#runawayacrobats

"Th-that isn’t me…" he stepped away from her. "You fell for the trap, you fell for the damn trap," he sounded angry, not at her but at his mother and his true father, he hated them… he hated himself. "Ria, I am so sorry…" his hand twitched as if he wanted to touch her but he didn’t. He sat down, "I’m not comforting you… not really," he told her. How could he explain it all without telling her everything he was? He didn’t want to scare her away… he wanted her to stay. But how could he tell her everything he was at the same time? 

“I never understood how syringe worked. You press some piston, then you drag it and... oh well.” 

Mark prowled around his castle, feeling the piercing loneliness more than ever. For the first few years he was trapped in this form, he was surprisingly happy, the servants had stayed and were reasonably good company. But after his castle had been ransacked, yet again, they had been taken away. So now he wandered alone, and his window of opportunity was closing. There were only weeks left until the spell was permanent, and he wasn't sure what would happen. Would the animal half just take over? Would he just be stuck like this, a man in an animals body, forever? Mark didn't really want to find out. Everything had been perfect before this, and although he understood why it was taken away from him, he didn't get why it had to be like this. And why did someone have to fall in love with him to get rid of it? It was stupid. Like, standing right in the middle of the road stupid. He heard something move, and was scampering to the source of the sound in an instant.