"Denise adjusts the demon mask, getting the fit just right over her eyes. She smiles deviously at you, her chest heaving."
Based on an image by Curveball.
It sat, grinning evilly, on a lighted pedestal nestled deeply inside the Tru Hollywood store, a perfect rendition of Mr. Twist, from last year's cult horror. A young woman cautiously steps into the light for a better look, hand clenched on her chest, gulping involuntary at the fearsome countenance before her.
Fire red scaled skin, a hooked aquiline nose, thorny protrusions framing the jaw and eyes and two horns rendered Twist's demonic nature obvious. But with his black lips twisted into a mischievous grin, there was more to Twist than that.
Denise bit her lip expectantly as the mask seemed to almost wink at her under the hot overhead lights. How she longed to put it on, stretch his scaly demon flesh over her own, become something... different...
"Hey babe! What're you looking at?"
"Oh uh, just some movie memorabilia.."
"Everything in this place is movie memorabilia- hey! That's a wicked looking sculpture!"
She began to roll her eyes. David had been great, really. She hadn't met anyone like him. It was hard to describe; he had this suffusive charm that made everyone around him feel better, about him and themselves. He rarely stood out amongst other guys, but everybody liked him- and she couldn't help but stop herself at his ignorance.
He had been really understanding so far, she conceded, about her interest in horror films. He had never liked them himself, but he still sat through all 6 parts of John Gonzalez's seminal 1978 classic, The Rise of the Dead, and still deferred to her preference for campy teen horror every time they couldn't agree at the cinema.
"Its a mask, actually."
Denise found it difficult to explain what appealed to her about horror films. It wasn't the plot, which was rarely nuanced, nor was it the characters, who generally filled stereotypical roles.
It was the monsters. The zombies, vampires, beasts... yes, the demons. The more gory, terrible, or evil they looked, the more they appealed to her. Hulking, shambling, grinning, cackling evil- there was a perverse pleasure in being a monster, something to be feared and terrified.
And she liked masks. In fact, in her most private moments she confessed she had a fetish for them. All that stretchy rubber clinging tightly to skin, giving her a new appearance...? She loved halloween, but for a curvaceous woman such as herself, she found herself limited to sexy variations on various professions. Which was a shame.
"Oh..? Hey, you're right- wow. You think it was the one they used in the movie?"
"I doubt so, probably just a replica."
"Well its really well made!"
It was. As much as she wanted to mask on Halloween, even if she did all that was available were cheap party store masks, with melty looking faces and poorly painted details. This was different. Anyone wearing the mask would be Mr. Twist. She wanted desperately to pull it over her head... transform...
"Damn, its expensive..."
"Well, even if it is a replica they probably made it off the original molds... you have to pay for quality."
"Hmm...."
"What?"
"You're interested in it, aren't you?"
David didn't know. How could he? How would she bring it up? He'd think her weird, walking around the house like that... she didn't want to ruin what they had together with some kink she had never confessed to anyone. But as she stared at it, it almost dared her...
Buy me. Put me on. Come on. Let the demon out.
"I liked the movie, and it might be a good addition to my horror collection, something to put on my desk shelf, you know? Anyway, yeah, its expensive. Lets forget about it."
"Yeah..."
As his girlfriend turned away from the pedestal, David pulled out his phone and took a quick snapshot.
Yeah. It was expensive. But Denise was worth it.
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David sat the mask down on the dining room table.
It was such a curious thing, staring back at him. If she was going to use it as a bust, why not get a sculpture? And that shelf of hers mostly had zombie stuff- Twist's bright red grinning face looked seriously out of place.
But he was getting ahead of himself. This wasn't just for anyone- this was for Denise, and what was important was that she wanted it and she'd be happy if he got it for her.
He gave a long sigh. It had been 3 years since he met her. He was fresh out of law school and working his way up in the firm, when Shelley asked if he was free Thursday night. He was surprised to find that Shelley hadn't come alone- Denise seemed surprised as well at his appearance. In hindsight, knowing how nosy Shelley tended to be, she probably tried to match them up. Denise had just ended a relationship with a man only 6 months prior was her fiancΓ©. At 28 and suddenly single at a time she never expected to be, she felt a bit uncomfortable about dating again.
Still, David was only 25. He seemed a strange choice for Shelley to match up with her. Shorter than average amongst guys he never felt like he stood out, and hadn't had that much dating experience whilst studying for his JD. He took care of himself, to be sure, but-
Denise was a bombshell. Exceptionally fit, with hips just the right size and frankly impressive breasts, she was hot, the sort of woman who drew eyes from all over the room wherever she went. She was beautiful as well, looking like a thinner Gina Lollobrigida in her prime. And that wasn't all- According to Shelley, she did great work at the animal hospital and was a serious tennis contender. From the moment he laid eyes on her, David thought she was out of his league.
But somehow he won her over, and before she departed in Shelley's car, Denise asked if he would be interested in going out again, just the two of them.
It had been 3 years and now he was wondering if she'd be interested in marriage again. But, getting ahead of himself again. She'd be home soon, and he wanted to see her reaction.
Turning off the lights, he carefully hid in the darkened living room, waiting for her to find Mr. Twist. He'd even parked a block down- she'd never even know he was here...
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"argh"
It had been a long day. She knew that euthanasia was the best call for cancer that advanced, but no matter what the documentation wrote about how painless it was, they never seemed to go easily. And where was David? His car wasn't parked out front. He was more a work on weekends than work late sort of man, so where could he be? She could do with a hug and one of his jokes.
Still, it might be nice to be alone for a change. Make something simple... hell maybe fry something up, she deserved it... wait-
"Oh my god." she thought, as the demonic face grinned at her, almost mouthing out those same commands...
Put me on. Come on. Let the demon out.
How did he know? Or did he? Maybe he did buy her excuse, that she wanted it for her collection... hardly, she had no place to put it. But- oh David. He was so sweet.
But he wasn't here right now. Just her and the demon.
Her heart was racing and she was starting to hyperventilate. She had to put it on. Lifting it carefully off the mannequin, she watched it turn floppy in her hands. It didn't just stop at the neck, it flopped down over her shoulders as well. She felt hot, in more ways than one. Well, it wouldn't do to put this on over her scrubs. She quickly removed her top, exposing her ample bosom, barely contained by her sport bra.
Deep breaths. Here we go.
She had worn masks before, but never a full head, rubber and silicone ensemble like this one. She had dreamed about it, of course, sometimes even while making love- but never before had she imagined-
She was stalling. She put her arms into the bottom of the mask, lifted it up, and let it slide over her features. Cool latex wrapped around her hot skin as she carefully aligned it to her face. It felt even more amazing than she had ever dreamed, being encased like this. She slowly felt herself growing wet.
But first she had to see herself. Reaching in her purse for a compact, she quickly flipped it open, to see her completely transformed into Mr. Twist. At first she couldn't help but laugh, but after pulling the usual extreme faces to test the mask, she couldn't help but return the face to that evil grin, dripping with ideas of malicious mischief...
"Gotcha!"
"What? David?!"