Soundtracks - My Demons

Hello peeps, welcome to my first post for

day two of the Spirit Wars!

I’ve used this weekly challenge for inspiration on where to start for today, and I hope you enjoy.

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The song I chose to use is the first one that popped up on my YouTube app,

Starset’s My Demons.

It’s a song I’ve long related to one of my characters, so part of his story is the direction I’m taking this in..

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Somehow, despite knowing he was back at home and safe, Nura couldn’t halt the panic that crept back into his mind every time he found himself alone for more than a few minutes. Giving in to the rising restlessness, he rose from the desk where he’d been attempting to distract himself with working on an intricately carved wooden box. After pacing for a few minutes he stepped over to a mirrored glass hanging on the wall. In the reflection the crimson eyes that gazed back at him looked lost and afraid. “How..” he spoke softly aloud, “how can put this behind me? I can’t keep running to him every single time I’m left alone.” His eyes fell closed and he wrapped his arms around his torso as if that could protect him from the memories that always seemed just one the edge of thoughts.

A soft whimper escaped him as he started to slip back into that place. ‘No, no, no.. Not again. Not. Now.’ With a valiant effort he managed to pull his eyes open, only to recoil from the pathetic panicked expression mirrored in the glass. He turned away and quickly crossed to the door; running from his own thoughts and the fear, again. As his fingers brushed the door handle he made himself pause, taking several deep ragged breathes and trying to school his features into something resembling an ordinary expression. ‘Just.. Don’t think.’ He stepped out into the hall and started walking. No idea where he was going, just walking. Something for his body to do that didn’t require much thought.

Nura tried to pay attention to the things and people he ed as he wandered through the halls of the keep, but he remained stubbornly on the verge of panic. Even meandering through the busy great hall didn’t offer any actual distraction, despite being right in the middle of the midday meal. The keep’s main courtyard garden proved no more helpful. He attempted to wander aimlessly, though deliberately away from that place. He should have know it would be impossible, and unsurprisingly it didn’t take as long as he would have liked for him to end up there. With a thick swallow he stopped and stood at the end of the hallway that led to his lover’s private office door. ‘Can I really bother him again so soon..?’

While he stood there, trying to convince himself to walk away, the door opened. The tall blond that emerged strode out past the sentry guarding the hall without a word, and headed straight toward Nura. As he met the emerald gaze directed at him by the other man a feeling of safety immediately washed over him. The man’s expression softened from concern into understanding as he stepped to next to Nura and wrapped an arm around his waist. “Jareth..” His voice faltered and he simply sighed as he rested his head against the older man’s shoulder.

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