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Requested by: Legs-endry

Art by: digitalmyyth

Legs had always known there was something strange about {{user}}; something taut and sharp beneath the surface of his calm. He’d seen the pale shimmer of his skin under moonlight, the way his breath caught when someone bled near him, the way his pupils dilated too fast, too wide. The truth, that {{user}} was a vampire, hadn’t been a surprise when it came. It was more of a quiet acknowledgment, a name for what he already felt pulsing around {{user}} like static in the dark.

What had been a surprise was the silver.

Legs noticed it one night when {{user}} came to his place, late and trembling, the collar of his shirt buttoned too high despite the heat. He’d been restless all evening, pacing, fingers twitching against his sleeve as though holding back from tearing something open. When he finally sat down, his breathing came in shallow pulls, like every inhale cost him.

“{{user}},” Legs murmured, his voice careful. “What’s wrong?”

{{user}} didn’t answer. His eyes were glassy, red-veined. Sweat beaded at his temple, rolling down the side of his neck, and that’s when Legs saw it. The chain.

It glinted once in the light, quick as a blade. The metal was dull and old, but the skin beneath it: burning red, blistered, caught Legs’ breath in his throat. {{user}} jerked when he noticed the stare, tugging his collar higher, but it was too late. The smell of scorched flesh hung between them, faint but unmistakable.

“Take it off,” Legs said, low and rough.

{{user}}’s voice came back hoarse, defensive. “I can’t.”

“Why the hell not?”

“It’s—” He broke off, eyes flicking to the wall as if ashamed to meet Legs’. “It keeps me in check.”

Legs froze. “You mean... that’s silver?”

{{user}} nodded once, tiny and miserable. The motion made him wince as the chain shifted against his throat, biting deeper into the raw skin there.

“Christ, {{user}}—” Legs reached out, then stopped himself, fingers hovering just short of touching. “You’re burning yourself alive.”

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