aries you can't believe how close and hard they're coming at you. your head separates from your body and for just a single second everything feels new. it all happened so fast, but maybe the body-less somersault was worth it, watching the world fly by. who knows?

taurus they're crying and asking you why you made them do it. their hands are soft and they are sobbing with genuine sorrow. you struggle to hold your intestines in and wipe their tears at the same time. it's incredibly messy, you think to yourself, how typical.

gemini their dagger at your throat and their mouth at your ear, telling you all your secrets they found out. they are literally using a dagger to murder someone in 2015. they said they know every secret part of you. you disagree. wait, you gasp, but then it's over.

cancer do you like me? they say anxiously. do you like me? do really you like me? do you really really like me? their pupils are dilated to the maximum, they're shaking, so sweet and gentle. the discarded syringes are half in and half out of your fading vision. of course, you whisper, i do. their relief is palpable as you leave this plane.

leo it's hotter than anything you could have ever imagined. you didn't mean to go down with this ship but maybe you shouldn't have been so cold. they are laughing and screaming to the side of the pyre. i just wanted you to burn for me, they said. i just wanted you to burn.

virgo bleach tastes worse than you ever could have thought, and you choke and choke but the funnel isn't budging. they are tenderly holding your hair back from your face, an incredibly unnecessary gesture as you'll presumably be dead soon. it has always felt like they can read your mind and now is no different. not dead, they say, clean. you'll be clean.

libra your eyes are locked with theirs the same way your hands are locked behind the chair. that knife is awfully large and looks incredibly sharp. it's very simple, they say, tell me something you've done that's wrong, something you regret. for everything second you spend confessing, you don't get cut.

scorpio they're driving faster than usual and you're feeling woozy. i'm so glad you decided to see me one last time, they say, almost drowned out by the radio. one last time? you start to ask, but they brush your hair back from your face and unbuckle your seatbelt in one fluid motion and swerve into oncoming traffic.

sagittarius you're not really sure how you got here, with them feeding you spoonful after spoonful of sherbert. there's a strange pain in your stomach but you're so damn hungry after the sleepness nights in their bedroom. you lift your eyes to theirs so weakly. it seems like you're really sick, they say. you better stay here with me.

capricorn it feels like we've been climbing for hours, you say. hand over hand you're following them, not sure why you agreed to come along, but feeling proud of yourself anyway. they are ahead of you, of course, so you think nothing of it when you reach up to grab their hand for help. they think nothing of letting go and watching you fall.

aquarius you told them you couldn't swim and they insisted they would teach you. you couldn't stop them from dragging you to the ocean and pushing you under the waves. they're all sparkling with seawater and good cheer. go deeper, they say, go deeper! you oblige through no choice of your own, pushed into the undertow.

pisces i've been keeping a secret, they say, and their voice is incredibly loud in the tiny basement. i've been thinking about you a lot. your eyes adjust as they light a candle and that's when you see the hole. there is a sense of motion and then a great impact, a great pain. i just want to keep you safe, they say. just want you close to me.