☠. the story alice in wonderland had been one of eddie's very favorites as a kid , his own copy his mother had gotten him in tatters by now- asking time & time again that they start it over as soon as she'd finish it. elizabeth munson was a mother of many talents. one of them being having a different voice for every character , acting out their movements & facial expressions as if it were their very own drama play in his small little room. he had always wondered what it would be like. . . to lose your step & next thing you know , you're falling down a rabbit hole , in a room that's far too big & you find yourself so small. or how one might become curious about the back of a wardrobe. . . weaving through coat after coat , until you'd find yourself in a quiet snowy forest.
❛ - steve ! ❜ he'd nearly burst through the front door of the family video , shoes squeaking against linoleum & arms waving about like an unbalanced chicken , trying to catch himself on the front desk before he flew over it entirely. his dark brown eyes were wide & wild , his breath heavy- almost wheezing out of his chest from running all this way. all the while his dog aragorn had been hot on his heels & paying no mind to the 'no pets allowed' rule.
the old man's house had to be. . . at least two miles from steve's work. that means instead of just driving his van , the metalhead & his loyal companion really did run all that way just to get here. but if he had seen what they did. . . heard the sounds that they did & had to call 911 like they did. . . well- he might have done the exact same thing. ❛ it's howard , he- n'theres like these. . . there was so much noise & then- ❜
eddie supposed that if he did lose his step , or if he did become curious , he didn't truly know if he wanted to see what was on the other side. one time alice had asked the white rabbit- how long is forever?
sometimes only one second.