A JakexMC Romance - Duskwood Fanfiction
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Manon Corvin, a tenacious fighter and survivor, moves to Duskwood to rescue her friends and the man she's falling for, Jake. As Jake and Manon confront their inner and outer demons, their intertwining desi...
A/N: I've had to split this up into two parts as it was getting way too long, the next one will be up very soon. From here the timeline is skewed and changed to fit my plot. Before we met Manon, many things have already happened, Richy being marked, Jessy's attack, Lilly and MC solved Jakes puzzle and Cleo receives the warning letter. However somethings have been moved forward or pushed back. The plot lines from the game are used but they're twisted around and changed somewhat, some stay the same but some won't. A complete retelling of everything would be incredibly boring
The song for this chapter is Nightmare (Reprise) by Halsey x NIN
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I've tasted blood and it is sweet I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet I've trusted lies and trusted men Broke down and put myself back together again Stared in the mirror And punched it to shatters Collected the pieces And picked out a dagger
Come on little lady Give us a smile No I ain't got nothing to smile about I've got no one to smile for I waited a while for A moment to to say, "I don't owe you a Goddamn thing!"
I keep a record of the wreckage in my life I gotta recognise the weapon in my mind They talk shit but I love it every time And I realise
I'm no sweet dream but I'm a hell of a night"
Nightmare - Halsey (Nine Inch Nails reprise)
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Manon surfaced from sleep gulping for breath. Her body bolting upright, sweat soaked sheets mirroring the feel of blood on her skin and panic clawing at her chest as she fought free of them, the music echoing still like a death knell. Weak sunlight filtered through a crack in the blinds, dazzling her as she struggled to find the source of the racket. Realizing it was her phone alarm only when someone thumped on the wall behind her, a muffled shout, "Shut the fuck up!" Coming through the thin plaster. Hands trembling as she fumbled with the phone and silenced it. The sudden quiet interrupted only by her harsh panting as she tried to get a grip of herself.
"Sorry!" She croaked, shame making her cheeks heat, her throat ragged and raw, she needed water. Had to calm her racing heart and check she was fine.
All but throwing herself out of bed as she ran to the bathroom and filled a glass with water, drank it down and then refilled it. Sipping at that one slowly as she finally felt brave enough to look in the mirror. Startled by the ghost looking back her.
Her green eyes had gone dull, honey tinted skin ashen and coated in a sheen of cold sweat. Long white hair a tangled mess as if she actually had been running through the forest. Her shaking hand went to her right shoulder, fingers pressing and prodding expecting them to come away blood stained but they were clean. Nothing but a phantom echo of the pain she'd felt in the dream.
