( Being forced into the past isn't a new concept, not for them. Deerington often did this to them, whether as a cruelty (to disarm, wear them away piece by piece) or a mercy (a glimpse into the past, a chance to see what hurt the most and heal from it)....... At times it was hard to tell what the motive was behind it all.
Most of the time, it was something that hurt. Peter knows that very well. Forced into some aching time from memory, forced to face one of the monsters that tormented him before this place ever did.
This whole time, Peter's known Will has torments like that too, but he's never seen any of them for himself. And now here he stands in the same room as the younger boy, staring at the scene before them: Will in a hospital gown, pressed against the white bed behind him as he's crowded by accusations and fears. Trapped.
The older boy watches the scene taking place without saying a word, eyes held wide open... body frozen in a way that's almost unnatural. Like every single nerve ending is locked into place. When the Will beside him speaks, says he doesn't remember this, Peter's body gives a sharp flinch in response. The Will in the hospital bed is screaming now, and he doesn't like it. He doesn't like it on a level that doesn't quite belong to Peter — or what barely remains of Peter this month. Even in a memory realm, he's too filled up with the demon, and when he speaks, there's a growl around the edges of his words, curling inwards up over them. )
winter mourning — memory a.
Most of the time, it was something that hurt. Peter knows that very well. Forced into some aching time from memory, forced to face one of the monsters that tormented him before this place ever did.
This whole time, Peter's known Will has torments like that too, but he's never seen any of them for himself. And now here he stands in the same room as the younger boy, staring at the scene before them: Will in a hospital gown, pressed against the white bed behind him as he's crowded by accusations and fears. Trapped.
The older boy watches the scene taking place without saying a word, eyes held wide open... body frozen in a way that's almost unnatural. Like every single nerve ending is locked into place. When the Will beside him speaks, says he doesn't remember this, Peter's body gives a sharp flinch in response. The Will in the hospital bed is screaming now, and he doesn't like it. He doesn't like it on a level that doesn't quite belong to Peter — or what barely remains of Peter this month. Even in a memory realm, he's too filled up with the demon, and when he speaks, there's a growl around the edges of his words, curling inwards up over them. )
Make it stop.