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Post by Kail on Oct 28, 2024 9:56:37 GMT -5
Slamming the glass down with a resounding thud, Kail couldn’t contain the sigh that slipped past his lips as he leaned into the counter. It had been a long day—no, not just that. It had been a long day, a long week, a long year...years, if he was being honest. His gaze fell on the glass, his eyes following the slight cracks of its rim as if they held the answers he oh, so desperately craved. He’d be moving forward on fumes for far longer than he would ever care to admit, scraping by on half-baked plans and sheer stubbornness. But today, something about it all had worn him thinner than usual.
He closed his eyes, letting the sounds around him fade away. The soft murmur of the other patrons, the soft hum of the lights overhead; they blended into a dull haze. For once, he wasn’t planning his next step or bracing for the next problem. He was just there, breathing, feeling the ache in his shoulders and the heaviness in his bones as his tail quietly swayed behind him. His free hand absentmindedly ran down his face, slowly tracing the scar that ran across it.
The door cracked, and his eyes spanned open, instinct already readying him. But it was only a flash of movement at the entrance, someone entering the pub without a second glance. He almost laughed at himself, at how wired he’s become, how every little sound put him on edge. How every little feeling prepared him to fight.
Just where had things gone awry?
With another sigh, he reached for the glass again, already refilled courtesy of the barman. There were still things to do, too much left to chance he needed to prepare for once the inevitable day came. But for now, just for the briefest of moments, he allowed himself to be there in the quiet, to just forget and live even if only for this day. The warm buzz now firmly set in his brain, a soft, content sigh went past his lips.
Yes, he would allow himself this for today. But as the warm buzz settled firmly in his brain and the weight in his chest eased just a fraction, Kail pushed the glass aside and stood with a stretch. Tomorrow was another day, and tonight, he’d find his way back to the quiet solitude of his house—a place where, if nothing else, the silence wouldn’t feel so heavy.
He closed his eyes, letting the sounds around him fade away. The soft murmur of the other patrons, the soft hum of the lights overhead; they blended into a dull haze. For once, he wasn’t planning his next step or bracing for the next problem. He was just there, breathing, feeling the ache in his shoulders and the heaviness in his bones as his tail quietly swayed behind him. His free hand absentmindedly ran down his face, slowly tracing the scar that ran across it.
The door cracked, and his eyes spanned open, instinct already readying him. But it was only a flash of movement at the entrance, someone entering the pub without a second glance. He almost laughed at himself, at how wired he’s become, how every little sound put him on edge. How every little feeling prepared him to fight.
Just where had things gone awry?
With another sigh, he reached for the glass again, already refilled courtesy of the barman. There were still things to do, too much left to chance he needed to prepare for once the inevitable day came. But for now, just for the briefest of moments, he allowed himself to be there in the quiet, to just forget and live even if only for this day. The warm buzz now firmly set in his brain, a soft, content sigh went past his lips.
Yes, he would allow himself this for today. But as the warm buzz settled firmly in his brain and the weight in his chest eased just a fraction, Kail pushed the glass aside and stood with a stretch. Tomorrow was another day, and tonight, he’d find his way back to the quiet solitude of his house—a place where, if nothing else, the silence wouldn’t feel so heavy.
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