☣️ the court, the church, love, all left behind | OPEN

[enblightened]

Who: Bigby the Abomination, OPEN
What: Catch-all for January! Includes a prompt for the Snake Den and Shedding Ceremony. Prompts will be broken up into comments for ease of finding and tracking.
When: January
Where: Snake Den and other various locations

Content Warnings: References to severe depression, self-loathing, forced transformation/body horror, torture, and religious zealotry. Snakeden is considerably lighter in tone if that's what you're looking for. Crimson curse prompt includes cannibalism, gore, and body horror.

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[anagnorises]

[After his own turn on the talent show, Fakir had settled into people-watching easily enough. The effects of the Snake Den and his own blood won't keep him from socializing if anyone approaches, but for the moment, he's content.

The offer is something of a surprise. Both due to the contrast of the man's looks and his manners, and because, well-]

I only know ballet.

[Which is definitely not the style being used on the dance floor.]

[enblightened]

Which is exceptionally more skilled than anything I know, rest assured.

[Ah, another for ballet. Briefly, he wonders if this boy knows Ahiru? If not, they ought to sometime. He knows how badly Ahiru wishes to continue her lessons, after all.]

If you'd like, I can lead. I promise it is not a complicated step I know. If even I can manage it, you will follow with ease.

[anagnorises]

[Well...why not? Maybe it's the influence of his blood, or the atmosphere, but Fakir thinks it can't hurt to expand a little, learn something new. The stranger is certainly being polite enough about it.

He takes the offered hand carefully.]

I'll follow, then.