slowly and methodically, he walked across the sand, expression one of mild distaste as the realization that he’d be scrubbing the gritty particles from his shoes for days now. was it worth it for the solitude? this beach was usually rather quiet, it should be that much more so with the threat of rain hanging so HEAVILY in the clouds. yes, he thought, it would be worth the irritating work later, if only he had some peace and some distance from the pesky mortals who called the area home.
of course, as the case so often was, such hopes were too good to be true.
“ yes. ” oh, he could feel the electricity in the air, the promise of lightening which had been growing in its intensity for the last while. a storm was indeed on its way, drawing ever closer, certain to start any time now. as if on cue, kunikuzushi could hear the first few patters of raindrops landing upon his hat. “ is that not reason enough for you to head home? there is no shelter from the rain out here. ”
@threebetrayals from here.
He wasn't worn in the way tiredness was, but like a stone that had been eroded by the crash and roil of the ocean for far too long, much like what he viewed from his vantage point. Every grain of sand beneath his feet had once been part of a mountain, a great expanse of earth; so infinite it boggled the mind to conceive, but he felt a bizarre commonness with the sand. Made and unmade, he was still himself, but scattered elsewhere and unrecognizable. This is what loss had done, and nothing could be like as it was any longer.
An impassive gaze met that of the shorter person's, realizing: it'd been raining? So, his ability to feel had been irreparably dulled, too.
"I don't need it. And I doubt you want to hear some colorful allegory about my being without a home," Al-Haytham surmised dully, though it still carried some of his sharpness few might still remember him for. He touched his hair, registering the few droplets indicated its wetness, but he couldn't feel them. It was... troubling, and perhaps a bit disconcerting. "What about yourself? That hat might be enough to brave a storm, but I'm sure you'll want to remove it at some point."
