MILO
this is for the snakes and the people they bite
for the friends i've made, for the sleepless nights
for the friends i've made, for the sleepless nights
She returns, handing him the glass of cider that already condenses on the sides when he glances up to take it from her. He takes a small sip from it after a nod of thanks, before letting it try to replenish himself. His breathing calms but his heart still thunders and he pauses as he hears the small talk she tries to start. His jaw works again and he doesn’t respond immediately, instead he downs the rest of the glass and stretches his legs out in front of him. “It did, yeah.” He comments quietly, his shoulders rising and falling in a small half shrug.
When he finally feels like he has recovered enough, he moves to stand, nodding to her suggestion. The sooner this is done with the sooner he can go home and crawl into bed for the foreseeable future. He loosens his shoulders, twists his head this way and that to loosen up his neck, and brings that glowing power to his hands again, the stream of pale light focusing on the stone surrounding the fountain, the bench they’d sat on.
When he finally feels like he has recovered enough, he moves to stand, nodding to her suggestion. The sooner this is done with the sooner he can go home and crawl into bed for the foreseeable future. He loosens his shoulders, twists his head this way and that to loosen up his neck, and brings that glowing power to his hands again, the stream of pale light focusing on the stone surrounding the fountain, the bench they’d sat on.
for the warning signs i've completely ignored
there's an amount to take, reasons to take more
there's an amount to take, reasons to take more
