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Appears Once In A Full Moon To Post Some Werewolf Vore Before Halloween Ends . Without Further Ado, Heres
Appears once in a full moon to post some werewolf vore before Halloween ends đ. Without further ado, hereâs some of my favorite things that can apply to safe vore werewolves! (Or any transforming creature you like đ)
- The initial fear and feelings of betrayal from the prey. They just watched their friend turn into this beast without warning- Now theyâre scared but want to help. ExceptâŚ. jeez, theyâre drooling at the sight of them. Theyâre looking at them a bit too intensely. Theyâre walking towards them too confidently. Theyâre pinned against the wall/ground too easily by them-
- The first long lick as the pred has their first taste. They always knew their friend was delicious, and in this form instinct takes over. The prey yells, or freezes, maybe even blushes, but their heart is certainly racing and they have a very bad feeling about it.
- The shock of realizing they wonât be torn up into little bits as their head is forced into the predâs mouth. Saliva soaks them and powerful throat muscles pull them down easily. Whether they struggle or not, way too soon the preyâs shoulders are gently nibbles on as the pred takes loud happy gulps.
- The predâs tail wagging as all of this is happening.
- The prey eventually giving up. They never thought theyâd go out like this. Might⌠might as well enjoy it. They go limp as the soft muscles massage them. ItâŚ.. wow, it really does feel nice.
- The long satisfied sigh as the pred finishes. They rest a paw on their belly and rub it as they collapse in a happy, over-full pile.
- The prey tentatively getting comfortable in their new stomach environment. Theyâre still scared this is the end, but at least itâs warm and soft.
- Falling asleep to the still fast beating heartbeat of the pred.
- The pred waking up in the morning, transformed back into their normal form and with a HUGE stomach. Cue sadness and panic until they feel movement from inside. * Digestion/reformation alt later.
- The apologies after, seeing as the pred is horrified this happened.
- The prey admitting theyâŚ. actually kinda liked it. Now cue the pred getting unreasonably flustered.
- The next full moon, things are done much more willingly~
-* Alternatively, the pred is horrified to wake up to a medium sized, squishy stomach. What did they eat- whereâs their friend- oh dear god. Only to find the prey safe and sound, shaken but excited to discover they can reform. (How is up to you.) The rest plays out the same.
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he sits over you while you sit on his wooden desk. he canât stop looking at youâeyeing you with a hunger that you never thought youâd see in those green eyes of his. you both know what heâs going to do to you, yet you struggle to believe it yourself. your predatorâs stomach rumbles again, filling your ears with nothing but cries for your name. a shiver creeps down your spine, and his hand wraps around your much smaller frame before you can even make an attempt to stand up. he lifts his sweater, leaning back in his seat as he forces your head to his stomach. your ear is pushing against his skin, and youâre forced to listen to every gurgle, cry, and rumble that his stomach makes. the noise is unbearable to your tiny ear, and as if his stomach is aware of your discomfort; it lets out another loud rumble. due to the fact the predator was holding you against his stomach, you could have sworn your whole world was vibrating. it was as if an earthquake had started shaking the house, but it was only you and him awaiting the inevitable.
he was growing impatientâhis grip on you tightened as he pulled you away from his growling stomach. you kept trying to fight against his hand, but he was way too strong. the more you moved, the tighter his hand became. why did it have to come to this? the predator pulls your legs into his mouth, wrapping his tongue around them before letting out a satisfied moan. he was enjoying your taste a little too much, by the looks of things. his hand slowly releases from your body as he pushes more of you inside, your feet now at the back of his throat. with your torso sticking out of his lips, his tongue creeps up along your back, and he finally lets go of you as he leans back down in his chair. he lifts his head upwards, holding you in place. he was toying with youâhe was letting you see what he was doing to you. your hands push against his lips before his tongue sneaks underneath you, wrapping around your torso. the predator closes his eyes, letting out another satisfied moan as he gives a light swallow, leaving your feet to be tightly held by his throat. the man swallows again, and your head is forced past his lips, leaving you in a wet darkness. his moans and breathing are much louder from in here, but you donât want to go any further. itâs a sad fact to say that you knew this was coming, but you didnât want to end up in his stomach.
