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like the wolf (hungry)

Summary:

roy. jamie. halloween. (an exploration of a new drabble form: the 6x9.)

Notes:

double, double, toil and trouble: happy halloween!

my friend, mutual, and hater-in-arms vinny created a new, royjamie-specific drabble form this morning: the 6x9. it's manageable in its shortness, but demands editing in cold blood. it explores and challenges the line between prose and poetry at just 54 words. because i am obsessed with them, deeply selfish, and exceedingly fond of short form prose and prose poetry in my personal, professional, and fannish work alike, i had to get in on the ground floor and be the first to write one. i’ve given it a not-so-spooky twist in honour of the holiday tomorrow. don’t forget to give vinny a follow, a like, or a reblog, and try their form if you fancy it!

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“in touch with the ground / i'm on the hunt, i'm after you / scent and a sound, i'm lost, and i'm found / and i'm hungry like the wolf / strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme / i howl and i whine, i'm after you / mouth is alive, all running inside / and i'm hungry like the wolf”
- duran duran, “hungry like the wolf”

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he’s dressed like a vampire with a nike sponsorship. all black: shorts, hoodie, sneakers. a party shop dracula cape. happy fucking halloween, royo. where’s your costume? werewolf, wanker. no costume needed. roy tugs that ridiculous cape. jamie stumbles, recovers, grins. plastic fangs. roy figures this is how it feels to howl at the moon.

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