Snowflakes & Feathers WATTYS 2019

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Sorry for not posting for a while, my health died for a while. I cannot handle Summer heat even though I was born and raised in southern California.

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This was the worst one yet, and this was just Achilles by himself. He was extra aggressive with me this time just because I kept on fighting him against the kisses. I was laying on the floor for a few minutes, until the pain passed enough for me to move. Everything felt like it was on fire and it hurt to breath. As soon as I was dressed, I heard the door open. I thought it was one of Achilles’ friend wanting a round with me, but I was surprised that it was Snowflake. I was freaking out as I was hugging myself to hide the bruises from him and my wings curled around me to make myself look smaller. If he knew all of the damage I took for him, it would break his heart.

“Alex, get out of here before Achilles sees you!” I begged him and he did not move. “Alexander, please!”

“So I was right, you were trying to protect me.” He started to walk towards me but I could not move from my spot. “I am sorry for my words earlier, I didn’t know until now.” I started to shrivel into myself more as he got closer.

“Just get out of here before he hurts you.” I whispered.

“No.” I was stunned by that single word.

    He was standing right in front of me and I was trembling in fear. Gone was the original cocky me that was always smiling and tried to get others to always smile. Now I am beyond even the shell of my former self. I became the complete opposite of Snowflake’s Viktor, and I became Achilles’ new Viktor. He reached out to touch my cheek and I flinched from the expected hit before he even touched me. His hand fell to his side when he saw the flinch.

“Alex, please go and leave me like this.” I begged him again.

“What did they do to you? What happened to the old Viktor that I used to know?”

“Gone.”

    He tried to move closer but I moved away from him. The movement caused a shock of pain that made my vision go dark. I gasped in pain as I felt my eyes roll to the back of my head and I fell to the ground.

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    When my eyes opened, I noticed that I was in a different room than before. I tried to sit up but that was when I realized that I was laying on my stomach in a bed.

“Here, let me help you.” Bruce said as he helped me sit up. “Your wings makes it hard for me to have you on the bed normally.”

    I noticed that I was in the medical ward and it was dark outside. My head was pounding and my whole body felt sore. It felt like a gigantic rock was on me for a hundred years and it finally moved off of me.

“What time is it?”

“About an hour after dinner.”

    I got up because I need to meet Achilles and his buddies in a half hour. My body refused to work and I fell off the bed in the most ungraceful of manners. My face was on the floor and one of my feet was touching the back of my head. I could hear glass breaking as my wings knocked down many medicine bottles. I tried to get up but I was stuck on the floor because of my position.

“I need to go.”

“Nope. You almost died so you are right staying here.” He slowly had to pick me up because of the way I landed. “You are not going anywhere because I need to keep stopping the bleeding since you like to move around so much.”

“I have to leave! If I miss my meeting, Achilles will hurt him!” I tried fighting out of his hold but I was so feeble and he just sat me back on the bed. “Please let go of me. I am not worth saving.” I whispered as I put my head to his chest.