Weeping is for the obsolete

Aaron Griffin • “That Feeling”

Senior Concept Artist at EA

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I hate the color PINK.

It was the hue of blossoms that crowned the Gulmohar tree in my yard—the day I met him,

A day spring dared to bloom, unaware of the storm it would birth.

PINK was the fur of the stuffed toy he placed in my hands,

a trap disguised as tenderness,

his voice sugar-laced with lies

that dripped like poison in slow motion.

It was the shade of those bitter little pills

he pressed into my trembling palm—

not with care,

but fury,

when I was just eighteen and still too soft to know

that love should never come with threats.

Oh, how I loathe this color

that painted over every chapter of my youth

in the cruelest brushstrokes.

It mirrored the blood I hid,

brushed off with a brittle smile,

“Just my period,” I’d say—

but pain has layers,

and mine ran deeper than skin.

PINK were the bruises,

tender and blooming like wilted roses

across the landscape of my body,

scars he etched without remorse.

And now, PINK

is no longer sweet,

no longer soft,

no longer love.

It lingers—

a ghost in every shade,

a suffocating stain on memories

that should have been innocent.

It is not the color of flowers.

Space Cake

A continuation of my cake series :D The inspiration for these always come when I least expect it and I never know when the next idea will appear lol The full hours long video, HD image and PSD file will be DMed on Patreon.com/Yuumei on June 5th!