another swallow pulls you all the way into his throat, and just as his esophagus begins to pull you downward, you feel as if youâre being pushed. his finger is pressing against his throat, feeling your squirming and struggling as his throat pulls you down. the predator is impatient for his meal, yet heâs too overwhelmed by how good it feels as you slide down his throat. he moans again, and your world shakes again; exactly how it felt when he held you to his stomach. it feels painfully slow as you travel down, but the lower you get, the louder his breathing and heartbeat become. youâd nearly forgotten that your predator was human after how he handled you and treated you like nothing but food. after what felt like an eternity, your descent slows, but where youâre stuffed into doesnât feel any less constricting at all. the chamber lets out a satisfied growl as your entire small frame is stuffed inside of it, letting the man know of your entry. the predator lets out a deep breath as you feel yourself being rubbed and pushed against at all sides. heâs too full to talk, so all youâre left hearing are the satisfied noises of your predator, his stomach, his breathing, and his heartbeat. you shift to get comfortable, stretching out your body before the predator moans, pushing his hand back against his stomach, ensuring that you donât move from your original position. your prison rumbles once again, confirming the rule that youâre not allowed to move.
youâre not going to get out of here. heâs going to keep you in here. the stomach holding you captive continues to groan happily, and you hear a satisfied sigh, quickly being followed by rubbing and squishing. his stomach squishes you further, ensuring that youâre unable to fight back against its will. youâre left with feeling completely numb as all you can hear are your predatorâs moans, his breathing, and loud stomach gurgles. he never respected you or thought anything of youâyou were nothing but food, and now he has you where you belong.
youâre nothing but food.
Oh, to be flung against your will and have big teeth grab you from your shirt like you are a baby lion only to toss you in the air and clamp said teeth around you like a cage before being squished down a throat.
This post was brought to you by Foxglove who wants to eat you.
Another fun if a little angsty idea,
Apathetic Prey, Pred hunts them down "okay.", Pred eats them, they don't struggle, Pred says they're nothing but food now "okay." ...Pred feels unsettled but how much their Prey just doesn't care about being eaten, they're used to prey they eat struggling and begging for survival.
They start to feel nauseous about it, they end up spitting prey up, they just can't let it be and end up finding out how much their current prey's life sucks, getting to know them a bit and getting attached.
So now Prey suddenly has a supportive Pred inserting themselves into Prey's life and practically follows them around almost everywhere, if there is someone trying to intimidate or hurt Prey, suddenly there is Pred looming behind Prey looking pissed. They might nom Prey temporarily or punch the someone in the face.
Prey gets so used to it and welcoming to it because now they actually have someone who supports them, makes their life and prey themselves feel better that when people try to get the Pred to leave Prey alone Prey goes "Excuse me, but that's my emotional support Pred. So kindly F*** off."
Maybe even going as far to make a "Service Pred" vest, which Pred happily accepts, and eventually the two start dating.
Heart Pangs - A Single Condition (Part 10/?)
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First part - Previous part
Summary: Felix struggles to deal with the fallout of illegally consuming an innocent prey.
Contents (WARNING FOR MAJOR SPOILERS): hunger; some fearplay; minor injuries; vore - m/m, size difference, post-vore, digestion mentions, fatal mentions, non-fatal, regurgitation
Wordcount: 4,402
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Felix opens his eyes. He feels strange, sore and sluggish, although he doesnât know why. He tries to roll over then stops as a foreign weight impedes him. His hand flies to his belly and everything comes rushing back.
Did he do it? Is it all over? He sits up, suddenly wide awake. At the sudden change, thereâs a flurry of movement from within him. Felix didnât know he could feel any worse.
He didnât do it.
Felix buries his face in his hands. What is he supposed to do now?
Before he can think, heâs pushing himself to his feet. He wobbles when he stands, forgetting how to balance the extra weight, forgetting how much it hurts. Then heâs grabbing a change of clothes and going into his bathroom. He feels dirty and he needs to think. He knows what he needs to do.
