Darkness' gentle blanket shielded her from the searing exposure of day.
Once upon a time, she spoke to the world with an open heart, but she was wiser now. She felt tranquil in the comfort of the shadows.
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@RevDaniel This is the kindest and most emotionally intelligent response I have ever seen in the face of hatred. I am personally not as empathetic to people who are unkind to people who do not share their values, but I think it's wonderful that you are so kind.
They were new recruits, and newbies were always shafted to the night shift. Which was perfect for Dusk and her platoon, after all, the juicy stuff happened under the guise of night.
Sure, A platoon got to eat meat and fight dragons, but her team handled real problems.
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The future used to be easy. Empty eyes, a dark apartment, and yearning for the great beyond.
Nowadays, her cat chittered happily when she returned home while her partner cooked dinner.
"Nobody taught me how to shape my future," she laughed. "I didn't think I'd get here."
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Friendships were so intricate and so personal that she gave up on understanding. She observed the patterns between the groups and wore masks to fit her needs. So fascinating were the ones who acted with precision and hand-wove their reality to decorate their life. #vss365
She called him baby. The people called him a demon.
"Pointed ears and sharp claws aren't natural," they told her. She disagreed. He never scratched her furniture or bit her hand. Sure, he left the occasional half eaten human carcass at her doorstep, but what pet didn't?
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Her first visit to the mirror world was magical. Inhabitants rejected currency for trading posts. Analog clocks ticked in tandem as a warning that technology had no place in this realm.
They presented her a certificate of residency. It was tempting, but she declined.
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When she looks through the flimsy glass and sees the undereye bags supporting hollow eyes, she wonders what she was thinking. Why she didn't start the road to recovery sooner.
Even now, the other side of the glass feels cold.
But how do you soothe tempered steel? #vss365
Within the aggressive atmosphere of her childhood prison, she never understood why people saved memories.
But as she sat by the cosy fire with her cat and smelled the savory aroma of breakfast flowing from the kitchen, she began to understand.
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Another cemetery, another failure. Her eyes gazed longingly at the hollow sockets of her favourite skull before tracing over the nasal cavities and settling on the lonely upper jaw missing its better half.
She had another cemetery in her sights that night. She'd find it.
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Watching her partner fall into self-inflicted cycles had become onerous. That night, she devised a budget.
"You can spend frivolously or complain that you're broke, but not both. This first lesson is free. If we need to speak again, it will cost $100."
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@sewistwrites You know, I've read through the comments and realized a lot of ways I can save money. I've got a long video game backlog, so there's no reason for new games for a while.
@GeneDarkwrites@BarlowAdams Depends what the relationship and friends are like. If it's a group of women that believe men are nothing but ATMs and they should live rent-free, then it could be the same. I don't personally know any women like that though.
He wanted, needed the chanting to stop. Echoing off walls, piercing into the furniture, the horrid noise had to get out!
Out of his home!
Out of his head!
Even a blade didn't stop the buzzing.
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