:: feeling tookish: reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture

i'm still really dissatisfied with this, but it's not going to improve any time soon. written because i wanted to know the backstory for fool's gold.

for scaryemilie, who demands het.

( As Night Follows Day )

clipp'd - domlijah, wing'd au. lotrips100 fear challenge.

They'd been forming for a while, but Dom believed firmly in the power of denial. He took to showering and dressing in the dark, sliding silently into bed, barely sleeping, energy focused on not shaking, on never turning his back on Elijah.

Grateful for the growing chill in the air, Dom bound himself in layers of tight shirts and heavy sweaters. He willed the wings to retreat inside his body, muscles aching. Unexpected, their release came when his startled eyes caught Elijah's in the mirror, and the wings beat out a panicked rhythm matching Elijah's feet stumbling down the stairs.