The burly form of his nephew approached, hesitant at first, but then quicker until the boy pressed his face to Grayday's pelt, crying. Listless, Shale watched him silently for a while, not knowing what to say. He'd expended all his sobs the night before; he felt like an empty husk, devoid of emotion. Denial had a viselike grip round his throat. How could he comfort the boy for something that mustn't be true?
He sighed, blowing a steady stream of air through his nostrils, closing his eyes. He lowered his head, placing his chin on his paws. His niece came too, but she did not cry, instead looking at her father, the emotions under the surface. He looked at Sunny and Dawn with the sort of impassive gaze that cats have on a hot summer's day, laying in the sun.
"He's my hero," Shale said quietly, eyelids lifting once more. He looked over at Day, stare fixed on the pad of one of his back paws, weathered through the years. Once it had been perfect, soft and dark in plush fur. "When we were pups, I looked up to him. Followed him around. Spot thought I was crazy, but I really thought he shit rainbows and pissed sunshine."
He chuckled, the sound without humor. "I wonder when I'll wake up."
He sighed, blowing a steady stream of air through his nostrils, closing his eyes. He lowered his head, placing his chin on his paws. His niece came too, but she did not cry, instead looking at her father, the emotions under the surface. He looked at Sunny and Dawn with the sort of impassive gaze that cats have on a hot summer's day, laying in the sun.
"He's my hero," Shale said quietly, eyelids lifting once more. He looked over at Day, stare fixed on the pad of one of his back paws, weathered through the years. Once it had been perfect, soft and dark in plush fur. "When we were pups, I looked up to him. Followed him around. Spot thought I was crazy, but I really thought he shit rainbows and pissed sunshine."
He chuckled, the sound without humor. "I wonder when I'll wake up."
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i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 06, 2018, 01:44 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Sunny - June 06, 2018, 03:17 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 06, 2018, 04:53 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 06, 2018, 04:55 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Sunny - June 06, 2018, 05:20 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 06, 2018, 06:06 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 06, 2018, 07:13 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Kasatka - June 06, 2018, 07:41 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Sunny - June 06, 2018, 07:52 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 06, 2018, 08:13 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 06, 2018, 08:28 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Kasatka - June 06, 2018, 08:33 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Sunny - June 06, 2018, 08:46 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 06, 2018, 08:59 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 06, 2018, 09:14 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 06, 2018, 09:41 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Pema - June 07, 2018, 02:10 AM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Shale - June 08, 2018, 12:45 AM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 09, 2018, 08:40 PM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Dawn - June 10, 2018, 06:53 AM
RE: i watched the fire that grew so low - by Pema - June 10, 2018, 12:58 AM