Kaisel
As she shifts beside him, sand pushing away from her, the two of them sprawled on the beach with the stars above, he smiles. She could have walked away—many would have. Because his words had been an invitation to argue, a request for her to remain and stand tall, and if someone isn't ready to hear that, it can fold them all the faster. He glances in return to her, the cool beach pressing against his cheek, granules adhering like crumbs to his cheek and ear. They both return to the stars and he listens.
Suddenly he sees one—a shooting star streaking across the sky. "Look!" he shouts to her, leaning up partway and pointing towards the cosmic tail. "Quick! Make a wish!" He's alive with the excitement of it as he slams his eyes shut and scrunches up his face a bit, wishing real hard. He even holds his breath, and in that moment puts every bit of himself into the dream he tosses after the falling light. When he's done, he peeks one eye open first, then the next, and exhales steadily. The sky is clear again, the wishing moment come and gone like a blink. "Did you make it?" he asks her, but would never demand to know her wish. If you say it, it won't come true.
He grins, content. "Want some s'mores?" he asks as he shifts onto his knees and reaches for his pack on the sand near him.
Suddenly he sees one—a shooting star streaking across the sky. "Look!" he shouts to her, leaning up partway and pointing towards the cosmic tail. "Quick! Make a wish!" He's alive with the excitement of it as he slams his eyes shut and scrunches up his face a bit, wishing real hard. He even holds his breath, and in that moment puts every bit of himself into the dream he tosses after the falling light. When he's done, he peeks one eye open first, then the next, and exhales steadily. The sky is clear again, the wishing moment come and gone like a blink. "Did you make it?" he asks her, but would never demand to know her wish. If you say it, it won't come true.
He grins, content. "Want some s'mores?" he asks as he shifts onto his knees and reaches for his pack on the sand near him.
There's darkness in the distance
I'm beggin' for forgiveness
But I know I might resist it
I'm beggin' for forgiveness
But I know I might resist it
Wearing a watery blue, faded and stretched-out sparkling hair tie on his left wrist
