The Titan Returns (ota)
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londoncallingrpgHe had been back in London for seventy-three hours, twenty-six minutes, and fifteen, sixteen, seventeen... Seconds. He knew that for certain, and there was no need for clocks. No, Prometheus could feel the seconds ticking inside of him.
Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine...
Upon his return home, he'd locked himself away in his flat, pulling out his paints and canvases and filling them with dark shadows and heavy lines. This form was not like the last he'd worn. It felt wrong and right all at once- It was all angles and odd lines, sharp bones and pale flesh, highlighted with ginger hair and pale green eyes- Eyes that weren't so different from other forms he'd worn.
However, when he closed these eyes he could hear waves crashing, and feel the weight of the chains that had once forced him to remain still and suffer. With his eyes shut, every moment that ticked by sent him spiralling deeper into the darkness he'd spent so long running from.
The titan's madness had known all kinds of forms. Sometimes quiet, sometimes loud- Often angry, but sometimes... Sometimes it was like a fog. That's how it was now, it seemed. In this form it didn't bring rage, only pain, moments of confusion, and a lingering sadness that weighed him down and made him wish for the one thing he would never have.
Eternal rest.
He couldn't stay in the flat forever though, and today he'd finally ventured out, daring to go shopping for supplies before finally returning to the small second hand shop he called his own. With no fanfare at all, he set about opening the shutters and flipping the sign from closed to open for the first time in months.
Inside the stock was mostly unchanged, the same paintings and books, the same oddities and trinkets. Some very old, some only from a few decades back. The difference this time being the man himself, his looks, and the way he loitered in his own shop. He didn't sit behind the counter reading now, that required a stillness he was struggling with today. Instead he stood with a paintbrush in hand, and a fresh canvas before him that he slowly began to mark in time to the drab, and slightly melancholy, sound of Radiohead.
He didn't look up when he heard someone come in, but he did point his brush at them.
"I know what you want, but do you?" he asked.
Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine...
Upon his return home, he'd locked himself away in his flat, pulling out his paints and canvases and filling them with dark shadows and heavy lines. This form was not like the last he'd worn. It felt wrong and right all at once- It was all angles and odd lines, sharp bones and pale flesh, highlighted with ginger hair and pale green eyes- Eyes that weren't so different from other forms he'd worn.
However, when he closed these eyes he could hear waves crashing, and feel the weight of the chains that had once forced him to remain still and suffer. With his eyes shut, every moment that ticked by sent him spiralling deeper into the darkness he'd spent so long running from.
The titan's madness had known all kinds of forms. Sometimes quiet, sometimes loud- Often angry, but sometimes... Sometimes it was like a fog. That's how it was now, it seemed. In this form it didn't bring rage, only pain, moments of confusion, and a lingering sadness that weighed him down and made him wish for the one thing he would never have.
Eternal rest.
He couldn't stay in the flat forever though, and today he'd finally ventured out, daring to go shopping for supplies before finally returning to the small second hand shop he called his own. With no fanfare at all, he set about opening the shutters and flipping the sign from closed to open for the first time in months.
Inside the stock was mostly unchanged, the same paintings and books, the same oddities and trinkets. Some very old, some only from a few decades back. The difference this time being the man himself, his looks, and the way he loitered in his own shop. He didn't sit behind the counter reading now, that required a stillness he was struggling with today. Instead he stood with a paintbrush in hand, and a fresh canvas before him that he slowly began to mark in time to the drab, and slightly melancholy, sound of Radiohead.
He didn't look up when he heard someone come in, but he did point his brush at them.
"I know what you want, but do you?" he asked.
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Date: 2016-05-13 07:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-14 06:23 am (UTC)"So your mother is... Mortal?" the titan asked, wondering just how that worked. Though if supposed virgins were giving birth to the son of their lord, then he supposed there were no solid rules there.
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Date: 2016-05-15 11:38 pm (UTC)"Whatever's going on now - it's new."
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Date: 2016-05-16 01:09 am (UTC)"Curious. I must admit, my knowledge of your kind is limited. I can't say I have answers for you, friend- Though if you ever find any, I'd be interested to hear," the titan purred.
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Date: 2016-05-16 07:36 pm (UTC)"Pretty sure if I find the real answers, it'll land me right back in the looney bin. But if I find any that don't, I don't mind sharing."
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Date: 2016-05-17 12:46 am (UTC)"I wish you luck then," the titan said.