Snow's Labyrinthine Library {oneshots and snippets 2021 +}

Poison

trigger warning - poisoning & symptoms of being poisoned (nausea, vomit, etc)

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Hero reached up, covering their mouth, eyes widening at the aftertaste of the sweetness of the tea, which was quite odd for this. They didn't add any sugar to the tea. 

Panicked, they looked up around them, then at Villain. Fucking hell, they had agreed not to pull this shit during this discussion. It was supposed to go on with a simple civil discussion and a negotiation. About to retaliate, and hopefully, cause enough attention for their situation and they struggle to stand up, their elbows supporting their body weight. Fighting Villain right then and there was tempting, however running away was probably the better of the idea. 

The villain was already getting up, the knowing smirked decorating their lips, quite opposite of Hero's own panicked expression. Hero could feel the piercing gaze of Villain and that fucking smirk curling up their lips. God, everything was getting hazy, to the point that it was hard to focus on finer details of the area around them. No, no no no! They had to get out. Hero stumbled, barely able to hold themselves together. "I hate you" Hero managed to choke out, words coming out slurred. Villain simply watched them, their expression not faltering a bit. They wanted to punch that stupid smug off Villain's face, give em the bloody nose they fucking deserved. "You're gonna, you're gonna regret this," Hero wheezed, their vision growing worse and a headache seemingly coming out of nowhere, feeling like a brick to their head.

They fell to their knees, using the wall and barely holding themselves up. They didn't even make it around the corner, god, how were they going to escape. "Oh come on, dear," the villain's voice piped up from behind them, much closer than Hero originally thought, and it had done well to scare hero, sending them falling forwards onto their chest. Villain shifted, kneeling to Hero's height. Hero couldn't make out their expression but knew that Villain would be looking at them with a conceited smile. "That's just the weight of the world; We do what we must to get by," Villain's voice appeared again, close to them. Hero tensed, feeling a hand caressing their cheek before they were knocked out.