PeachesofTeal

First Spooky Season fic (Price/female reader)

Added 2024-09-09 18:43:55 +0000 UTC

I'm doing a halloween/horror/spooky season collection this year of shorter fics. This is a sneak peek of the first one (unedited):

“You dropped this.” You whirl on a dime, legs twisting together and rolling you off balance at the last second, the stranger’s hand shooting out to try to steady you before you catch yourself. “Alright love?” Powder blue eyes hold you tight, some sort of virose thrall bearing down into your temples, rooting around in the matter between your ears.

“I’m fine.” You manage, but the words lack conviction.

“Looking a bit peckish there, sure you’re alright?” All you can manage is a nod, one foot sliding behind the other, placing you firmly out of arms reach.

“I’m fine.” The two words are all you can manage, still trying to escape the trance, the dark tug behind your ribs.

Step closer.

A storm cracks outside the outside, thunder rattling the windows, your vision tunneling inside the market, people doing their shopping ebbing around you, a rock in water, stalls and their goods fading into the distance.

The only thing you can see is this stranger and his bright blue eyes. “Thanks,” you croak, knuckles tense on the strap of your bag, net of spilled oranges now safely tucked inside the canvas. When did that happen? Your smile is forced, sea sick though the ground is solid beneath you, and when the eye contact breaks to flicker over your shoulder, you jolt back to your sense, and turn away.