towerofanimus | (no subject)

Characters: Terezi and you!
Setting: Dorm corridors?
Format: I'll match!
Summary: Terezi revives and finds herself in her room, then goes searching for Vriska.
Warnings: Angst!

[Terezi wakes up on her bed, and when she finds she can't move, she isn't quite as surprised as she was the first time it happened.

But this time, it lasts longer. Much longer, in fact. And just when she feels uneasy begin to gnaw at her, she hears a stomach turningly familiar crackle of energy at the foot of her bed. She can't see, of course, or turn her head, but she smells the sharp scent of limes and canine and oil that is so uniquely Jack, and she knows.

Uneasy turns to full on panic, and she struggles to move, but she can't even twitch a finger. She senses him regarding her coldly as he raises his sword, and in a way she can't understand, she knows he's not going to just kill her. He's going to play with her before she dies, he's going to make her suffer, and there's absolutely nothing she can do. She's going to die again, ten times more pathetically this time, and all she can do is close her eyes and focus on the sound of blood roaring in her ears.

And then suddenly the paralysis breaks and she can move again. Terezi scrambles up, pressing herself against the headboard and reaching for a sword that isn't there, only to find that Jack is gone. She freezes for a moment, gulping in deep breaths, but she can't smell him anymore. It's like he was never there at all.

She practically vaults off the bed in her desperation to get to the door and slams it shut behind her, struggling to catch her breath as she leans against it.]

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[Suzaku just happens to be walking past, when he sees the troll girl run out of her door looking terrified] Is everything alright?

[She takes a deep, shaky breath, struggling to steady herself.]

I am fine!

[She doesn't look alright, Suzaku thinks about leaving her, since she said she was fine. But she doesn't look that steady] Did something happen miss?

[She rubs her eyes and realizes, suddenly, that her glasses are gone. His politeness is throwing her off.]

I--No. I thought I saw something.

[He blinks and looks round] What did you think you saw?

[She scowls.] It was just a dream. Probably payback for reviving me or something.

[More blinking] Reviving?

[Siiigh.]

I died yesterday.

[A relieved look, he wasn't going crazy after all] Ah yes I died a few days ago. They have power to bring us back to life then? [The thought was terrifying]

[She nods.]

I don't know how it works.

How did you die? [He winces, realising the tactless nature of his question] I mean... you don't have to tell me.

[She doesn't seem bothered by his question at all, actually.]

I was stabbed.

By another captive? [He frowns, the last thing they needed was to turn against each other.]

[She nods.]

How did you die?

[A small shrug as he tries to act casual] I tried to scale down the tower, to find a way out. I failed.