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Post by stardustrial on Apr 10, 2013 14:37:22 GMT 10
Title: Scar Tissue Rating: R Word Count: 250 Pairing: Kalasin/Kaddar Round/Fight: 1/A Summary: The empire of Carthak lies in the bed between them. Warning: Implied sexual violence
Together, lying in sweat and salt soaked sheets, Kaddar realizes that they are neither gentle nor kind when they lie together, except in the most terrible ways. Kaddar has the holy fire of the gods in him, a pain that leaves his body gaunt and dark eyes burning and blood toxic as poison. And Kalasin lies beside him, gentle and hollowed out and full of his light.
They do not come together with peace, but with rage – flesh and blood held together by sheer force of will. Together, they are un-taming beasts and shattering windows and burning temples to the ground.
The scars come slower, but both of them know that if you want to leave a mark on the world you must create an abyss on the world in shiny white scar tissue. The old is sacrificed for the new. Kaddar’s skin grows back tougher, newer, stronger, a universe coming together again after a ripple of violence.
They hold bleeding hands in the lightest hours of the night. Kaddar will carry the burden of an empire that is also his child, of the god’s reaching out of his abdomen, slicing his skin into ribbons, while Kalasin will carry the burden of a forever lost home and a husband who is both a god and a king and children who will always love duty more than they love her. They love and are loved. The empire of Carthak lies between them in the salt soaked sheets.
Because they created it.
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Post by mistrali on Apr 10, 2013 19:45:33 GMT 10
Whoa, this is rather intense. Your descriptions are great; however, you may want to check with a mod if you need to warn for implied sexual violence and change the rating to R as per the guide.
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Post by stardustrial on Apr 11, 2013 15:25:24 GMT 10
Thanks for the heads up! I'm still getting my head around the guide, so I appreciate it!
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Post by Rachy on Apr 13, 2013 23:23:57 GMT 10
The imagery in this is gorgeous. Dark, but in a consuming passions passionate sort of way, if that makes sense. (If you're ever unsure about ratings, I generally tend to rate higher to be on the safe side, but you can always ask one of the mods if you need )
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Post by Muse on Apr 17, 2013 1:51:07 GMT 10
You had me intrigued by the time I finished reading the summary, and I was blown away by the ideas you present so distinctly here. By the time I reached this description:
my heart was in teeny tiny pieces. So, well done, I have to go clean up all my feelings now... *starts sweeping*
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Post by Griff on Jun 7, 2013 8:53:49 GMT 10
I admit, reading through all the happy KK fics, I was totally unprepared to have such a ruthless future painted so plausibly. It's painfully lovely in the worst of ways.
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