He stops when he sees himself in the mirror. He hasnât done that yet, he realizes. He hasnât looked at himself. He watches his reflection touch a hand to his belly. It looks unreal, monstrous, but also somewhat nice, attractive even.
Felix turns away with a grimace. What is he thinking?
He turns the shower on as hot as he can stand and lets it run down his skin. He wonders if his prey can feel it too.
His prey. What is he going to do about his prey? The whole point of falling asleep was so he wouldnât have to feel his prey digesting. That didnât work, and now he wants even less to spend the rest of his day, pretending everything is normal while his body slowly kills an innocent man.
For a wild moment, Felix thinks maybe he can just release the man, get rid of the problem entirely. But thereâs the risk of being reported. And his parents, what would they say? His mother had been so excited. Surely she and his father would be disappointed in him if he didnât do it, maybe even mad. Felix canât bear the thought of it.
But doing nothing isnât an option. Looking in the mirror has just proven that Felix canât hide his prey. Going out in public like this would be just as bad for Felix as letting the prey man go. Maybe even worse.
Felix steps out of the shower, towels off, then dresses, although the doesnât bother with a shirt. He doesnât have clothing made for consuming, though heâs sure his father will insist on changing that after all this.
He sits on the closed toilet, one hand on his belly, feeling like heâs figured nothing out.
He wonders what the prey man has been thinking for all of this. Probably confused as to why heâs still alive, Felix thinks. Heâs been in there for over twelve hours now. Most likely heâs more than uncomfortable. Heâs probably hungry, Felix thinks offhand. The idea of hunger suddenly seems so distant to him. He hasnât felt hunger since consuming the man, Felix realizes with a start. He doesnât remember the last time he didnât feel hungry.
He suddenly feels much worse for the prey man. Felix knows what itâs like to be hungry and confused. He wouldnât wish that upon anyone else.
He straightens. But what if he does? What if he just... letâs the man die of natural causes. Then digesting him wouldnât feel so terrible.
Felix is disgusted by himself and dismisses the thought as soon as he has it. Sure, digesting something that wasnât alive would make him feel better, but it would take days for the man to die on his own and Felix would be privy to each twitch of pain and struggle of protest during those passing days. Not only that, but he knows from health class that itâs not great for a pred to have deceased prey in their belly. Besides, heâs already sick of having to deal with his prey. He wants a solution that will get rid of him as soon as possible.
Felix glances at the bathtub, still coated in droplets from his shower. There is one way, he realizes, to get rid of his prey immediately.
He stands before he realizes what heâs doing. This is exactly the method heâs been holding back on. The one that heâs decided is too risky. But heâs getting desperate. At this point, he almost would rather deal with the fallout than continue like this.
He makes a decision.
He leans forward, clutching the edge of the bathtub. Heâs not really sure how to do this, but then again, he thought the same yesterday just before shoving his prey down his throat. He hopes this will be similar.
He contracts his stomach as tight as he can. He can feel his prey press against him, panicked by the suddenly tight space. Felix squeezes his eyes shut as he feels the shape of his prey being pushed back up his throat. He almost gags but stops himself.
The prey doesnât make it all in one go. Instinctively, Felixâs stomach muscles clench again, rolling and pushing his prey upward. The sensation is awful. It hurts nearly as bad as consuming the man but this time Felix doesnât enjoy the pain at all. It takes several more heaves before he feels the man pressing at the back of his throat, forcing his jaw wide once more.
Felix hunches forward and lets the man fall slowly into the bathtub, crumbling into an unruly heap. Felix can feel the hollowness of his stomach deepen impossibly with each inch of the man that leaves it.
When the man is finally fully in the tub, Felix feels a wracking pain all though his core. Itâs terrible. It makes him double over. Heâs never felt an emptiness like this before. Itâs enough to make him want to grab the man and shove him right back down his throat. But he doesnât. He canât go through that again.
