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❝Why do I always end up destroying everything I've ever loved?❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#EE3B3B ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #FFCCCC】
|| The Death of a Bachelor || Panic! At the Disco ||
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#EE3B3B ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #FFCCCC】
|| The Death of a Bachelor || Panic! At the Disco ||
She sat in the tub, the warm, sudsy water washing away the blood and dirt. The strange outfit she had come in was discarded in the corner and a dress was hung on the back of the door, the steam easing out any remaining wrinkles. They had left her alone to bathe, although Gwenyth had promised to return, somehow seeming familiar despite the cavern of blankness in Echo's mind. If she scrunched her nose up and thought, she could see the vague outline of someone, something pink. "She's important," Echo said to herself, touching a blank spot on her chest. "I have to remember," but try as she might, Echo could not recall who she was or why she seemed to be important. She rose from the tub, taking a warm towel to dry off. Outside, it was snowing, Gwenyth had said that it was always snowing. The windows all had special screens on them to protect the vampires from daylight and it gave the sky a slightly red tint.
Her dress was blue with flowers and bells. The bandages were replaced with an eye patch. Echo stood uneasily in front of the mirror as Gwenyth arranged her white hair around her. "I remember it being silver," she murmured, "What?" Echo inquired, but Gwenyth only shook her head. "It isn't important," she stood upright after having been groomed to utmost perfection. Echo looked in the mirror, feeling awkward and slightly itchy. "The ball will begin soon, alright? The other guests are all vampires, but I'm sure they won't notice one demon in the mix." Gwen meant to reassure her, but somehow that only made Echo feel more nervous. "Um, can you explain how I got here?" She inquired, tugging on Gwen's sleeve, feeling self conscious. She held the corner of it as Gwenyth led her out of the room. "Slaine said you banged on the door and when he opened it, you collapsed. I don't know how you got here."
The music had already begun, Echo clung to Gwenyth's sleeve, her tail swishing underneath her dress. There was a bow tied to the end of it, the bell inaudible above the din of the room. "Oh, what have we here?" A vampire with a large chest and floor length blonde hair turned to them. "Athena," Gwenyth stopped. "This is Echo," Athena recognized her of course, but they had never been properly introduced. "Hello," Echo said nervously, hiding behind Gwenyth. "My, my, what a cute little demon." Her smile was tight lipped, she seemed of the strict sort. "Come, let's go find the Queen." They walked into the ballroom, a quartet playing in the corner. There were vampires of all lineage and nobility in the room, but Echo could sense one other demon. She looked around, spotting him in the corner, sipping a cup while smiling, hovering at Queen Riven's side.
"Riven," Gwenyth curtsied low, Echo hurrying to copy her. "It's alright, rise." Riven smiled, there was someone standing beside her, wearing lace over her eyes in decorative fashion. "This is my partner, Viola." She had black hair and wore a smile that said despite her lack of sight, she knew exactly what was happening. "Hello Echo," Viola smiled, Riven nudging her hard in the ribs. "I-ugh, Riven told me your name of course," she tried to cover it up, placing her hands on her hips and laughing rather awkwardly. "H-hello Viola." Echo huried into a curtsy again, Gwenyth snickering. "It's alright, Vi isn't royalty, not yet at least." Riven rolled her eyes, there was talk of it of course, but there was also an issue, Viola was not a pureblooded vampire.
"Oh, how cute!" Came a screech from the side. "I love it, I love it! Can I have it?" A vampire hugged Echo from behind, lifting her off of her feet. "Sweetpea, let go!" A human, human of all things! Came rushing over to her aid. "Sorry," Jacob Delanore apologized profusely, making Sweetpea release her.