[flash warning!] <click the flag twice!> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wow, I'm pretty proud of this. scratch that, REALLY proud of this. I made a new oc, and I loveeeee himmmmm. so heres some about him. actually, all about him. name: Austin gender: male age: 15 species: cat personality: quiet, introverted, friendly, sensitive. backstory: ( warning: this could be considered scary to some. and is long. ) he had just been in a fight with his family. his whole family. no, it wasn't physical. no, it wasn't big. yes, it was about something stupid, like who took the last cookie or something. he couldn't remember. he didn't want too. it was getting late, and he was laying in his favorite grove of trees. it was a circle of trees from a range of ages, the newest one looking a year old, with a big oak tree in the middle, and tiny purple flowers around the edge. he loved that place. he loved the flowers. he'd pick them and roll in them and smell them ( they smelled amazing, ). he always went there to think, or to stop thinking. he wasn't usually out this late, -he thinks its around 7PM now- but he was so upset about the fight, he couldn't leave yet, not until he forgot the fight. he checked his watch- he doesn't usually wear it but he didn't want to stay out to late. he hadn't promised himself anything but he doesn't want his parents to get upset. it was 8PM. he'll go back in an hour. he layed down at his favorite spot by the tree, right in the middle of the biggest flowers, right next to the trunk. the clock ticked. and ticked. he zoned out. it felt great. he almost didn't feel alive-... he fell asleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~ he woke up coughing and sputtering, and spitting out some black substance, resembling sap. he called for his father, who was smart with healing, but he looked around and realized he wasn't at his house. he had fallen asleep under his tree. he let out another agonizing loud, sappy, goopy cough, and this time purple petals came mixed with the strange "sap". he looked at himself, he was covered in the stuff. he quickly got up, stumbling and gagging towards a river nearby. once he made it he was about to jump in, get a drink, and go home for help, but he caught his reflection- he looked fine. no black sap stuck to his body, none dripping from his mouth, no purple petals. he even felt fine. he stared at his reflection- what had happened? was it a dream? had he just eaten a flower in his sleep and they somehow do that? he shook his head, whatever it was, he was fine now. he better get going- he checked his watch- yep, just as he suspected, late for school! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ now it was lunch time, and he sat outside with his best friends, Maxwell and jessie. he unpacked his lunch, but before he could even see what it was he started coughing and gagging again. he coughed more sap, spit more flowers, - and this time vines started growing from him, and even sprouting. suddenly he let out another violent cough, " are you okay? " jessie asked calmly. " I don't know- help there's sap- " he stopped mid sentence. the sap and petals and vines were gone again. he was panicking. what the heck? his friends don't even look slightly concerned. " calm down. you only coughed once, its not like coronas back. " she said, referencing a virus that had been destroyed about fifty years ago. " once..? " he asked, confused. he coughed for almost ten minutes straight! or he though so.. " you okay dude? you look really panicked. wanna ask the nurse? " Maxwell said, as his two friends starting showing concern. " no I- im okay. " Austin stuttered. whatever was wrong, his friends couldn't help. maybe the nurse could, but who would believe him? he'd have to search for clues after school. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once he got home, he quickly plopped his stuff down and went to the front door. " and where are you going?" His sister asked. " just to my spot, " he answered. " mom says you cant go. For staying there all night. " he mentally yells at himself as his sister speaks. He'll have to sneak out. At night again. Maybe better clue finding? He sighed. " I'm going to bed early, maybe get some homework done.." he partly lied. He would do homework until it's time to sneak out, but he wasnt going to bed even close to early. " Sure, whatever. " his sister says, completely forgetting his existence. he goes upstairs to wait. ~~~~~~~~ 'Its 10PM. Everyone's sound asleep. Nows my chance. ' Austin thought, slowly opening his bedroom door. He carefully walked down the stairs, trying not to creek them. Somehow he made it down without a sound. He grabbed his bag that he filled with things he might need, incase of a sap coughing fit or just normal needs, such as cough medicine ( it was worth a shot), food, water, water in a different container for watching the sap off, and he brought a knife, ( cont )
( cont ) because if he was being honest he wanted to know if the sap was the trees. Once he got to his tree, he imedetly noticed something. It was so much.. spookier. The flowers looked black, the tree loomed over him, the moon barely reaching through the branches. He felt like he heard exsited whispers in the wind. He almost heard them saying " so soon..! " and such. Stupid imagination. He went up to the tree with the knife to see if it WAS the trees sap, when the coughing came back. Flower petals starting coming out of his eyes, vines gripped and strangled his body, he coughed and cried black sap. He shook so badly, he could barely move. He tried to turn around but could not, so he went forwards. He stumbled towards the tree. He hadn't noticed the vines coming from him were digging into the ground and pulling him down. He layed under the roots of the tree, coughing, crying, and suffocating badly. He curled into a small tight ball, the vines and sap and petals almost completely covering him. He closed his eyes.. he was so tired... he tried not to, fearing he'd never wake up.. but he fell fast asleep. ~~~~~~~~ He sharply opened his eyes and inhaled deeply, feeling in need of oxygen. He was curled around.. a small tree, in his favorite spot at his large tree. He was about to question it, until he remember last night, and looked down at himself. Only to be horrified- he was clear! He could still see himself, but he looked like a full on ghost! He glanced at the bottom of the new tiny tree. There was fur at the bottom- HIS FUR! he tried to punch the tree, but went through it. His body- was he dead?! He stood up- luckily he can. His ghost form was still dripping sap and petals and growing vines but he didnt feel bad. He heard someone calling his name- his friends! They could surely help! It was stupid of him to not ask them before. He ran to get to them, away from this tree.. which now horrifies him yet he wants to know more, but when he reaches the edge he get pulled back, feeling like theres a chain on him, yet when he looks nothing there. He tried again, walks all around the circle, feeling eyes on him as he does so, but he cannot get out. In some places he can go farther, but not much farther. He comes to the conclusion hes trapped to his tree. He calls to his friends, he even sees their silhouettes, but they dont see or hear him. He looks around, catching glimces of simpetic looks form.. what he assumes is this trees other victims. That's what this tree must do.. lure in victims like this.. he didnt know why, but he knew he be here awhile.. maybe even forever... •••••the end•••••• If you read the whole thing, go you! If you didnt, I think it'll be worth it, I'm really proud of it! The timing was hard on this, but I think it's the best project I've done I awhile! Yes I killed him the same day I made him, but imma still use him for stuff! Gosh I love him..! Song: not mine, belongs to its rightful owners! Art/character/story: all me! Story is slightly inspired off of " the night gardner " though! Background: google! If I forgot to credit something let me know. UwU
