Everest
Mateo had been roped into doing a few chores that afternoon, which left the attuned on his own for a few hours. Though his anxiety was creeping up his back with cold fingers that threatened to soon wrap around his throat, the boy was doing his best to keep himself calm by focusing on his notebook and writing down as many observations as he could. Mateo would be done soon, and then they could go play. It would be fine. He was just—
"—sorry!" Ever's apology is as instinctive as it is sincere, and though he drops his notebook, he hops back a foot with his hands splayed in front of his body as if Juniper might be some predator to ward off. "Sorry, sorry, sorry. I didn't see you, because I was focusing on my writing so that I wouldn't panic, and I was doing that because my friend had to help his dads and—" Heaving in a breath so that he might continue this explanation without passing out, he goes on: "—and I wandered off and got lost, and I know I shouldn't have done that, I just saw a really interesting bird and wanted to see what its nest looked like but it kept flying and flying and by the time it stopped I was here and—" The stream of words finally run dry, leaving Ever to blink at Juniper with large worried blue eyes.
"Can you please tell me where I am?" He asks politely.
"—sorry!" Ever's apology is as instinctive as it is sincere, and though he drops his notebook, he hops back a foot with his hands splayed in front of his body as if Juniper might be some predator to ward off. "Sorry, sorry, sorry. I didn't see you, because I was focusing on my writing so that I wouldn't panic, and I was doing that because my friend had to help his dads and—" Heaving in a breath so that he might continue this explanation without passing out, he goes on: "—and I wandered off and got lost, and I know I shouldn't have done that, I just saw a really interesting bird and wanted to see what its nest looked like but it kept flying and flying and by the time it stopped I was here and—" The stream of words finally run dry, leaving Ever to blink at Juniper with large worried blue eyes.
"Can you please tell me where I am?" He asks politely.
the words you speak
become the house you live in
become the house you live in
