#barophobia

So...I’ll admit that this one was a challenge--which was what I wanted! It was fun, besides the fact it got a bit long. I liked it. Maybe I could’ve written it better, but...who cares? Not I!

As always, the italicized line is the sentence you gave me!

~oOo~

Horror was experiencing some...trouble.

“JUST CALM DOWN ALREADY!”

“I CAN’T CALM DOWN!”

“FOR GOD'S SAKE--”

You see, Nightmare had decided that they would do a bit of a supply run. For groceries and things of that sort. Of course, everyone wanted to come because they all had something they wanted to get too. Everything was going swell, surprisingly...

Then Dust ‘accidentally’ killed someone.

Now, they were on the run from the authorities of that AU. They had made it to the forest around the city, but their path was cut off by the cliff in front of them. Killer suggested that they jump. Everyone agreed.

Horror did not.

“You’ll be fine!” Nightmare snapped, clearly fed up. Everyone flinched as the yelling got louder. They were running out of time.

“I don’t care!” Horror snapped back, crossing his arms. “You can jump off and get crushed by gravity. Me? I’ll be here safe and sound.” Honestly, what was Nightmare thinking? Sure, let’s all just jump off a cliff and let gravity take the wheel--not like we’ll be crushed by the weight of the air when we land!

Suddenly, Horror felt a push on his back and he was falling. Despite himself, he screamed, unable to stop his fear from rising up. Oh god, here was when he died! All because of the stupid thing called freefalling, where gravity was non-existent and, if they were on any other planet, float away--

Just as suddenly, he was stopped, moments before his head touched the ground. He stopped screaming and panted for a few seconds. Horror looked up at the slimy tentacle wrapped around his ankles.

“See?!” Nightmare said, appearing from the shadows with his arms crossed. His stare was disappointed. “I told you you’d be fine!” He paused. “Anyways, you did realize we were just going to teleport away, right?”

“...”

“...right?”

I imagine myself floating- not tethered to the ground. Hands grab at me when I think of pressure, when I think of stability. Gravity whispers in my ear to remind me it is my master, no matter how I struggle against its roots.

Barophobia Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Test, Treatment

Learn all about Barophobia definition, symptoms, causes, test and treatment.

Barophobia may be caused due to a traumatic fall during childhood. Or it can be caused as a result of negative perceptions about damaging forces of gravity. Some people fear that gravity may fail altogether or suddenly grow powerful.

An extreme fearing of gravity is called barophobia. Those who fear this natural force…