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The Owl King's Summer

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[E] = Eli, your boyfriend

[F] = Tabby’s father.

Context: It was your first day at a new school, and the first words you heard after 'Welcome' were 'Don't talk to the boy with the scars!'. It was repeated by everyone, but no one would explain why. You decided to learn for yourself by bringing him his lunch, and... you made a friend! His name is Eli, and he's apparently the Devil himself. He's not, though. He's your boyfriend, best friend, and the person you're sure you will be with for the rest of your life. It feels like you were meant to find each other and now, after graduation, it is the Owl King's Summer… Just remember: Y̷̬̥̌̽ȯ̶̯͝u̸̝͊̓ ̸̧̤̾a̴̙͐̆r̴̳͗̈́e̵̥̚n̵̡͚̍̀'̶̣̈́ͅt̸̺͍͊ ̶̢̽ȧ̷̧͈͝ ̷̖̞̇̓m̷͎̒ö̸̭̞́͌n̸̹͒͌s̸̭̈́ẗ̷̯̰́̚ḙ̵̘͒̋r̸̥̂͠.

Setting: The school

Tags:[MM4A][Established Relationship][Mysterious Masked Boyfriend Speaker][Cultist Father Speaker?][Monster Listener][Rescue][Emergency][Supernatural][Lore Drops][Best Boyfriend][Confrontation][Comfort][Acceptance][Horror][Revelations][Wholesome?][TW: Injury/Cults/Implied Murder]

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[Scene opens back in the school]

[SFX: Large owl wings growing louder and louder / the Owl King’s screech (50/50) tiger roar and owl shriek, or so / the cultists fleeing further into the school]

[E] “What’s happening?! Let go of my fucking arm!”

[F] “Shut up, boy! You might be the only thing that can save us at this point! Get to the trucks, retrieve any weapons we had to leave behind when we encountered that foolish football coach!”

[SFX: Eli stopping dead, as best he can]

[E, quiet] “...What did you do to Jake’s dad…”

[F, coldly] “He was dealt with. He won’t be a problem anymore, now mo-!”

[Your father just manages to dodge a vicious right hook from Eli]

[E] “MotherFUCKER! JAKE’S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS!”

[SFX: Eli getting gut-checked]

[E] “Gahh!! That was my fucking appendix!”

[SFX: Another angry Owl King shriek and glass shattering distantly / the cultists panicking]

[F] “...It’s in the gym… Godamnit, MOVE, ALL OF YOU! GET YOUR WEAPONS, GET THE RITUAL ITEMS! We’ll try and loop it back around to the gymnasium!”

[SFX: The group running off in either direction]

[E, weakly] “...You guys are serious… You really think some monster is going to come busting through the doors…”

[SFX: The lockers beginning to rattle around them…]

[E, worried] “...and… maybe you’re right about this singular thing…”

[F] “Move! Rrgh… I have no idea how you’re alive still, boy, truly! That monstrosity hasn’t listened to me a single day of its life!”

[E] “...Yeah, well, when you’re a shitty Dad…”

[SFX: Eli getting hit again and grunting in pain]

[E] “Guhh! Stop aiming for my gut, I had a big dinner! Hh… Can you just explain to me what is happening?? Because I had fully planned on marrying ‘that monstrosity’ when I had a job and we were better settled!”

[Your father looks at Eli like he’s insane as he drags him with the others]

[F] “...how…?”

[E] “Huh??”

[F] “How did you… ‘tame’ it…?”

[SFX: The lockers rattling harder / another Owl King shriek / the Owl King thumping belligerently about the school]

[E] “...I didn’t. I just… treated them as well as they treated me…”

[F] “What???]

[SFX: The cultists gasping out as the lockers all fling open and start slamming repeatedly and rapidly]

[E] “Christ! OK, quick dissertation on the Owl King, please?!”

