FIC: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

[splix]

Title: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Author: Alex
Fandom: Red Riding
Pairing/Character(s): John Dawson/OMC.
Rating: R.
Warning: Dark and thematically very grim. Spoilers for Red Riding.
Note: Written for the seans_50 final challenge. Title courtesy David Bowie.







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He was glam incarnate, a fucking wet dream, all eyeliner and lip gloss and tight satin trousers and platform boots, slouching against the piss-smelling brick wall, waiting, watching the long, sleek car roll silently to a stop. Never mind the rain.

Shave two or three years off your age, lad. He'll make it worth your while.

He sauntered over, leaned into the car. Smell of expensive cologne, leather, cigars. Narrow green eyes inspected him, glinting from the shadows.

---Gerry sent you?

---Yeah.

A provocative pout, a forward cant of the hips.

---How old are you, lad?

---Fourteen.

Close enough. He was small for his age.

A soft, derisive snort.

---Get in.

He wriggled into the soft leather seats, crossed one leg over the other.

---We going back to yours?

---Aye, you could say that.

Long hands on the steering wheel, suddenly reaching out to grasp his hair. The other hand holding a kerchief of dark silky stuff.

---I'm going to cover your eyes.

---Kinky fucker, aren't you?

---Shut your fucking mouth.

The green eyes glittered like the splashes of rain on the windscreen; soft menace in the deep voice.

He pouted, this time for real.

---Have it your way.

He flicked his eyes up and down the thick, powerful body, over the face carved from granite. A surge of want; this one would know how to stuff his cock up an arse good and proper. He tilted his chin.

---Go on, then.

Silk covered his eyes, leaving him in darkness. The car slid forward, tires splashing in the wet. A smooth ride, hardly any turns. His cock getting harder and harder, visible, he knew, through the second-skin red satin.

---Here we are, then. Sit tight.

The door on his side opening. A hand hauling him out, pulling him over cobble. His ankle turned.

---Wait.

---I said shut up. Fucking poof.

---Hey. I don't have to –

Fingers digging painfully into his jaw.

---Won't tell you again, lad.

The creak of a door, platforms clattering down a flight of wooden stairs. Funny smell, dirt and something like spoiled meat.

---There we are. Hold still, lad.

The voice caressing now.

---Give me your hands.

A cold bracelet of steel on one wrist, then the other. Arms dragged up, suspended, the clink of a chain. Shirt ripped down the centre, back exposed. Cold on his flesh.

---What the fuck?

Silk torn from his eyes, dim light. Blinking; fucker ruined his eyeshadow. Spangles in his vision. Looked down; a little girl's patent leather shoe beside his foot. Looked up again.

Then he saw.

---Oh. Oh jesus oh fuck oh no--

A body behind him, hand stifling his muffled shrieking, pushing the silk into his mouth, hard cock pressing against his arse, feathery traces of touch on his shoulder blades.

---You're too fucking old, son, but sometimes a man has to take what he can get.

Famous last words.



End.





Photos from screenmusings.org/Velvet Goldmine and The Mighty Bean, respectively.

Comments

[shane-mayhem.livejournal.com]

Whoa! I don't know the fandom, but this piece was intense! I love the terse description and the realistic dialogue. :)

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. It's a really upsetting movie.

[govi20.livejournal.com]

OMG... I am speechless. So very, very scary and upsetting,but so brilliant.
He flicked his eyes up and down the thick, powerful body, over the face carved from granite. A surge of want; this one would know how to stuff his cock up an arse good and proper. He tilted his chin. As I said; brilliant. I'll be reading this again and again. *bows to you*

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, dear. It was percolating all day and kind of poured out in twenty minutes. I'm still a little unsettled from the movie itself, but it was one of those things that felt compulsive, like you can't quite rest until it's written. Thank you. *hugs*

[govi20.livejournal.com]

Let me know what you think of the other ones, once you've seen them! I am curious! *hugs*

[splix.livejournal.com]

I'm really looking forward to seeing them - hopefully this weekend, but I've got two ficlets I want to work on! Sean's birthday is Saturday, ack!

