Genre: mystery
He seduced you with promises from your wildest dreams, led you too close to the edge then waited for you to descend into the chasm. It was inevitable. Everyone had that something they wanted badly enough to lose everything for. The logic was iron clad and so was the contract.
Subtlety was key; he never let you fully comprehend what you were getting yourself into, not until it was too late.
Whatever he did for you first was always a favour, in exactly the same way a drug dealer gave you the first one for free and the subsequent ones at a discount until you were hooked, and then he owned you. Nothing is for free, itās an investment if you will, and he was after all, in a fashion a businessman in a high stakes enterprise.
He called himself The Doctor of needful things, and sold dreams for the bargain price of something that you seemed to have no use of except to losing it, innocence is such a priceless thing to lose. He preyed on the lost mostly but he was an equal opportunity dealer, everyone deserved a chance to be enticed into a life of decadence. He dangled a forbidden fruit in front of you and let you take a bite, as chains too light to feel until they were too strong to be broken ensnared you.
The Doctor cleared his throat and spoke in his trademark reassuringly hypnotic voice Ā āSo my dear boy X, tell me what is it that you want, what do you really really wantā¦ā¦ā¦..ā
~THE END for now
My #blogbattle entry this week themed chasmā¦.. and if you just joining and wondering whats going on, NewsFlash: me too I donāt know yet but it will be fun finding out and the story continued from HERE so you know the story so far ^_^
~B
photo credit:Ā Three Rivers Deep
Becoming The Muse 
Nice one, I like the premise and the theme, very dark and mysterious
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Thanks Simon ^_^
hahahaha stay away from the edge ?
~B
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This gave me the chills! I could tell him all that I wanted because I know he would somehow give it to me…but would it be what “I” wanted? Or what he got me to THINK I wanted? Epic
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I know right!!!!! and before you know it you bound up and in submission…
epic indeed..
thanks Deb
~B
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so trueā¦āinnocence is such a priceless thing to loseā, still we tend to unknowingly pay it for our dreams over the edge . #irony
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isnt it ironic
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sometimes ignorance has a certain bliss to it
~B
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Fantastic! Excellent pacing, beautifully written, and deep! The perfect introduction to a character you love to hate.
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Thank you Grace, yes, there has to be a villain and a rouge I do believe thats the two of them right there… now what about the one you love to love hmmmm never mind me I am brain storming
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One each sinister nefarious character. No we need to find out what trouble he’s going to get into. š
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Ha! nefarious I was looking for that word….
oh yes one wonders what he just got himself into….
Thanks for dropping by
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Loving this story. š The doctor of needful things… just the right hint of mystery and darkness, I think. How easy it is to be tempted by the things you want that are just out of your reach…
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Those last lines pair with that “Snow White” apple photo perfectly, it gives chills! Doctor of needful things, I like the sound of that premise!
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I was thinking poisoned apple and Snow White and the apple that the serpent gave to Eve š
Thank you, glad you were entertained
~B
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I hadn’t thought of Snow White in that way before, but it does resemble the apple and Eve. Interesting comparison. š
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its all perception … š
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Thisā¦as chains too light to feel until they were too strong to be broken ensnared you. Cue sinister laugh, lol. Such an ominous taleā¦canāt wait for the next part!!
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Hi Carrie….
Me too, I really do wonder along with you, what happens next hahaha
ooooh sinister laugh
glad you were hooked thanks š
~B
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I really liked this Beaton š
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Yey!!! thanks š
~B
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D.e.l.i.s.h. š
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D.E.L.I.G.H.T.E.D. š
~B
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You’re welcome. š
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The Doctor is back! Will X buy what he is selling? š ā¤
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The Doctor never left ha!!
Will X buy what the he is being sold…. stay tuned hahahahaha
~B
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Love it so far! The Doctor of Needful Things, interesting title. š
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Thank you ā„ā„
careful what you wish for
~B
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