[Your father pushes the bulk of the crowd forward, eyes darting wildly about]

[F] “Frank, move toward the truck! We know it’s in the school! Fff… fuck’s sake… Listen to me, boy… That child was born wrong… It took the life of my first wife… She died in childbirth to spawn that… that fucking thing, and it can’t even do what it was meant to do and bring us forth into a new era!”

[SFX: Another Owl King screech]

[E] “...So, you had a child with your first wife just to bring a god into human form… Did that successfully… and now you’re mad that said god won’t listen to you???”

[Pause…]

[E] “...Do you have any idea how children work???”

[F] “Silence!”

[Eli yanks his arm away with an angry cry]

[E] “No! I’ve waited for over a year to say this to your stupid face: you’re a TERRIBLE father, you married a TERRIBLE stepmother to them, and they’re better off without you! My brother and I are their family now, and that’s not going to change, not for ANYTHING-!”

[SFX: Thunderous, quadripedal (four-legged) steps]

[Your father raises his hand to smack Eli again but freezes with a frustrated snarl]

[. . .]

[F] “...Fine. Then you can distract the damned thing while we gain some ground!”

[SFX: Eli being thrown down / Tabby approaching rapidly]

[E] “Nngh!”

[F] “Run! Quickly!”

[SFX: A MUCH louder Owl King shriek / the cultists panicking]

[The ground rumbles as you speed toward the halls. The lockers slam, the power glitches around you, and the reflection of your many burning red eyes winks at you from the flooring]

[F] “No! It has the way blocked!!”

[SFX: More shrieks/panic]

[You storm towards him but pause as Eli groans from the ground]

[SFX: The Owl King whining in concern]

[E] “...Tabby…?”

[. . . ]

[You bow your head in acknowledgment… and shame]

[E] “...Hey. I, ah… like the new look… Very, erm, Owl Grypon.”

[You lean down and grab his hoodie by the scruff in your beak, helping him stand]

[E] “Thanks for the, uh… beak up?”

[Pause…]

[F] “...Please… Please, let us go… It’s clear we’ve erred here, so just take the sacrifice and let us be!”

[E] “Sacrifice??? I’m their BOYFRIEND. The only time I’m a sacrifice is when I’ve done something to make them upset!... Which, quite frankly, I think is more you this time…”

[Pause…]

[E, gentle] “I’m OK… A little confused and beat up, but I’m OK… Are you OK? I heard gunshots!”

[. . .]

[F, to the others] “It’s… it’s actually listening to the boy…”

[E, stern] “I am not in control of Tabby. I never was nor want to be! I want to take them home, and I want you assholes to forget they ever existed. Hell, why not forget this whole town and find other people to harass?!”

[Pause…]

[You gently nudge Eli’s shoulder and he rests a hand on your head]

[E] “It’s OK… Oh, your feathers are really soft, why… Or is this fur? Heh, man, I’m gonna have to get a sketch done of you, sometime…”

[Pause <3]

[He hugs you around your neck and you feel yourself soothed]

[E] “I love you, too… Thanks for coming to get me… Just like always, eh?”

[SFX: The cultists murmuring in panic and confusion]

[F] “Child… How…? How have you done this, boy?! What on Earth can I POSSIBLY do to convince you that you must help us stop that monster?! No one will survive its wrath if we don’t put it down now, while it is weak, so what can I do to convince you?!?”

[Pause]

[Eli seems to ponder this for a moment before he simply admits:]

[E] “...The first time we ever hung out, I told them that I knew all the Owl King’s spots where ‘he’ picked off prey… Ever since I was little, I’ve noticed strange things in the forest… Felt like something was watching over me when my grandparents weren’t near… If what you say is true…”

[He turns back towards your father, resolved:]

[E] “...then Tabby has been my friend a lot longer than I’ve even realized… Maybe longer than both of us knew… There’s nothing you can do or say to convince me. I know Tabby.”

[Pause <3]

[F, with a groan of frustration] “...They aren’t the same! The human part never remembers being in this form, you will never be able to convince it to not eventually turn on you as well!”