[mooms.livejournal.com]

That certainly woke me up this morning! I ran over here on govi20 's rec and I wasn't disappointed.

This is incredibly scary and powerful. This line

The green eyes glittered like the splashes of rain on the windscreen; soft menace in the deep voice.

sends shivers down my spine.

You have perfectly captured Dawson's power and quiet menace and the terseness of the dialogue adds to the realism. Thank you so much.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The film was so discomforting and Dawson was such a compelling figure. Thank you for your wonderful comments.

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

While everyone else is freaked, I'm rather enjoying it. Nice to have a story with some "teeth" to it. No, it's not nice at all, anything but. And it shouldn't be, which is why the style is effective. The fade-to-black at the end was something of a blessing in this one.

[splix.livejournal.com]

I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. I do feel compelled to write something really...harsh, I guess, every so often. But as you said, sometimes fade-to-black is better. Thanks for your very kind words.

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

Yeah! This was, no IS an inspiration. Marvellously done!
Like it, adore it.

(Icon with courtesy of Kittylass)

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you very, very much! I'm so glad you liked it.

[meb28.livejournal.com]

Wow! And yet again I must bow to a master! Job well done! The fade out at the end is a mercy but it's what you leave unsaid that (pardon me) adds to it. Sorry if that sounds weird but there it is. I really enjoyed your descriptions very powerful and moving even if where they're leading aren't very nice. What is this movie about? If I can get hold of it will probably watch but a heads up on plot would be nice. Thanks again.

[splix.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you liked it, thank you for saying so. Red Riding is a trilogy about corruption and a series of murders in Yorkshire. I've only seen the first episode so far. It takes place in 1974. It's super-intense and disturbing, but well worth the time, I think.

[kittylass.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, that is excellently Dawson-y! The combination of the attraction to Dawson, though the promise isn't really of something nice to begin with, and that the actual act is so much worse...
It feels like the boy thinks Dawson expects him to be impressed, but he isn't - and he feels he's in control. But little does he know, Dawson is just letting him feel that way, until the ultimate shock.
Gorgeously evil. Thank you!

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you! He's a scary, scary guy, but I think it's plausible that someone young and surface-cool would be really attracted to him. You're right on about the boy's actions and motivations, the way I saw it. Thanks so much for your awesome feedback!

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

This was incredibly intense and scary. Not that the opportunity to see this film is going to come up any time soon but it makes me want to hold off seeing it for a while *g*. I really like the succinctness of the lines. It somehow adds to the menacing feel. Really great.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's definitely, definitely not a feel-good movie. I'm glad the piece spoke in the way I intended. I appreciate the great feedback, thank you!!

[hurinhouse.livejournal.com]

excellent. i've not seen this film yet, but i can imagine what the boy saw to finally make him aware. people often wonder how a person puts themselves into situations like this - this is a brilliant glimpse into the answer. really well done. thank you for sharing this.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's a really excellently done film, so intense, but really disturbing as well. I recommend it if you're in the mood for that sort of thing. Thanks for reading and commenting.

[evocates.livejournal.com]

I think this is the one fic for Dawson that I've seen so far that tackles his pedophilia. The last two lines, man. I made very soft squeaky noises at it. Holy god. sdafdsadsag And you have his voice down. I've literally just finished watching the first episode and I can hear Sean's voice through your dialogue, eeee.

(No one should find Dawson shot, should they? I blame Sean. dsfsdg)

[splix.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's so cool to get some fb on an older piece. Yknow, I haven't even watched the third ep, I was so completely creeped out by the show. Even Sean's hotness [and he did have a certain creepy allure] didn't help. I know he's in the third one, but I don't know what context. I'm so glad you found it intriguing - thank you! :)