ââ  so youâre alive,  then. ââ   his voice is monotonous, visage carefully laid out as a blank canvas. he masquerades his ache with a stoic indifference, belie to the dark shadows stretched beneath golden eyes &  the nail beds that have been picked raw in his fettered solicitude.  ââ  are you done pretending everything is fine &  you donât feel anything or should i wait for you to disappear again?  ââ Â
hands curl into fists at his side; he carves copper crescent moons into the womb of his palm, teeth gritting at the unmistakeable split of skin. wintertide devours all. their dawn turned to dusk.  a sigh drags from his lungs & he deals the final cut with this, a mournful ------  ââ  i donât know how to help you like this, shĹto.  ââ  > @feyiun











