Facedown in a Snowbank

by Stovohobo

I stumbled out of the room, mouth bloody and blossoming with pain. The Warden sneered and slammed the door shut behind me. I fell and lay for a long time in the snow, unmoving, eyes closed. The wind whistled over my back.

For the next half-hour it seemed, I didn’t feel anything as the snow formed a thin layer on top of me.

Finally, I stirred and spat snow and blood out of my mouth. The snow tinged red. Slowly, sputtering, I pushed myself up. I was numb all over.

Just as slowly, I realized what had been done. My fangs were gone. I was no more a vampire than the human authorities here, even if I had never used my fangs against a human anyway. None of our kind had. It would’ve broken the treaty made in Transylvania over a thousand years ago.

My gums throbbed where my canines had been. I suddenly sobbed, startling myself. A few heads turned up from the crowd of dirty prisoners, but they went back down.

I had to get out of this place.

I would get out of this place.

Comments

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  1. Facedown in a Snowbank

    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    a treaty? i sense another plot twist coming up, folks…

  2. Facedown in a Snowbank

    dinDin's Buddy Icon dinDin

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    dude 10 bucks says she meets up wit that girl

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    FlirtingWithaBrickWall's Buddy Icon FlirtingWithaBrickWall

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    she?? i thought he? regardless, this kills. i love the determination

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    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    20 bucks the narrorator’s a guy.

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love the idea of the treaty, and that vampires are being held hostage by prejudices that have to do more with legend than with anything anyone living has actually experienced.

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    NightMaiden's Buddy Icon NightMaiden

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    noooooooo
    he must get his teeth back
    vampy i feel for you!
    down with the warden!!

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    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 4 months ago

    you’re 12?!!!!!!?!?!?!?
    i’m sorry, i’m still in shock.
    great job, once again.

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