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for your ears -- ( toxic / britney spears ) -- @thaleiamaris

He’d fallen marvelously in love with birds. Bread-stealing, noisy gulls circling overhead; the timid finches scattered across the islands. Back home, he was definitely going to have to purchase a sturdy white bird cage - there were no words to describe his infatuation, sketches across his journal.

Patrick loved his research; loved it more than anything else in the world. That lunch he nattered off about bird beaks and biosystemic transformations. It was all the whole research ship could talk about. It stretched all the way into the night. Just before bed, he’d gaze into his journals and kick his legs back in forth just admiring the specimen. Replaying the memories of fieldwork.

His captain’s distinctive, clank-against-the-wood footsteps, tore him from his thoughts. Patrick turned his head towards the entrance of the quarters.“Crew, there’s a storm. We’re giving the nautical a rest and docking it. And, no, there are no bird sightings here - what a bummer.”

There was something off about the captain. He was normally hearty. Assertive, but fully hearty. But just now - the past few seconds - Patrick could tell something was off. It’d been a long day, though, and he could feel the tilt of the boat as it docked against the island, rocking him to sleep on top of his journal.

His eyes dithered to sleep... until he heard a faint sound - a melody? - spur him awake. Patrick looked around. Nobody... nobody was around... They’d all left their quarters, leaving the quarters dry and echoey. Perhaps he should investigate; perhaps he should sleep...

Or... he could search for birds.

What if - what if he heard the faint melody of birds...

He left the ship, watching the moonlight slide over the ocean waves like silver. “H-Hello? You guys? Where are you?”

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