A New Beginning
May. 21st, 2015 10:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
boardwalkkingFor someone whose experiences with the ocean weren't always pleasant, he ended up near the sea a lot, David acknowledged to himself as he walked down a row of shops. On the west coast or the east, he inevitably ended up near the sea. And Coney Island was the perfect place. The amusement park lit up the night, music came from everywhere, and all around, he was surrounded by a mass of warm blood that no one would miss. It was, in some ways, better for a vampire than Santa Carla had been. In other ways, not so much. He was getting tired of being alone.
The vampire pulled a cigarette from his jacket and lit it, then shoved his hand in his pocket as he walked down the sidewalk. He stopped in front of a bar and chuckled softly at the decor. The Freak Bar. A circus sideshow turned into dinner and a show. He blew smoke at the sign and laughed. He made a mental note to come back, when he was feeling hungry. Who'd miss a tourist or two who came to Coney Island for the Boardwalk and never left?
He turned to walk down the sidewalk again, still chuckling softly. Someone bumped his shoulder, hard, and David had to swallow the urge to bare fangs at group of humans. Drunk humans, he amended, wrinkling his nose at the overpowering scent of alcohol. He looked between the five of them as they laughed and pushed one of their number towards him.
The one who'd bumped him looked David up and down, laughed to his friends, and then stuck a finger on David's jacket. "Nice mullet, man. You know, you should really watch where you're going. Hillbillies don't wanna get lost, ya know?"
David rolled his eyes, then reached forward, lightning quick, to grab both the man's chin and his finger. He held them both in a punishing grip and said softly, "I could break your finger or your neck, your choice."
"Hey, we didn't mean any trouble. No trouble, right guys?" He tried to turn his head, but David held him still. The others just shook their heads in agreement. "Just let me go, alright?"
"Well, maybe just this once." David let his chin go and shoved him away with enough force to topple the drunk man down before moving on down the sidewalk, laughing.
The vampire pulled a cigarette from his jacket and lit it, then shoved his hand in his pocket as he walked down the sidewalk. He stopped in front of a bar and chuckled softly at the decor. The Freak Bar. A circus sideshow turned into dinner and a show. He blew smoke at the sign and laughed. He made a mental note to come back, when he was feeling hungry. Who'd miss a tourist or two who came to Coney Island for the Boardwalk and never left?
He turned to walk down the sidewalk again, still chuckling softly. Someone bumped his shoulder, hard, and David had to swallow the urge to bare fangs at group of humans. Drunk humans, he amended, wrinkling his nose at the overpowering scent of alcohol. He looked between the five of them as they laughed and pushed one of their number towards him.
The one who'd bumped him looked David up and down, laughed to his friends, and then stuck a finger on David's jacket. "Nice mullet, man. You know, you should really watch where you're going. Hillbillies don't wanna get lost, ya know?"
David rolled his eyes, then reached forward, lightning quick, to grab both the man's chin and his finger. He held them both in a punishing grip and said softly, "I could break your finger or your neck, your choice."
"Hey, we didn't mean any trouble. No trouble, right guys?" He tried to turn his head, but David held him still. The others just shook their heads in agreement. "Just let me go, alright?"
"Well, maybe just this once." David let his chin go and shoved him away with enough force to topple the drunk man down before moving on down the sidewalk, laughing.
