for him, there will be no big ceremony. no quiet time taken away from training and cataloging and demolitioning. he will not have tears shed in his name — fake or obligatory or otherwise — because he has done nothing to warrant them.
his life is no loss, and his death will be even less. ]
PlUM.
[ in his fist is an empty pill bottle, drained and downed no more than five seconds ago. the boy's scent is in the air, and he knows he will be heard.
he is a fighter. a weapon. a shield. and he will die as tools do — by wearing out their use. ]
no subject
for him, there will be no big ceremony. no quiet time taken away from training and cataloging and demolitioning. he will not have tears shed in his name — fake or obligatory or otherwise — because he has done nothing to warrant them.
his life is no loss, and his death will be even less. ]
PlUM.
[ in his fist is an empty pill bottle, drained and downed no more than five seconds ago. the boy's scent is in the air, and he knows he will be heard.
he is a fighter. a weapon. a shield. and he will die as tools do — by wearing out their use. ]