❝ Keep my name out your mouth. ❞

_{there was a pause, one that honestly was done for effect
than anything else, but all the same, ky’lar wanted to make
a point of this. after-all, most of what he did was for show
— if he actually wanted to do something drastic, it took
time, and right now, he was willing to put an a performance
for caleb.}

_{it first started with a blank stare; one that resembled confusion.
then he leaned forward… just inches away from the other as he
spoke, “if i want to say your name, i’ll say it. if i want to put you
in chains, i’ll keep you there until the end of days are upon us,
and if you don’t watch your tongue… i’ll rip it out.”}

_{“…. is there a reason you’re on my lap?” honestly, he didn’t mind her being there, but at the same time… all he wanted to do was sleep.}

_{// @dissolvedshadows}

_{“i would have thought by now that you knew there
was no escape.” not from his ownership at least.
he always enjoyed digging the knife in. even more
so when he was in one of his moods, “though,
i must say that a collar would be a great addition.
especially when your attitude these days.”}

_{// @dissolvedshadows gets a hoot.}

_{the name was a hand jerking on the collar around his neck, metaphorically instead of literally. for now. he’s under no delusions that one won’t be put on him at the slightest sign of defiance Ky’s tried to beat out of him. it’s all he has left at this point since it’s clear to him that he’ll never be freed. “I’m not my father —- don’t call me that.” he only used the name out of Hell because it diverted attention away from him to make him seem ordinary. someone no one looks twice at on the street or the darkened corners of a bar.}

_{he wanted to say the name again, to tighten his control over the other, but instead, ky’lar decided to go another route. one, that would possibly have the same effect if he was being honest, “—- see, if you were your father, i highly doubt that we would be having this conversation.” then again, they might have anyways, “so, if i decide to call you that name, i will call you that name.” his lips pursed into a thin-line, “do remember that.”}

_{right. it didn’t matter what was comfortable for him.
he’d forgotten that little detail somehow and it shuts
him up for a minute. he’s argued with Ky’lar enough
times to know there’s no way he’s going to win this
one so might as well just give in. that doesn’t mean
he’ll do it quietly of course. “well you know how that
saying goes —- practice makes perfect.” at this rate
Ky could sell him to a whore-house and he’d make a
fortune on his knees.}

_{“except when the practice has been done over and
over again.” there were times that ky wanted to throw
caleb into a pit of lava just for sport. of course, he would
only do that if he was pressed, but that was besides the
point, “ —– just be silent. you’re less annoying that way.”}

“Is everything a joke to you?” (caleb)

_{“ when it doesn’t affect me in any way, shape, or form?
yes, everything in existence is just a joke. you, deciding you
can run away is just a major joke, and we both know what
will happen if you attempt such a thing, “ malphas. “}

“Get on your knees.” (payback’s a bitch)

_{payback, in almost all forms was a BITCH.
one, that ky’lar DISLIKED being the butt
end of, but there he was. STUCK in-
between a ROCK and a very hard place.}

_{not that he would ever ADMIT such a thing.
he wasn’t one to admit when he had FAILED.
just like he wasn’t going to ADMIT that he was
BEATEN to the point were RESISTANCE was
more than likely the BETTER option out of
the several he had.}

_{however, that DIDN’T mean he was going to take
the EASIER option. all it meant was that he KNEW
that it was the very one he WASN’T going to take.
after-all, ky’lar wasn’t going to OBEY any command.
especially from caleb and especially now.}

_{“Bite me!”}