I Told You I'd Be Back

Vincenzo didn’t go back on his promises!

He never forgot. He never forgave. Ha, that was actually misleading – saying he would forgive something he wasn’t even mad about in the first place. No, he wasn’t mad at William for goring him and murdering him in an alley. In fact, he was ecstatic about it. He’d only seen the man in passing at the library, and he never took an interest in him past asking where certain books were. Finding out he was a cannibal zombie fuck was a pleasant surprise.

And yes, his name was William. He always did his research, like a proper stalker. He’d sent him a cute little Valentine’s Day gift, though he didn’t bother doing anything during that long stretch of time. He had different arrangements, other things to worry about. But now that his schedule had free time again, he was more than excited to visit him at work for the first time.

He even brought him a gift. It was a box, and inside were little chopped up human parts, a few fingers here, a few eyeballs there. They were all cleanly wrapped in ziplocks. Didn’t even smell too bad to be noticed.

He walked up to William, casual as ever, and gave him a lovely smile. “Hi! It’s good to see you again. I did give a notice a few months back,” he said, casual as ever despite the horrifying things that happened between them. He presented the gift. “It’s for you. Water under the bridge?”

@Horus

Vincenzo's pretty smile snapped into a grin. He put his present on the counter as he listened, filled with fizzy, bubbly excitement.

"Dead?" He laughed. Oh, how he loved plot twists! People always reacted to them in the best ways. Vincenzo couldn't die, and he'd come back again and again dragging his killers down with him because... well, it was fun. Games were more fun when the scoreboards were even. "You'd think that, wouldn't you?"

His claw snapped forward like a striking viper, wrapping its razor sharp fingers around William's neck. With a quick snip, he could've severed William's head clean off his body, but his touch turned soft, almost affectionate. He caressed William's jaw like a lover and looked at him with gentle, half-lidded eyes.

"Sweetheart, it'd take more than a few scratches to off me. They say good people die young, so... that means I'm liable to live forever!" He moved away to hang onto William from the side, hooking their arms together and practically bouncing on his feet. He pulled out a switchblade from his jacket, spinning it once in his hand before pointing it at William. "Eternity's a long time. How about we use that time to get acquainted, hm? Because, believe me, darling, I don't forget. I'm gonna come back, over and over and over, and I'm going to make your life hell every time."

Vincenzo tapped the blood dripping down his nose with his human finger and licked it, making eye contact with William. He wondered what was that — gonna turn feral, like an animal backed in a corner? Fantastic. A library monster chase seemed like the sort of thing he was up for today.

He was stammering. It was adorable. Vincenzo wanted him to fear him, become such a horrifying staple in his life that he'd see him when his eyes were closed. Could he do that? Could they be intimate like that?

"Mistake..." he repeated the word, turning it over in his mouth. Mistake. He laughed. Mistake, he said, because that was what it was, yes? He didn't have any control of his faculties. It was a mistake. When Vincenzo played the insanity card, he got a month in juvie. He tilted his head, grinning, malicious. "That's cute. I mean, I can't control my own actions either, what with the monster in my head. I guess you've never had an even playing field where you rip someone up and they rip you back up, huh?"

He backed off a little, spun the switchblade in his hand, and in a moment of pure impulse, stabbed William repeatedly in the stomach. He was so giddy! He couldn't help it. He bounced away from him and lit some matches, throwing them on a pile of books on the counter and watching them light up. "God, William, I can't believe you're letting the library burn just like this. That's so irresponsible of you. Honest, really, honest to god — if I was part of the school board? I'd fire you in a heartbeat."