October 31, 2023, 01:01 PM
(This post was last modified: October 31, 2023, 01:02 PM by Peregrine.)
Had he ever been this far west?
For days now, Peregrine had flitted about, here and there. The places he once knew, once roamed in as a boy. Tiny chunks of his heart lay in the soil and between the shoots of bracken.
The caldera. The isle. He hadn't seen those lands yet; did not know if he wanted to. His father. His aunt. Were they still around? What would they do or say if they saw him again; saw him like this? What would he do if they, too, were gone?
But at some point, the conifers open up to a soft-bellied sanctuary, and in it he swears he smells them. Them, and others; them. Who were they with? Was it awful, terrible of him to feel — jealousy — begin to crank at his gut?
Another step, two, three; yes, they were near. The jealousy churns bitterly to fear, to shame. What if they saw him? What would they say, since the sands of time seem to have eroded what was left of his memory? Was he dreading this for no real reason? Would they shoo him away? Embrace him?
Would they recognize him at all?
For days now, Peregrine had flitted about, here and there. The places he once knew, once roamed in as a boy. Tiny chunks of his heart lay in the soil and between the shoots of bracken.
The caldera. The isle. He hadn't seen those lands yet; did not know if he wanted to. His father. His aunt. Were they still around? What would they do or say if they saw him again; saw him like this? What would he do if they, too, were gone?
But at some point, the conifers open up to a soft-bellied sanctuary, and in it he swears he smells them. Them, and others; them. Who were they with? Was it awful, terrible of him to feel — jealousy — begin to crank at his gut?
Another step, two, three; yes, they were near. The jealousy churns bitterly to fear, to shame. What if they saw him? What would they say, since the sands of time seem to have eroded what was left of his memory? Was he dreading this for no real reason? Would they shoo him away? Embrace him?
Would they recognize him at all?
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hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Peregrine - October 31, 2023, 01:01 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Meerkat - October 31, 2023, 02:29 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Phox - October 31, 2023, 04:19 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Peregrine - October 31, 2023, 07:28 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Meerkat - October 31, 2023, 08:28 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Towhee - October 31, 2023, 08:33 PM
RE: hey vanity, this vial's empty - by Njord - November 06, 2023, 06:26 PM