Tears form at the corners of Felixâs eyes as he squeezes them shut. He keeps expecting the pain to pass but it comes over him in waves, making him nauseous, like he has to vomit, which if he didnât hurt so much, he would find ironic.
Finally, after a minute of gasping ragged breaths, Felix is able to compose himself enough to stand up straight again. The first thing he does is look at his prey who, he quickly corrects himself, is no longer his prey. Itâs just a man. A man who surprisingly hasnât said anything the whole time Felix has been bent over in pain.
Felixâs breath catches in his throat as he finally takes in the sight of the man. He looks awful. Heâs soaking wet, his skin is covered in burns, and his clothes are discolored and fraying. Felix knows now why the man hasnât said anything. His eyes are closed. He hasnât even moved.
Panic flares and a river of thoughts rush though Felixâs mind. Did he start digesting the man after all? No, he was definitely alive and moving just a minute ago. Did Felix somehow kill him during regurgitation? What was he supposed to do with a dead prey in his bathtub? He knew he had just thought digesting a dead prey would be easier, but he doesnât want to consume the man again if heâs not alive. That feels... wrong. How is he supposed to tell his parents all this? Surely his father will be disappointed. This never would have never happened if Felix had just done what his father would have wanted and digest. Maybe heâd even be forced to consume the man as punishment.
Then Felix sees the manâs chest rising and falling, and all his thoughts grind to a halt. The man is alive.
As his heart rate drops to normal, Felix begins thinking logically again. The man is burned from the general acids in Felixâs stomach. Not because Felix started digestion. He knows this. Heâs learned and re-learned it all in every bio and anatomy class heâs taken. And most likely Felixâs struggle to get the man back up again was what caused him to become unconscious. Itâs not uncommon in newly practicing preds.
Felix sighs and runs a hand through his hair. He hates that heâs just thought of himself as ânewly practicing.â
He needs to get the man out of here, to safety. Who knows how this would end if his parents walked in. He also needs to come up with a way to keep the man quiet... and fast.
Felix grabs a shirt from the ground, pulls it on, and waits another few moments for the man to awaken. When that doesnât happen, he grabs the shower head and turns the water on. At least he can wash the remaining acid off the man. That canât be too pleasant.
The man doesnât stir at first. Felix is half finished before the manâs eyes fly open. Felix freezes. The man looks at him, eyes wide and red-rimmed. Then the manâs gazes flicks to the closed bathroom door. Then back to Felix. Then back to the door.
Felix realizes what the manâs planning just before he acts.
âNo, donât!â Felix grabs the man halfway through him springing out of the tub and shoves him back in.
The man opens his mouth to scream but Felix slaps a hand over his mouth to stop him.
For several long moments, Felix pins the man down into the tub in a silent struggle, ignoring the water from the shower head flying into his face, hoping the thumping of the manâs thrashings donât alert his parents.
âListen to me,â Felix hisses as loud as he dares. âIâm not going to hurt you, but you need to stop struggling and shut up before my parents hear you and come up. I have no idea what theyâll do you if they find you, and I canât guarantee they wonât hurt you if they do.â
The man hesitates for a moment. Then heâs grabbing at Felixâs hands and trying to peel them off. Felix grinds his teeth together.
Then thereâs a knock on the door.
Both he and the prey man freeze.
âFelix, dear?â Felixâs motherâs voice says from the other side of the door. âAre you alright in there? I thought I heard something.â
Felix looks at the prey man whoâs gone completely solid and unmoving in his grip. The manâs eyes are wide and stare at Felix in terror.
Felix shakes his head, hoping the man will know it means not to move.
âIâm fine, Mother,â Felix calls back. For once, heâs glad the water is still running. âJust taking a shower. Knocked some bottles over.â
Felix risks removing the hand holding the man down and pressing a finger to his lips. The man nods in understanding, his eyes still shining. Slowly, Felix removes his other hand from the manâs mouth. The man doesnât make a sound.
From the other side of the door, Felixâs mother laughs. âOh, believe me I understand that. I remember how clumsy I used to be with a full belly when I first started consuming too. I hope your night went alright? I hope your first prey didnât give you too much trouble?â
Felix feels his cheeks grow hot as the man eyes him.
