☀️ * / … WISHFVLSINKING : chuck shurley .
it was nice to just sit on a bench for once, watching people pass by and see what their routine was every day. most seemed rushed, which chuck didn’t understand. why do everything so quickly? everyone would be happier if they just took it slow and relaxed once in a while. that was definitely one of the downsides of humanity. they were always so busy, not taking the time to sit still for a moment and just think about themselves. turning back to the young boy, he could sense that he was different. his aura… “i’m sure the ducks appreciate that.” he smiled softly. “different parks every day? so you just fly from one to the other?”
naivety would be elijah’s downfall . quick to trust , & overly so . he wasn’t completely ignorant , but that didn’t make him less childish . being that way , he hadn’t even thought to question the man . what should have been an obvious red flag towards him passes over his head as he settled too comfortably in the content morning atmosphere . ❝ yeah , i used to . i’d go all over . . . after the fall it got harder though . ❞
he pauses , solemnly , to reflect on the event . his wings were once bright & youthful . small , still with fledging feathers at the base that he’d come to suspect he’d always have , & the purest of whites . he could remember them being seared off his back until they were nothing but tatters . he’d never really spoken about this to anyone , though . & it’s his mind remembering just why he hadn’t spoken about it to anyone that finally begins setting off alarm bells as to what was happening . he jerks away from the man , as if burned by the very air around him . ❝ wh --- how ? wait . . . i --- ❞ years of keeping under the radar , of staying hidden out of fear of his families battles . the look in his eyes could only be described as pleading . ❝ please , i don’t want any trouble . ❞











