Surviving Is Not Betrayal
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analogbasilisk‘Verse: Veilverse
Story: The Hellhound | Era: Out Of The Cage
Rating: T | Word Count: 173
Summary: Mack had a choice (not really)
Warnings: past sexual abuse and past torture
Writing Masterlist
Written for: Fortune Wheel, Week 10
“You blame yourself.”
“Of course I do, who else would I blame?”
“I don’t know, the woman that abused and tortured you.”
“It’s not like-”
“I already explained the whole arousal is not consent thing.”
“My body still is hardwired to enjoy it.”
“Your body is hardwired to keep you alive.”
“It liked when she touched me! Fucking traitor.”
“Survival is not treason, not betrayal. You were trying to survive. Mackenzie, you were just a kid.”
“Yeah, a pathetic and broken one.”
“A hurt and traumatized one.”
“One that she that to train to stop coming five minutes in.”
“It’s still not your fault. You’re the victim here.”
“I killed people.”
“So did I.”
“You’re a vampire.”
“You’re a half-demon.”
“Half-sex-demon.”
“Exactly. It was carved in your DNA to ‘enjoy’ it. She used it against you, you had no control over your reactions, she knew what she was doing.”
“It doesn’t make me feel any better.”
“It’ll eventually make you feel less guilty, I hope.”
Story: The Hellhound | Era: Out Of The Cage
Rating: T | Word Count: 173
Summary: Mack had a choice (not really)
Warnings: past sexual abuse and past torture
Writing Masterlist
Written for: Fortune Wheel, Week 10
“You blame yourself.”
“Of course I do, who else would I blame?”
“I don’t know, the woman that abused and tortured you.”
“It’s not like-”
“I already explained the whole arousal is not consent thing.”
“My body still is hardwired to enjoy it.”
“Your body is hardwired to keep you alive.”
“It liked when she touched me! Fucking traitor.”
“Survival is not treason, not betrayal. You were trying to survive. Mackenzie, you were just a kid.”
“Yeah, a pathetic and broken one.”
“A hurt and traumatized one.”
“One that she that to train to stop coming five minutes in.”
“It’s still not your fault. You’re the victim here.”
“I killed people.”
“So did I.”
“You’re a vampire.”
“You’re a half-demon.”
“Half-sex-demon.”
“Exactly. It was carved in your DNA to ‘enjoy’ it. She used it against you, you had no control over your reactions, she knew what she was doing.”
“It doesn’t make me feel any better.”
“It’ll eventually make you feel less guilty, I hope.”