(Repost) Tenth Minor Spirit of October: First Curse

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Tenth Minor Spirit of October
First Curse
Instead of Inktober, I'm doing a spirit a day for October.

Lying together, she whispered something, and traced figures on his bare skin, sweat drying in circles and loops
"What?"
"This means you're mine." she muttered mock-fiercely into his chest. "If you ever betray me you'll be cursed."
He laughed. "No problem. We'll always be together."
"Forever?"
"Forever."
He kissed her then, and they quickly forgot about it.

You know what happens next. What always happens.

She was young and inexperienced, and really, just showing off. The spirit she summoned couldn't really hurt him. Just a tickle and maybe a smear.

But it did its best.

When she saw next saw him, standing at the bus station, he sneezed whenever a women passed near him. And his acne spelled out her name.