New Wraeththu Fic: Along the Line, Cal/Orien, R

Story Notes: Written for the Forever Wraeththu songfic challenge. Initially mentioned by Cal to Swift in Bewitchments (I think that's the first time it's mentioned!) and then described in more gory details in Wraiths, Cal's murder of Orien in cold blood, after taking aruna, to me remains one of the most inexplicable things Cal ever does. So… I decided to try and go there, in his head. It was, thankfully, a very short visit. :P I want to thank elfscribe5 for beta'ing and persephone100 for her feedback. Any remaining or added errors are my own. The inspirational song and source of the lyrics Cal sings as well as the title of this story is "All Along the Watchtower," penned by Bob Dylan. I must admit that it's Bear McCreary's version from the Battlestar Galactica season 3 soundtrack that I've had on repeat.
Pairings: Cal/Orien, but that's not the focus of this.
Rating: R
Word count: 1412
Warnings: Murder, quite dubious sanity
Spoilers: The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
Disclaimer: The characters, plot and setting all belong to Storm Constantine

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