come back. ❞

❝ You can go on with your life without any more interference from me. ❞

❝ Well, I’m so sorry that I can’t be the right kind of monster for you, [name]. ❞

❝ What happens when you lose your heart’s desire? ❞

❝ I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s really in.  ❞

❝ Sometimes you have to learn to love what’s good for you. ❞

❝ I think she’s having hysterics. Maybe you should slap her. ❞

❝ You hit your head pretty hard, didn’t you? ❞

❝ The part that kills me is that you already know. I already told you everything! ❞

❝ I’m not like a car you can fix up. I’m never gonna run right. ❞

❝ The more you loved someone, the less sense anything made. ❞

❝ They call her my singer—because her blood sings for me. ❞

❝ Speaking of which, would you like to explain to me how you’re alive? ❞

❝ Speak of the devil, and the devil shall appear. ❞

❝ You’ve got a huge cut on your forehead, and it’s gushing blood.. ❞

❝ Why are you apologizing for bleeding? ❞    

❝ Your hold on me is permanent and unbreakable. Never doubt that. ❞    

❝ Like everything in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given. ❞    

❝ When you can’t be with the one you love, will you stay with the one who loves you? ❞   

❝ Why can you believe the lie, but not the truth? ❞    

❝ What kind of an idiotic question is that? ❞    

❝ You’ve got to have a little more confidence in us than that. ❞    

❝ I can’t live in a world where you don’t exist. ❞    

❝ When I told you I didn’t want you it was the blackest kind of blasphemy! ❞    

❝ You’re not the center of the universe, you know. ❞    

❝ If we had happy endings, we’d all be under gravestones now. ❞    

❝ I have to step out for a second. Don’t do anything funny while I’m gone. ❞    

❝ Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? ❞    

❝ Damn it! This chick runs with vampires! ❞    

❝ Try not to trip. We don’t have time for a concussion today. ❞    

❝ You are so bizarre, even for a human. ❞    

❝ I thought about that for a minute - about what I wanted. ❞  

Aurelius wondered if they passed each other sometime, or if they were strangers. The question made his stomach turn at the idea that Cain would think he was thirsty. "I.. I just don't get how you can do that so simply is all. Sorry for staring."

He reached up slowly to grab his shirt at his neck to pull him down with a force that made Aurelius stumble and fall in his lap. Cain chuckled quietly.