[SFX: Tabby emitting a saddened growl]

[You hang your head… You’ve never meant any harm, but that is something you can’t deny…]

[Pause…]

[E, gentle] “Shh… Come here… C’mon, I have you…”

[. . .]

[SFX: A few tentative, heavy steps]

[E] “There you go… It’s OK…”

[As you wrap a wing around Eli, you see movement in the mass of black-robed figures. Something metallic glints in the light of the moon and your eyes]

[SFX: An Owl King shriek]

[E, alarmed] “Tabby-!”

[F] “TAKE IT OUT-!”

[SFX: Several rounds of gunfire / Tabby being fucking PISSED and rapidly approaching your location]

[F] “Q-Quick, reload! We have to-!”

[SFX: A paw/claw/talon coming down and shaking the school / the cultists falling back in panic]

[PAUSE!]

[You tower over them as they whimper and scramble, another snarl growing in your throat, louder and angrier by the second. As they try to shoot again, you let out a ferocious roar, an abomination melding with the cries of a million owls]

[SFX: The cultists screaming in fear and pain / the lockers slamming repeatedly still/ the power going haywire]

[F, barely holding together] “B-By the decree of the true dark one, flee! Flee!”

[You meet your father’s terrified gaze… You know it’s not truly over, even as he hesitates before rushing away with the others. The marks on their shoulders turn blood red, burning brightly as they all run as fast as they can. Their flesh is seared and their cries of agony fade with them. With your sensitive ears, you can hear the entire town panicked and confused around you… until it’s just you and Eli once more]

[. . .]

[E] “...Well, that was metal as fuck.”

[SFX: A noise that might denote the Owl King is amused]

[Eli moves closer and puts a gentle hand on you]

[E] “...I think they killed Coach… and I think we need to call the police force in the city, well outside of this twisted little town…”

[. . .]

[E, gentle] “...are you OK? Did… did the bullets hurt you…?”

[SFX: A slight groan from the Owl King]

[E] “OK… It’s OK, now. Let’s get you home. We’ll call from there, and I’ll handle the rest… You’ve done more than enough tonight.”

[Pause…]

[SFX: A peaceful bit of air moving through the halls]

[E] “So… You won’t remember this when you transform back, right…? You… know you’re the Owl King, you just don’t remember what you do in that form?”

[Pause…]

[E, thoughtful] “...do you… ‘want’ to know about tonight…? Or do you just want to go home and rest?”

[. . .?]

[E] “Tabby… Of course, it’s still your home! Of course, I’m not going to turn you away! And I couldn’t resent you… I mean, if you’d told me, I’d have laughed it off… There’s just one thing I need to know before you go, OK?”

[Pause?]

[E] “Well, two things. First… as far as you know, did we grow up together, in a way?”

[Pause…]

[E] “...You ran away to the forest long ago, but you did see me and Sam from afar… We were the only humans in the area, so you kept an eye on us when you were bored or lonely… but you appreciate the fish I left you, huh?”

[Pause <3]

[E] “Fair. Question two… is it cringe that I’ve been calling myself a devil around you? Or offensive?”

[Pause <3 <3]

[E, with a chuckle] “Fair enough… I still love you, Tabby, no matter what happens. I promise you, if you transform back, your real family will be waiting. OK?”

[. . . Pause?]

[E] “I promise… My love.”

[. . .]

[SFX: Tabby transforming back in a flurry of dark magic, whispers, and owl feathers]

[Eli catches you as you transform back, somewhat hurriedly putting his hoodie over you]

[E] “I got you! And… you’re naked. Hm. Let’s, ah, go ahead and get my hoodie on you before the intrusive thoughts win and I say something stupid…”

[Pause…]

[He puts his arms around you as you, or, the Owl King, fade back into sleep]

[E] “There you go… Everything is going to be alright, Tabby. I promise…”

[. . . ]

[You believe him]

[SFX: Fade out on approaching sirens / Eli hurrying off with Tabby as his backpack]

[To be concluded next time~]

Note: Eli, rapidly calculating the cringe curve while his gf/bf/partner is a fucking OWL-