âIt went great, Mother,â he lies through his teeth. âThe prey was amazing.â
The prey man very visibly swallows.
âThatâs wonderful,â Felixâs mother responses, the delight clear in her voice. âIâll leave you be then.â
âOf course,â Felix calls back. âThanks for checking in.â
Felix holds his breath, making sure his mother is really gone. When heâs sure she is, he lets it all out, allowing his shoulders to relax.
He looks at the prey man who hasnât moved since his mother knocked. Felix doesnât know what to say so he reaches over to finally turn off the water. The man twitches away at the movement and Felix freezes mid-reach.
âIâm just turning off the water,â he says gently. He doesnât wait for the man to respond. Thankfully the man doesnât flinch again as Felix reaches past him. Felix tries not to look his way. He can feel the manâs gaze burning into him.
When the water finally dies, Felix crouches back and lets himself kneel beside the tub. Heâs soaking wet and is now harboring a stranger in his bathroom.
âYouâre just a kid,â the man speaks at last, sounding taken aback.
Felix straightens, suddenly indignant. Heâs held this manâs life in his hands since last night and the first thing he does is call him a child?
âIâll be eighteen in a few months,â Felix huffs.
The man just looks at him in disbelief. âI thought you were going to digest me,â he breathes.
Felix clenches his jaw, his indignation giving way to discomfort. âI thought I was too,â he murmurs.
The man draws a quick breath. âWhy didnât you?â
Felix meets the manâs eyes for the first time. The man retracts ever so slightly but doesnât turn away.
âI was afraid,â Felix whispers honestly.
The man is silent for a long time. He looks like heâs thinking something over. Then he says, âYou didnât seem afraid last night when you attacked me.â
Felix looks away. âI donât know what I was thinking last night,â he mutters. âIâ I wasnât thinking. Just acting.â
He hears the prey man lean forward slightly. âYour mother called me your first prey. Is that true?â
Felix nods. He feels like heâs in trouble despite the situation. And now that the initial panic is over, the hunger clawing at his stomach begins making its way to the forefront of his mind again.
âSo what was it that made you act that way?â the man prods. âIf youâve never done it before, what changed?â
Felix turns back to the man. His face is serious, like he genuinely wants to know.
Felix swallows. âIâm justââ his voice cracks unexpectedly and he starts again. âIâm just so hungry. All the time.â The words come out almost like a whine. His throat is tight and he fears he might break. Heâs never actually admitted any of this out loud before, he realizes. And now heâs unloading it on this prey man he almost killed.
Felix jams his fist into his gut, trying to smother the pain there that only makes him feel worse. âIt hurts,â he whispers, dropping his eyes to the ground. He doesnât want to see how the man is looking at him now. âIt hurts so much. Andâ and Benji.... just being around him... it makes it so much worse.â
From the corner of his eye, Felix sees the man straighten, his interest clearly piqued.
âWhoâs Benji?â the man questions.
Felix risks looking back to the man. Heâs actually leaning forward now, like heâs invested in the conversation, like he actually cares about Felix. Heâs not, Felix knows. Heâs sure the man will say or do anything if he thinks it will get him out of that room alive, but Felix has already invested in the conversation so he responds, âHeâs my best friend.â
The manâs brow furrows.
âHeâs a prey,â Felix continues. He nods towards the man. âLike you.â
The man blinks in surprise. âYour best friend is a prey?â
After what Felix has just done to the man, he doesnât blame him for being surprised.
Felix nods. âYeah. Weâve known each other since kindergarten. Before... well, before we knew about all this.â He gestures vaguely but heâs sure the man knows heâs referring to consuming. âI thought weâd be able to stay friends. I didnât feel like this towards him in middle school. But the past few years... it just keeps getting worse. Every time Iâm around him itâs all I can think of. And, at night, itâs all I dream of. Iâmââ Felix feels himself choke up again but forces himself to calm down. âI hate myself for it,â he finally manages to spit. âIâm ashamed and afraid to hurt him every time I see him. But I canât tell him I feel that way. I can never.... If he knows, if he looks at me with fear or the same disgust I feel more myself.....â Felix shakes his head.
