Chapter 1: Through Glass

So many things to say here guys. Forgive the gushing. FIRST OF ALL, thank you a million times to my friend @redreart for creating the beautiful chapter art for this! I cannot thank you enough, and I will be shouting about your art until the end of time! I look forward to working with you on the rest of Afflicted (and the rest of my fics! 😉).

And to @hotmessteaparty, for literally being the light of my life and the best beta and friend I could ask for to go through all of this with. I love you so much, I am so grateful for you! Thank you for all of your hard work and for listening to me gush about these babes for hours on end!

Here it is, guys. Chapter 1.

Chapter 2 is close to being completed. Not too long of a wait hopefully.

How do you feel? That is the question But I forget you don't expect an easy answer When something like a soul becomes initialized And folded up like paper dolls and little notes You can't expect a bit of hope So while you're outside looking in Describing what you see Remember what you're staring at is me

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass Don't know how much time has passed All I know is that it feels like forever When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home Sitting all alone inside your head

How much is real? So much to question An epidemic of the mannequins Contaminating everything We thought came from the heart It never did right from the start Just listen to the noises (Null and void instead of voices) Before you tell yourself It's just a different scene Remember it's just different from what you've seen