Scarred Beauty and the Brutal Price of Trust: A Dark and Twisted Tale of Desperation and Devastation

A dark and twisted tale of desperation and devastation, where scars run deep and trust is a brutal price to pay

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Prologue Magnus lay entwined with Darius for quite some time. He found himself lightly tracing the myriad of scars that covered the boy’s skin. “What’re all these from?” He asked softly. “I’m a klutz.” Darius answered simply. The response sounded like a well-rehearsed line to Magnus. Not only could he not picture Darius-who even in stillness was almost unnaturally graceful-being so aloof, but the scars were uniform. Like they had been made by blades. He didn’t push however, assuming that Darius would only close up further. Instead he focused on the warmth of having another body beside him again. It had been almost ten years since Jonathan had died. This was only the second time Magnus has been with someone else since. He’d loved Jonathan dearly and his heart still ached for him some days, but the ache had lessened ever-so-slightly when he’d spotted Darius. He knew it was cheesy, but something about the red-head made him feel…not better but something like it. “So why did you come up to me?” Darius’s voice in the darkness was small, almost an echo of his own thoughts. Magnus took a moment and then replied, “Your eyes.” Darius seemed to find that amusing, “It’s always the eyes.” “Not because of how stunning they are,” Magnus clarified, “But because they looked so lonely. I’ve never seen someone your age look so completely alone. I can relate.” Darius glanced up at him, clearly surprised. Though his cerulean eyes were almost painfully lovely, they seemed so sad-even now-that Magnus felt compelled to understand why. “To me you looked like a fallen angel, beautiful and tragic all at once.” He brushed his hand lightly down Darius’s cheek. For a moment it looked like he was on the edge of something. Maybe speaking, maybe sobbing, his handsome features twisted into a mask of painful uncertainty. But it was only for a moment. Quickly his expression changed back and he sat up. “I-I should go.” He stuttered. Magnus meant to catch him by his arm, but midway through the motion he saw the scars on the boy’s back. …and then things took a turn

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