Loonaur

But instead of a final strike, he feels softness capturing his own lips. The startlingly gentle touch electrifies him, shaking him awake. It’s soft and careful, unlike the violence that had charged their altercation just mere minutes before. His chest stutters and stirs, and for the first time in years and years of living, the icy numbness inside of him suddenly cracks.  In that single moment, the dam holding back all his emotions finally gives way.