this land gets under your skin. it breathes with you, infects your heart, and then, of course, it poisons everything else, until you're the only thing left.
(So close to being whole, to freedom—they feel a smile forming on their stolen face . . . once he reaches his soul, he can discard this pathetic shell.)
to become a puppet is to rid oneself of the pain and harshness of choice. now, nothing you do is your fault. now, you belong to something. you belong to me.
can't you see you're incapable of thinking for yourself? the only thing you do is follow the norms imposed on you. can't you see that this whole thing is a superficial act? are you even capable of feeling something, really feeling it?
and you? i know you better than you know yourself. there is no you without me. i may as well be the marrow down in your bones. snap them. see for yourself. but you won't, because you're scared, you're a coward, and you need me to be right.
Noli wastes no time refuting her—for he has much better things to do than meaninglessly argue with a puppet. When her carcass becomes useless to him and is cast aside, perhaps then she’ll abandon her witty confidence.
He doesn’t worry too much. She’s fought with the corruption all this time, so surely this wretched being can hold out long enough to be 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭.
That determined will might come in handy more than he originally thought.
Darkness envelops the two of them, eyes shining within the midst. A smile spreads on Noli’s face. It’s a horrid, nightmarish thing, burning itself into Jane’s memory.
She must realize, then, that he isn’t what he seems at all.
a cry , and both the inside and outside of her was torn into as many pieces as possible .
⠀ she fell into her circle , grabbing onto her corrupted arm , she could only attempt to keep herself together .
He erupts into laughter, voice bouncing off the walls. Without a proper body, she will be his vessel…at least, for as long as her miserable little form can hold him. Noli won’t need it for long—just enough time to reach his soul, locked away.