When they see a person that can’t speak it or encounter it online hell let’s lose, they get judgy, they don’t wanna hear your thoughts, they dismiss you as unintelligent straight away, they see you as indifferent and something to be afraid of, because language is that important(or is it? Or are you just afraid of the silence between words). They will send you sms telling you to learn it, to not speak anymore UNTIL you learn it, to never try again because gosh that was awful, to come back and you might be one of us..*might* because here we aren’t gonna tone down not when we already are well expressed and cultured (but are they really? They are performative and take and toss things other people put their time to explain, it’s just how language works 🤷🏻‍♀️). and they will do it publicly or privately not giving a damn because hey it’s just language, right?..

There is, for sure, enough money in the bank account

Can most definitely just write up the check and send it off

...

But, like, what if it's not enough?

I'm just here hoping that it's enough because it has to be enough.

Rent increased last month

Everything else stayed the same

No car, no home, no trips abroad...

Yet, it's always just barely enough.

Mostly tired and mostly here

Brain is somewhere else though

Early the next morning, they were all up and having breakfast when there was a knock on the door. It was Odette who as promised had the correct schedule for the day, and mostly was there to pick up the two competing ones, so they could go early. 

Tyvan: Good luck you two. They both smiled and waved as they headed out, leaving the ones sitting at the table with a sudden feel of nervousness between them. Meeting the rest of the family a little later in the hall, they soon learned they were not the only ones with that nervous feeling.

River: Wow.. I am glad you never did anything like this Flynn.. Flynn: Grandpa nerves? River: Yep.. I might need to borrow sunlights necklace. -he chuckles- I didn’t really think I would be this invested in skating, ever. 

Flynn just chuckled, it was fun to see everyone so involved with Rylan’s skating. Everyone wanted to be there both for their normal competitions, as well as of course this chance to get to compete on an even bigger stage.

After a while of talking, and watching the other competitors, it was time, and the chatter between them went quiet for five minutes, as the music stopped and the two bowed, the crowd burst out in cheering and clapping, which had Flynn look over at Emil with a big smile. They had really done good, not perfect, they had been to enough practices to see a mistake here and there, but still, it was so much better than anything they had seen from them before.

Give me one more day on this earth