The man keeps quiet and Felix risks a glance at him. He finds the man looking at him with a strange expression, which only serves to make him feel worse.
Felix lets out a bitter laugh. âYeah, that look,â he confirms, âthatâs the one I donât want to get from Benji.â
The manâs face drops. âI didnât mean to look at you like that,â he says slowly. âI was just... thinking.â
âAbout what?â
âTrying to understand you.â
Felix gives him an incredulous look. âTrying to understand what makes me a monster? What makes me want to kill the closest person I have to a brother?â
âIâm trying to understand why you attacked me,â the man tells him flatly.
Felixâs lips part in surprise. Then he collects himself. âI almost did it,â he tells the man, his voice coming out in a scathing hiss. âTo Benji, I mean. Yesterday. I grabbed him. I didnât mean to but I did. I was so close.... so close to doing it. I wanted to do it. And it scared me. I was afraid if I didnât consume something it would end up being him. And it canât be him. It just canât.â
âSo it was me,â the man concludes.
Felix meets his eyes and nods. âYes,â is all he can say.
The man leans back until heâs settled against the tub and sighs. He glances around the bathroom which dwarfs his smaller prey stature. âBut now Iâm here,â he says.
Felix licks his lips. âI didnât want to hurt you,â he tells the man. âAlmost as soon as I did it, I regretted it. It scared me, but I was even more afraid by what would happen if I let you go. I thought digesting was my only choice, but I guess I was too scared for that too.â
âSo you took your chances letting me go.â
Felix looks the man over. He looks as pathetic as Felix feels, yet Felix finds he fears him. He did take his chances on letting him go. Whatever happens next rests in what the man chooses to do.
âI guess I did,â Felix agrees.
Thereâs a long silence. Felix grits his teeth as his stomach grows ever more insistent, reminding him that thereâs a perfectly defenseless prey sitting right next to him. But heâs not worried about snapping again. He knows he couldnât consume the man again no matter how much he wishes it.
âCan I make you a deal?â the man finally asks.
Felix looks at him inquisitively. âWhat is it?â
The man leans forward again, âIf you let me go, I swear to you I wonât breathe a word of this to anyone.â
Felix laughs. He highly doubts that.
The man raises an eyebrow. âYou donât believe me?â
âI believe youâll say anything to get out of here alive,â Felix tells him.
The man shrugs a shoulder. âI wonât say youâre wrong, but I will admit, youâre nothing like I expected you to be.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âI keep my distance from preds,â the man tells him plainly. âIâve heard too many horror stories and I have a family to take care of.â
âA family?â Felix repeats before he can stop himself.
The man looks at him strangely. âYes, a wife, a son, and a little girl.â
Felixâs stomach does a flip that, for once, has nothing to do with hunger. The man he nearly killed has a family waiting for him, depending on him, back at home.
âI didnât know,â Felix breathes.
âI didnât expect you to,â the man says, still looking at him oddly. âBut I donât know whether itâs because youâre so young or because youâre in so much obvious pain or because I never expected a pred could feel anything for a prey, but Iâm willing to help you. At least this once.â
Felixâs eyes go wide in disbelief. âYou will?â
The man nods. âDonât get me wrong. I donât want to see you ever again or trust you to be anywhere near my family, but Iâm willing to keep quiet.â Before Felix can respond, the man holds up a finger to stop him. âBut my silence has a single condition.â
âWhat is it? Anything. Iâll do anything.â
âTell your friend Benji how you feel. And then never go near him again.â
Felix recoils. Everything inside him sinks. âI canâtââ
âYouâre out of control,â the man tells him firmly. âYouâll kill him if you keep being around him. And I think you know that.â
Felix swallows back his emotions. Never see Benji again? He did all this for Benji! He was willing to kill for Benji! The least he can ask in return is to spend a little time with his best friend. But even as he thinks it, Felixâs stomach sends another wracking pain through his body. He shivers and knows the man is right. Heâll kill Benji if he doesnât leave him alone.
