The Monster Inside
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MatureOngoing1h 28m
Last published Tue, Mar 31, 2026
They say monsters are born from curses. From bloodlines tainted by ancient sins. From dark pacts sealed in forgotten places.
But 'Rowan Elric Vale' wasn't cursed. He was becoming.
He used to be quiet. Brilliant. Beautiful in a way that made people uneasy - like a statue you're not sure was meant to move. He was mine, once. My best friend. My maybe-something-more.
Until the reflections started watching him back.
Until his shadow moved wrong.
Until I found him drenched in blood, smiling with teeth that didn't belong in a human mouth.
Now, something old and patient is wearing his skin like a mask - and every day, the boy I knew bleeds a little more beneath it.
I should have run. I should've let go. But love is a kind of madness. And I'd rather burn with the monster than forget the boy.
Even if the monster remembers me too.
Even if it never, ever lets go.
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