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[VALE]

graphic gore ★ genderfluid ★ three eyed raven

Vale cackled. “Of course! I’m a shapeshifter, why else do I live as a corvid? Love that poem.” A click of xyr tongue. There was a bit more too it than that—what with the gore on every form that wasn’t a bird—but that wasn’t shit that even Xanti knew, so, fuck it. Keep it simple.

With a flutter of wings, Vale adjusted xyr grip. Xe was perched on the lowermost bar, so when xe dropped the bag of trinkets, it fell on the stone floor inside the cell. The drawstring bag half-opened, but the contents looked like random shiny shit. More like what a non-talking raven would hoard in a nest than Vale.

“So, here’s the deal.” Vale tilted xyr head to the right. “If you’re honest with me, I’ll be honest with you. We take turns asking one or two questions.” Vale’s three eyes narrowed skeptically; xe was tempted to add further rules like I’ll eat one of your ears if you lie to me, but that would assume a lack of trust, right? The whole point of this deal was to establish trust, because trust was necessary for the beastie to help fix the island’s ecosystem.

And, obviously, necessary if Vale had a hope of completing the real reason xe was trying so hard. Why would Kane be a cannibal boyfriend if he couldn’t trust Vale?

“If I ask a question you don’t want to answer, then you don’t have to answer. Promise. No punishment. Already said no torture, eh?”

“Reasonable, eh?” Vale cackled. “So, first question. How long have you been an elemental?”

YOU NEVER TRUSTED ME ★

BUT I’M OVER IT NOW

[W]isker