03-20-2021, 01:17 AM
[align=center][div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 11.5px; width: 340px; text-align: justify; line-height:120%"]Too well known the pressure of fatigue burrowed into the core of bone, weary of it grown, heavy yet accumulating further mass, sleep a poor remedy. Such not to say he held even a basic understanding of that which prompted her own, how it framed her every day, interaction tempered and ever watched, always apology for that beyond control present at the edge of conscious thought. Incomparable his own frequent issues, mental all, lessened the impact of long since faded scar tissue, not entirely necessary to understand, however.
Known the child in only a vague sense, not even broached what he may deem an acquaintanceship, though it was no fault of Marianas, rather he simply grew further enclosed in thoughts that wished to widen the gulf between himself and all others. That little was viewed in a positive light, pleasant always the observation of a youth protected and allowed to flourish. Conflicting his thoughts when attention turned and caught were they, loose their configuration, unhurried conversation distance stole away upon a salt laden breeze. Lip caught and worried at, briefly thought on the reception his intrusion may receive. Too many the cons that towered above a few meagre pros, sudden the rousing, tongue tracing broken skin.
"Oh." Soft murmur fell as his mind settled once more within the moment, broken remnants of discarded though falling away, worried where puncture had been made. Enough this miniscule pain to keep at bay nerves that sparked with a persistent worry, rejection understood and thus would be accepted, never diminished the pain already gathered, too fragile the heart hammering against his ribs.
Closer stepping, words registering, remark one that prompted numerous unsure blinks, away skirting vision. Alien. The term one heard before, stories rising, quelled all else for a moment. He knew her meaning, understood it as once held a similar notion. Different their situations, never to be replicated that one was present within even with the framework to act as guide, similarities too many to perform wilful ignorance. "Don't look alien to me." Attempt staged to soften the hoarse quality of his voice, such a futile attempt, rather it seemed worsened with how low of a volume he used.
Known the child in only a vague sense, not even broached what he may deem an acquaintanceship, though it was no fault of Marianas, rather he simply grew further enclosed in thoughts that wished to widen the gulf between himself and all others. That little was viewed in a positive light, pleasant always the observation of a youth protected and allowed to flourish. Conflicting his thoughts when attention turned and caught were they, loose their configuration, unhurried conversation distance stole away upon a salt laden breeze. Lip caught and worried at, briefly thought on the reception his intrusion may receive. Too many the cons that towered above a few meagre pros, sudden the rousing, tongue tracing broken skin.
"Oh." Soft murmur fell as his mind settled once more within the moment, broken remnants of discarded though falling away, worried where puncture had been made. Enough this miniscule pain to keep at bay nerves that sparked with a persistent worry, rejection understood and thus would be accepted, never diminished the pain already gathered, too fragile the heart hammering against his ribs.
Closer stepping, words registering, remark one that prompted numerous unsure blinks, away skirting vision. Alien. The term one heard before, stories rising, quelled all else for a moment. He knew her meaning, understood it as once held a similar notion. Different their situations, never to be replicated that one was present within even with the framework to act as guide, similarities too many to perform wilful ignorance. "Don't look alien to me." Attempt staged to soften the hoarse quality of his voice, such a futile attempt, rather it seemed worsened with how low of a volume he used.