08-06-2018, 09:32 PM
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with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair
Originally, Hazel had thought that the observatory shutting down wouldn't be so bad. Sure, there might be a lot of people within the Ascendants, but the observatory wasn't exactly a small building. The grand circle itself seemed enormous - vast and vacant with space. But now...? Hazel wasn't so sure.
For months that seemed like years, she had been cornered, locked in a house that was supposed to mean comfort. But it turned into a prison cell, meant to keep her in. Every inch of that house reeked with fear and blood and alcohol until Hazel didn't know what fresh air was. And initially, she could push it out of the way; initially, when the power first cut out, she thought she might be able to handle it. During the meeting, she had managed to reign it in - somehow - because everyone else was freaking out and for some reason, it was like a wake up call.
But the more she realized how completely and utterly shut out they were, the more it got to her head. They were cut off from the outside world - and Arion, he was probably freaking out - and Hazel felt trapped. Trapped like she could hear the deadbolt on the closet door lock, and there was still glass stuck in her paw pads. And every minute that passed was just another sixty seconds of Hazel trying not to completely lose it like some others and shut down in some form of a panic attack.
The sound of something repeatedly hitting the observatory wall is what drew Hazel towards Thea. Though as she neared, the sight of those massive walls crept up her spine like ice, making her movements sharp and a little unfocused, distracted by the attempt to keep it together. She winced as the other girl slammed into the wall, supposedly trying to teleport away. Her gaze fell to Carolina, and then Oni, biting her lip.
"We'll get out of here, Oni." She assured him, brushing the tip of her tail against the younger boy's side. The contact sent a shock of electricity up her spine, but it didn't matter; it was all filed under the autopilot she was trying to shove under the carpet, along with her ghosts and haunts so everybody else didn't have to witness it. "We won't be trapped in here forever. There are a couple people outside - I'm sure we can find a way to get through to them."
For months that seemed like years, she had been cornered, locked in a house that was supposed to mean comfort. But it turned into a prison cell, meant to keep her in. Every inch of that house reeked with fear and blood and alcohol until Hazel didn't know what fresh air was. And initially, she could push it out of the way; initially, when the power first cut out, she thought she might be able to handle it. During the meeting, she had managed to reign it in - somehow - because everyone else was freaking out and for some reason, it was like a wake up call.
But the more she realized how completely and utterly shut out they were, the more it got to her head. They were cut off from the outside world - and Arion, he was probably freaking out - and Hazel felt trapped. Trapped like she could hear the deadbolt on the closet door lock, and there was still glass stuck in her paw pads. And every minute that passed was just another sixty seconds of Hazel trying not to completely lose it like some others and shut down in some form of a panic attack.
The sound of something repeatedly hitting the observatory wall is what drew Hazel towards Thea. Though as she neared, the sight of those massive walls crept up her spine like ice, making her movements sharp and a little unfocused, distracted by the attempt to keep it together. She winced as the other girl slammed into the wall, supposedly trying to teleport away. Her gaze fell to Carolina, and then Oni, biting her lip.
"We'll get out of here, Oni." She assured him, brushing the tip of her tail against the younger boy's side. The contact sent a shock of electricity up her spine, but it didn't matter; it was all filed under the autopilot she was trying to shove under the carpet, along with her ghosts and haunts so everybody else didn't have to witness it. "We won't be trapped in here forever. There are a couple people outside - I'm sure we can find a way to get through to them."
© MADI
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WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT I HAVE LEFT
i will defend your every breath; i'll do better