strange and unusual,

“Whoa, now…” he gestured to her with patient ‘slow down’ palms,  but he couldn’t help but chuckle. These were clearly prying questions, but she was young, and she could be easily forgiven for them. “Now those are awfully heavy questions to start with, hm?” Benny’s eyes twinkled. “How about we settle up with names first. Maybe we discuss the rest after.” 

               “Lydia. My name is Lydia.” 

“But now don’ you let that worry y’none. I drink blood. Not people.”

           “People have blood. I’m a people. Person. Can you... feel it thrumming in my veins? Hear my heart beat? Can you see my pulse?” At this she gets closer with each question, heart racing in her chest. She’s curiouser than a kitten, this little goth child. “How does it feel to bite down into living flesh?”

I, MYSELF, AM STRANGE AND UNUSUAL. 

Michael Faudet, Strawberries (via roomtemperaturedlovers)

“Well now I don’ meet many breathin’ folks have death ‘round em like you seem to, Shae. You’ll have to tell me just how that works.” 

         “You can... sense that? That’s very interesting.” Pursed lips as she contemplated the man before her. “I’ve always been surrounded by the dead. It’s in my blood.”

          ❝Well you missed your mark BIG time. So what’s with calling me? I thought you had your own dead friends to hang around with.❞

         “Screw you, I smell delicious.” A short pause, an uncomfortable (but extremely embarrassed) look tossed to the ground. “I... I graduated from high school, Beej. I’m bored. I want... I want to have an adventure.”

          ❝You don’t exactly smell like a garden of roses either.❞

                      “Well that’s good because I wanted to smell like cotton candy today anyway.”

          ❝Is it the face? Cause I can always go back to the dead looking one if that’s what you’re really into, babe.❞

         “I don’t even know at this point. I’m just surprised you have a form that isn’t rotting.” She crinkles her nose, “But you sure as heck still smell like mold and dirt.”

          ❝Well you did summon me. What did you expect to happen?❞

                “What the he-- no! I wasn’t expecting this to be what happens.”