A SINGLE SMILE, && SHE is gone, maladroit g i r l falling farther into the abyss. he SMILES && he is her god, her LORD, her master. she would do anything for that SMILE she had fallen so in love with. FINGERS entwine, girl && devil, hades && persephone, && she lets him TAKE her. each step is dainty, soft FOOTFALLS as she plods, barefooted, into the sun. ‘ i like JOAN, for a baby girl. ‘ a hum trails, gentle MELODY born upwards as they walk, BLADES of grass tickling her skin, flowers SHIFTING in her wake. ‘ what do YOU think ? ‘
he’s watching her follow after him, twines their fingers and gives them a gentle squeeze before then holding the door open for her. showing her outside he steps into the sunlight and pauses, tilting his head up towards the sun as if this is the first time he’s seen it in ages. taking in a deep breath he shivers before then glancing at her as she speaks. “Joan, as in the heroine of France? Fitting, surely,” there is a pause as he considers it. “though not as classic.” he thinks about it. “Jonathan, for a son, I think. It would match Joan well.”

















