2009-03-02

2009-03-02 03:56 pm

Blackbird Star: Urban Fantasy

"Can you make me feel like a star?" the blackbird girl asked, cocking her head at him in a fashion that held echoes of her birdlike form. Black wings spread from the edges of her eyes, but her hair was pale and her skin fair. He nodded. "Yes, I can make you a star," he said levelly. It was true. He could, but only if she was willing to do things that most girls wouldn't. He told her that, too, but she only blinked her eyes slowly at him, like a bird staring at a worm. He was a worm. He'd known that years ago. It was part of his nature. Other men felt that he--

Inspiration: "Scream" by Starkillers, and this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewfphoto/3318204783/
Story Potential: Medium? High?
Notes: Feels unsavory, so I kind of don't want to write it. On the other hand, I get the feeling that this particular guy decides not to, she goes elsewhere, and he somehow ends up cleaning up the mess. Very noir.