if there's no one beside you when your soul embarks

[gygaxed]

[ Something like fury courses through him, entangles itself with desire. There's something strange and wild at the crux of where violence and passion meet, when both of them embrace it so openly. The way the fuck is brutal, bloodthirsty, and yet so overflowing with want. He hurts her, but he would never hurt her. The difference is minuscule, but supreme. He will be the only one ever able to hurt her again, and he will do it only as offered at her feet. He thinks she needs this violence, no, he can hear the call for it from deep within. ]

Fuck. [ He groans the word out like a battle cry. ] My love, my life.

[ With every thrust he pushes her deeper down into the dirt, grabs her hair and yanks her head back. His hips collide against her with tremendous force, but despite his commanding presence, each thrust is desperate and needy. Her name spills from his lips on endless repeat, mixing with profanity and praise, words of love and hate forming a grotesque, beautiful soliloquy. His release hits him in a brutal wave, tearing him into pieces as he comes inside her.

This is not to say that he's finished with her, for the moment he pulls out he works two long, treacherous fingers inside her. Eddie's gaze is white hot as he watches her writhe beneath her touch, waiting to for her to fall over the edge and become completely his. ]

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[cheerleader]

I think I was dreaming about memories from before. Back in Hawkins.

[His holding her does wonders to soothe her, and she almost doesn't explain further than that. But he wants to know what's bothering her, and she doesn't want to make him any more tense than he already is.]

About my mom. My friends at school. But then I remembered how I died. And I guess it kept replaying over and over again. But there was something different about it. That monster's voice told me he'd always know where to find me. That I couldn't hide from him.

[And if she didn't know any better, she'd think that he was watching her, even now.]

[gygaxed]

Nothing can hurt you now.

[ He speaks with conviction, as though he fully believes it to be true. Until this moment, he had thought as much. Now... he doesn't want Chrissy to know that he isn't entirely sure, doesn't want her to know that he's trying to figure out how this happened in the first place. If he can't keep her safe here, then where can he? It stirs up something primal inside him. ]

That's your old life, my love. [ While both of them try to figure out what's just happened, he's determined to offer what comfort he can. ] It doesn't mean anything now.

[ Even though it seems that might not be the case. ]

We are the only monsters here.

[cheerleader]

[A part of her doubts that. But she wants to believe it so much that she's willing to try and forget her nightmare. He sounds so sure of himself that nothing can hurt her. Like he'd tear apart the universe if anyone tried.

She moves in his arms, shifting so she can press her lips to his.]

You won't let anything happen.

[There's another kiss, then another. She loves the taste of him, and thinks she can spend hours doing nothing but kissing him.]

You're my life now, my love.

[Calling one another my love makes her feel a sense of giddiness. She's hardly tired, but also doesn't want to interrupt his sleep.]

[gygaxed]

I know, I know.

[ He repeats the words several times over, even as she presses her lips against his. His mouth is hungry for hers, but he restrains himself, keeps things gentle and chaste. She was made to be the perfect half to him, and physically, she fits so perfectly. But emotionally, she needs something still, and he is happy to give it. ]

There's nothing to worry about.

[ That should be true, but now Eddie is suspicious, sending tendrils of thought out into the Upside Down. Whatever has caused her nightmares, he wants to find it, rip it shreds. Words murmur on the edge of his consciousness, but he pushes them away. No one has any business worming their way into his mind but Chrissy. ]

You can sleep now, if you want. You'll rest easy, this time.

[cheerleader]

[She has a feeling he'll stay up and keep guard over her. He knows she needs the rest, and seems to be hinting that it's what she should do. The part of her that's giddy and wants to go out and explore the upside down relents, for now. She situates herself so he's curled around her once again, and she falls asleep quickly.

This time she stays asleep.

The next day is spent expanding their castle with more touches, Eddie surprising her with a breathtaking dark garden in the courtyard. It's all black roses and dark, twisted thorns and vines. But it's beautiful in the way they both are now. Alive, but not really. Sharp parts that can pierce and harm, but a beauty to them that's unnerving.

Her wardrobe she takes on here is dark, leather and lace to compliment his look. She thinks the skirts are impossibly short, but hey. He likes her in tight little skirts, and she likes the way he looks at her while she's in them.

It's later that night when they're lazily sprawled out in the throne room they've created that she tells him that she's hungry, pouty lips and begging eyes as she rests her chin on his knee. They both have thrones, but she's opted to sit between his legs on the floor. Ever since she had those nightmares, she's wanted to stay right at his side, in near constant contact with him.]

[gygaxed]

[ Anything she wants, he has the power to give it to her. And he considers it his solemn duty to make sure she is never in need, never anything less than absolutely delighted. Some part of him feels like he has already managed to fail, given her previous nightmares. But he does his best to distract her as they work to make their castle truly their own.

After a day's work of testing their powers, using them to shape what will now be their home, Eddie is beginning to feel hungry himself. Devouring Jason feels like so long ago. The hunger settles into his blood, floods his senses. One hand has settled in her hair, stroking gently as his mind wanders. Beyond the hunger, he can feel Vecna regaining his power, knows this is something he will need to deal with sooner than later.

But then she's telling him she's hungry, and it's a merciful distraction. Eddie's fingers slip from her hair to cup her chin, tilting her head back so that their eyes meet. ]

Then let's get you fed, darling. [ It would be easy enough to summon something up for them, they could stitch Jason back together only to devour him again. But he thinks going after some live prey will be good for the both of them. Eddie stands, offering her a hand to pull her up with him. ] Shall we pay Hawkins a visit? It'll be fun.

[cheerleader]

[She doesn't hear his question right away, because his agreeing that it's time to feed makes her ecstatic. A bloodlust quickly settles in, her eyes a dark shade of red as it takes over. It's tempting to just pull Jason back up like he had before and swoop in straight for the kill. She could do it a few times and she isn't sure if it would be enough.

Where she went hungry in life, there's no shame in a little gluttony now that she's something better.

When she takes hold of his hand though, and he pulls her to her feet, it's like everything comes into focus. Her mind clears enough that she can process what he's asked her, and the motion of her head is sharp as she turns to glance up at him. Her fanged grin is just as eager as the look in her eyes, and the nod of her head is almost childishly impatient.]

Who are we going to see?

[She knows he has a sadistic side now, one that he likes to indulge. Chrissy's starving and just wants to sink her fangs into anything she can get her hands on. But if she gets to show off her new, darker look to someone that might recognize her. She wouldn't say no to that.]

And...how are we going to get there?

[She died before the whole portal into the upside down thing was discovered. She's absolutely clueless they exist.]