18 - Make Her Pay

Writing prompt: Red eyes.

( warning: Considering that this is absolutely insanely incredibly perfect for a Homestuck fanfiction, that is what I'm going to write. If you are not a Homestuck fan, don't even bother to read this because you will be very confused. That is all. The art below is not mine. )

  It was all red.

  Then black.

  

  She could feel the light.

  She pushed herself up to a sitting position.

  It took her much longer to realize what had happened than it really should have. 

  M4YB3 1F 1 BL1NK.

  Blink. Blink.

  It was there. The light. But too far beyond the reach of what her face could make sense of. She raised a hand, waved it in front of her face. Wave. Wave.

  Blink. Blink.

  Nothing.

  The grass was cool between her fingers. She tightened her grip and moved her wrist sharply upward. The thin plants tore from the ground, dripping with earth. She brought the clump closer to her nostrils. Organic beauty filled her lungs. Curious, she licked at the bottom of the clump. Across her vision burst a nebula of feelings, sights that couldn't be seen, colors unknown. She licked it again. The taste was ecstasy. The taste allowed her to see.

   She let her hand fall back to earth and suddenly covered her eyes with the heels of her hands. Dark. Black. She took them away and fell back to the ground, back thumping against the earth. Light. White.

    And she knew.

    She was going to need a pair of shades.