Kanou Shuugo & Mihashi Ren, (Oofuri) tags: demons, implied horror, confinement word count: 476 words notes: Hide and Seek in the Forbidden City, Kakurenbo AU
Kanou curled himself tighter into a ball, watching the light sweeping across the run down room through the cracks of the boarded up windows. He tried to focus on the sound of his breathing and not the mechanical whirring outside of the abandoned house he found. It had chased down their group and they all had to split up, he lost sight of Mihashi in the process. Kanou felt a sinking sensation in his gut as he thought of where Mihashi ended up, or worse if he was caught and spirited away by the demons. Anyone who was spirited away was never seen again.
A ruckus outside interrupted his abysmal thoughts and the sweeping light left the room. Kanou could hear the demon’s clunky footsteps as it steamed down the alley, probably in search of the noise.
He released a sigh of relief and uncurled from his position, yet the tension remained. He slowly crawled out of his hiding spot, and surveyed the dimly lit room. He dashed into the closest house he could find to seek shelter. He was one of the lucky ones that managed to get away from the demons looking for them.
Kanou wondered if it was a set-up, he and the other kids who were gathered at a remote area were the only ones who knew about the meetup. They were all tired of playing the game and were planning to escape the city rather than playing by the rules. But, alas, only half way into their meeting they were ambushed by the demons who forced their way in through the restricted area, finally finding their prey. It was a free-for-all, they all scrambled as the demons broke into the square. There were kids, younger than he was, who were snatched up by the demon’s elongated mechanical arms and whisked away into the night.
It was during this panic and mayhem that he lost sight of Mihashi, the poor boy being shoved around in the crowd and eventually had to run in a separate direction to flee for safety. Kanou knew that his first priority was to find his lost friend and try to find an exit to the city. There had to be a way out, right? It couldn’t be total lockdown, at least that’s what he hoped. He knew the moment they set foot into the Forbidden City that something was wrong. The atmosphere felt different. Noise only came from within the city, you couldn’t hear anything from the outside, even the wind felt stagnant as if some force surrounded the city locking its inhabitants and forces in.
You could enter, but you could not leave.
Kanou shivered and ran a hand down his face only to touch a mask instead.
Ah, that’s right.
He was still playing the game -- still on the run from those that were It.
FILL: Team Tachibana Makoto/Yamazaki Sousuke, G
tags: demons, implied horror, confinement
word count: 476 words
notes: Hide and Seek in the Forbidden City, Kakurenbo AU
Kanou curled himself tighter into a ball, watching the light sweeping across the run down room through the cracks of the boarded up windows. He tried to focus on the sound of his breathing and not the mechanical whirring outside of the abandoned house he found. It had chased down their group and they all had to split up, he lost sight of Mihashi in the process. Kanou felt a sinking sensation in his gut as he thought of where Mihashi ended up, or worse if he was caught and spirited away by the demons. Anyone who was spirited away was never seen again.
A ruckus outside interrupted his abysmal thoughts and the sweeping light left the room. Kanou could hear the demon’s clunky footsteps as it steamed down the alley, probably in search of the noise.
He released a sigh of relief and uncurled from his position, yet the tension remained. He slowly crawled out of his hiding spot, and surveyed the dimly lit room. He dashed into the closest house he could find to seek shelter. He was one of the lucky ones that managed to get away from the demons looking for them.
Kanou wondered if it was a set-up, he and the other kids who were gathered at a remote area were the only ones who knew about the meetup. They were all tired of playing the game and were planning to escape the city rather than playing by the rules. But, alas, only half way into their meeting they were ambushed by the demons who forced their way in through the restricted area, finally finding their prey. It was a free-for-all, they all scrambled as the demons broke into the square. There were kids, younger than he was, who were snatched up by the demon’s elongated mechanical arms and whisked away into the night.
It was during this panic and mayhem that he lost sight of Mihashi, the poor boy being shoved around in the crowd and eventually had to run in a separate direction to flee for safety. Kanou knew that his first priority was to find his lost friend and try to find an exit to the city. There had to be a way out, right? It couldn’t be total lockdown, at least that’s what he hoped. He knew the moment they set foot into the Forbidden City that something was wrong. The atmosphere felt different. Noise only came from within the city, you couldn’t hear anything from the outside, even the wind felt stagnant as if some force surrounded the city locking its inhabitants and forces in.
You could enter, but you could not leave.
Kanou shivered and ran a hand down his face only to touch a mask instead.
Ah, that’s right.
He was still playing the game -- still on the run from those that were It.