âOkay,â Felix agrees. âIâll do it.â
The man nods, seeming satisfied.
Felix looks down at him. âYou need to finish washing off. You stay in here and shower. Iâm going to figure out how to get you past my parents.â
âI can deal with that,â the man agrees.
Felix gives him one final look before standing and exiting the bathroom, closing the door behind him. A few minutes later, he hears the shower start up again.
Once Felix is alone in his room, he doubles over in pain again as his stomachâs protests rise to a full clamor. Itâs like it knows what heâs just done, like it knows he just denied it the prey it wants.
Felix swallows several times before heâs well enough to stand upright again. He wonders if his parents will believe he digested the man so quickly and he wonders how much food he can eat so soon without looking suspicious. For the first time, the full weight of his sacrifice comes crashing down on him. Heâs given up his one chance at feeling full again. At least he had those few blissful hours last night. Although, really, he felt far from blissful then. Then, he was mostly weighed down with guilt.
When Felixâs head is clear enough to think, he starts devising a plan. He makes a call. Then he checks where in the house his parents are. Theyâre both still eating breakfast, their backs turned to the hall that leads to the front door. Itâs the only opening heâs got.
Felix is sitting on his bed when the prey man hesitantly pushes his way out of the bathroom. The man looks clean although his clothes are still damp and his skin still obviously burned. Felix straightens but doesnât stand. The man looks cautious enough without the pred who consumed him springing towards him.
The manâs eyes catch Felix then begin wandering around the room, taking it in like itâs the first time heâs seen it. Then Felix realizes, it is indeed the first time the man has actually seen it.
âThis is your room?â the man asks.
Felix nods.
âThis is where youâ where we spent the night?â The man eyes the bed.
Felix nods again. Then a question pops into his head and is out of his mouth before he can stop himself. âHave you ever been consumed before?â
The man shakes his head. âNever.â
Felix wishes he hadnât said anything.
He stands suddenly and the man takes a step back.
âIâm getting you out of here,â Felix assures him. âIâve called a cab. Theyâre a prey company so youâll be safe, although they charged extra for coming to a pred neighborhood.â He pauses while the man looks surprised. âI told them to pick you up a few houses down. Itâs broad daylight so you should be fine. The hardest part is going to be getting you out the door.â
âI can move quiet,â the man says.
âGood. Are you ready?â
âMore than ready.â
âThen letâs go.â
Felix opens his door on silent hinges. He makes sure his parents havenât moved then beckons the man to follow him down the hall and to the stairs. True to his word, the man can move quietly. They make it down the stairs and Felix holds his breath as he pulls open the front door. He moves slowly and itâs agonizing, but his parents never turn so he beckons the prey man out. Felix follows him and closes the door just as silently behind them.
Felix lets out his breath. They made it.
He points down the road. âThe cab should be waiting for you just around that bend,â he tells the prey man. âJust tell them where you want to go. Theyâll take you home.â
The man looks up at Felix. He seems intimidated by their height difference but he draws himself up straight and nods.
âThank you,â he tells Felix politely. âFor making this choice.â
Felix swallows. Part of him wishes he hadnât. The hunger has made it hard to think straight, but heâs not changing his mind now.
âThank you for keeping quiet,â Felix responds. âIâll be better.â
The prey man narrows his eyes and Felix feels his spine prickle.
âTalk to Benji,â the man reasserts. âThen let him go. Do the right thing.â
âI will. I promise.â
The man gives him once last searching look, like heâs expecting something, then nods. âThen I hope to never see you again.â He doesnât give Felix the chance to respond before he descends the porch steps and takes off at a quick pace.
Felix watches him go until heâs out of sight. Once more, he opens the door as quietly as possible and slips inside. He sneaks back up to his room and shuts the door tight. His mind is working overtime, trying to come up with a story for his parents, but at least he did it. At least he did one good thing.
The next good thing he has to do will be even harder, however. Heâs going to have to say goodbye to Benji. Forever.



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