quite unbelievably, i want someone to be sweet to me, by skazka (R)

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Fandom: WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
Pairing: Cecil/Carlos
Length: 2,218 words
Author on LJ: samgrass
Author Website: on Dreamwidth; harkeling on Tumblr; works on AO3
Warnings: Guro, mildly altered mental states, accidental stimulation, body horror, implications of parasites, new and exciting orifices, bodily fluids
Notes: mild spoiler for “The Phone Call” (ep. 16)
Why this must be read:

It’s an ordinary Night Vale morning: the sun is shining, the invisible clock tower is chiming, Cecil has made coffee, and WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ON HIS NECK?!?

The sensation of probing into the hole is... interesting, but oh god, it sends a shudder skyrocketing through him anyway. 'Revolting' might be one word. Fascinating. Cecil squirms and chatters while Carlos prods around, making fervent and flattering apologies for the stuff that makes him suck his teeth and wince, but his speech has a broken quality, like someone just woken from sleep, and honestly it's creeping him out more than the... biological stuff. Improbable biology is Carlos' forte, he likes it, or at least used to like it before it was everywhere, in the food and beer and pillowcases here in Night Vale, and Cecil -- flushed, disheveled, highly complimentary Cecil -- seems to be liking it too. Maybe this is a warning sign -- betraying some kind of brain fever, or the effect of some fast-acting venom. The flesh isn't necrotic or unnaturally discolored, which is more than can be said for most raw meat in Night Vale; the edges are smoothed slightly, as if they've already begun to heal, but there's no muscular control in the edges to dilate or contract.

"Is-- are you feeling this? Is there something else in there? How's this?"

"If I may--" Cecil blurts, glancing at him for approval with blazed, lashy eyes, and clasps his gloved hand to shove it in deeper.

One way or another (or possibly both), this fic will make you squirm.

“quite unbelievably, i want someone to be sweet to me” on AO3

Comments

[samgrass.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit late here and to this comm in general, but I'm the author of this fic and I'm really thrilled to see it recced here! (I've also added my LJ handle to my AO3 profile, I totally goofed and forgot to put it up there.)

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for writing the fic, and for the head's up. I've updated the rec headings accordingly.