#demean

[tearinmyside]

day 7...

demean

a pothole filled with rainwater. infinite softness— see bloat, see naivete. black mold on shower corners, the detached legs of a centipede on the drain grate. the sag and black rings. a basket of blackened bananas. the sound of a dying battery in a smoke detector, the pinch of fingers in a car door. a stripped screw rusted, left behind in a rotting plywood wall. your decades of meandering drudgery. your dead end bloodline.

-kab

@nosebleedclub day 7 prompt

[karmaalwayswins]

@nosebleedclub August Prompt 7: Demean

Two men are sitting at a table halfway down the diner aisle. The pink-haired man suddenly stands up and starts yelling.

"I name you Hector! Patron Saint of the Inadequate, Failed Protector of the Rattiest Rat Folk, Disgraced Liege of Those Who Are Cautionary Tales!!"

"You forgot heartless bitch," the man in the sequined grey shirt replies.

"You're that fucking too!!" The pink-haired man throws money on the table (I assume his share of the bill), then grabs his to go box and rushes out the door.

"Asshole," Hector says quietly. He pulls out his phone and sends a text. He then pushes his plate out of the way and puts his head on the table.

The waitress walks by and takes Hector's empty plate, then refills his coffee.

Hector raises his head, takes a sip of coffee, then softly bangs his forehead on the table.

I start examining my nails and try to act as if I didn't witness this entire series of events. I resist the urge to bite off a hangnail.

The waitress walks by, drops a number of peppermint candies next to Hector's hand, then walks away. He sits up, puts one of the candies in his mouth, and then sends a text on his phone. He looks at me and I look down at my pancakes.

[pastelunicornrainbowlove]

7 things negative people will do to you. They will... 1. Demean your value; 2. Destroy your image 3. Drive you crazily! 4. Dispose your dreams! 5. Discredit your imagination! 6. Deframe your abilities and 7. Disbelieve your opinions! Stay away from negative people!

Israelmore Ayivor

[amytipton]

I don't think you should address me as "Tantalizing Ms. Tipton"--I know you mean it as a compliment but it's kind of demeaning/inappropriate--let's keep it professional people.

[jaywasablindpirate]

My first suspect is Demean, He seems a bit too calm about all of it. He talked to colonel if he murdered him, sure, but I think that Demean knew that the viewer was going to look in on the both of them. 

[theyuniversity]

🙏 Don’t “put down” anyone who doesn’t know these words: denigrate, disparage, condescend, demean, deride, patronize, and deprecate.

[neverfearthedream]

Reject the gender caste system....

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