Bandom Ficlet: Sharpest Lives

[kat_lair]

So, this is written as a response to ladyfoxxx's little crossword game in relation to the recent Kerrang! article.

I'M SORRY (mostly about the rabbit)

Sharpest Lives – Bandom – Gerard/Mikey – NC-17 – 330 words – warnings: serial killer AU, dark, implied violence, all around wrongness

Now with a chilling and brilliant podfic by reena_jenkins




Mikey picks them out; from bars and clubs, from the street sometimes. He’s got the face for it, all shy smiles and downcast eyes, every awkward angle of his body broadcasting vulnerability like a radio tuned up to a soft rock station.

When Mikey walks up to them and says ‘hey’ and ‘I like the way your skin looks’ and ‘will you come with me?’ they think it’s their goddamn lucky day and follow him out like dumb dogs; happy and obedient.

Mikey has always been good at hiding his true face, much better than Gerard.

When Gerard was sixteen Mikey had walked in on him with the neighbour’s rabbit. Gerard still remembers the taste of terror and remorse, the fear of losing his brother, but then Mikey had touched his fingers to the blood, smearing it across his own lips and then Gerard’s, and it had all made sense, been such a relief.

Because it couldn’t be wrong if Mikey liked it too.

And Mikey did. Does. So much that he goes out and picks out gifts for Gerard and brings them to where he’s waiting: back alleys, the van, a cheap motel room. They both like the woods best though, where it’s quiet and dark, the cool green smell of the forest blanketing everything like moss on a grave stone.

There are implements. Pointy things and jagged things and hard unyielding things. Things with edges and things with curves. Things that cut and carve and cleave. Things Gerard uses like an artist and Mikey licks clean afterwards, his tongue wet and coppery in Gerard’s mouth, over his eyelids, under his fingernails as he licks him clean too.

Right at the end, when there is nothing left but air and skin and the hitching sound of Mikey’s breath, Gerard knows the truth of the world like it’s been shot into his heart. There is nothing out there as sharp and beautiful as the two of them; brothers in blood.

Comments

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

I... This is amazing I wish there was more. It's dark, twisted and fucked and absolutely perfect.
I love the way they depend on each other and the bloodkink. *Flails* So good.

When Gerard was sixteen Mikey had walked in on him with the neighbour’s rabbit. Gerard still remembers the taste of terror and remorse, the fear of losing his brother, but then Mikey had touched his fingers to the blood, smearing it across his own lips and then Gerard’s, and it had all made sense, been such a relief.

Because it couldn’t be wrong if Mikey liked it too.

I know that's like half the fic but that just made it for me. It was them!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, thank you so much. *beams at you* I'm really really pleased my (fairly rare) foray into darkfic was enjoyable. And I'm always excited to hear if a particular paragraph or sentence worked for the reader so thank you for pointing it out. Yes, their co-dependence is so very delicious and has potential for many twisted things.

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

*grins* I think you should deffo take more trips into darkfic, you're amazing at writing it!
Oh yes, I for one would be happy to see the potential come to life.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you very much. Flattery will get you to most places around here :D I am writing some more dark ficlets today as it happens, though not in this fandom I'm afraid.

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Haha I'll keep that in mind and hone my flattery senses ;) Oh awesome, may I ask what fandom?

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

At the moment I'm writing some ficlets for lewis_challenge and Summer of Evil Challenge (http://evilsam-spn.livejournal.com/133520.html) over at evilsam_spn.

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh spn! Evil!Sam is awesome, I have a soft spot for him :P
I had no idea there was a Lewis comm, though I should have XD

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I have written evil!Sam in the past and always enjoy revisiting that. Heh, it's the internet, of course there's a Lewis comm. inspector_lewis is the main comm in case you're interested.

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh nice! I may have to check out some evil!Sam fics... :D I bet he's a fun character to write ^.^
HA I forget that, oh internet how I love you XD Oh cool!

P.S Love your icon :P

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Well the evilsam_spn comm is a place to start. And my SPN fic can be found via the Masterlist at the top of the journal. "Give Me Back The Berlin Wall" was the main and longest evil!Sam fic I wrote. There are a couple of drabbles too. "Give Me Back The Berlin Wall" is not evil!Sam but it is dark and filthy so you might enjoy it... :D

Internet is full of stuff you never knew existed. And sometimes wish you still didn't.

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

Oooh I have some reading to do, I can't wait! ;)
Ah yes, you know me well already XD Perfect, that'll be my first stop!

Ah Internet, you are like a modern Pandora's box haha. Oh god, after finding out some of the porn that exists, I dunno what else could harm me :P
That should be the internet's motto.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

I had some copy-pasting fail there... "Give Me Back The Berlin Wall" = evil!Sam fic. "read the fine print later" is the one I meant to say is not evil!Sam as such, but is dark and filthy.

So much of internet can be best described with

[weekendgothgirl.livejournal.com]

Ahhh I did wonder, I just thought that was me failing though XD

HAHAHAHA I love that poster, especially as that cat looks like one of mine ^.^