“We’re all kind of weird and twisted and drowning.”
murakami book starters // accepting
“and they say no two people are alike.” the wind tickles a set of pursed lips, quirking at the corner when she renders herself lost in a brief lapse of silence. ( you shouldn’t trust anyone but yourself, am i right? ) the words simmer and stir in her mouth, but she crushes the very notion of voicing them like the dry petals under her feet. instead she reaches out across the ledge, slender fingers outstretched as if intending to caress the jagged skyline that punctures the blue sky. a quiet hum ensues. “i think,” she starts again as she turns on her heels, small back pressed against the metal ledge. “we all get to pick our own kind of poison. our own kind of sea to drown in.” a pause. then, “what are you drowning in?”












