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╒══════════════════╕" the red roses sway in the breeze. i watch
in fascination. the petals fall one after the
other, and as i raised my head towards the
sky, the cloudless night glimmered. each
star shone brilliantly, and not for the first
time i found myself wishing for a new life.
of course, the stars don't answer my call.
they never do..... " ♥╘══════════════════╛ ╒══════════════════╕
" no one understands why i love roses so
much. they represent many things, but it
is the flower of idealists. we dream for
many things to happen, and we scatter
fallen petals in our wake. at firsts, i
believed it to be a waste, but after some
time, i see the logic behind it. "
" if my measly dreams were allowed to curl
and shrivel, why shouldn't these petals be
allowed to do so as well? "
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" i let out a scream of frustration. i
pounded on glass windows, tipped over vases
made of china. once again, my dreams start
to distort, bringing all sorts of ghastly beings
forth. i want no part in this. i want to be far,
far away from what's happening in my dream.
i can't break free. i feel like a caged bird. "
" i want them to leave me alone. if not, then
i'll break into a million pieces and no one
would know why. "
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indent"why do you bend over these flowers like that? stand up straight, they're not
worth your time. kumori, you should know better than this," a viscet commented,
as i blinked and surveyed the background. of course, i was dreaming again. the
only place i knew that had roses blooming so elegantly was in my dreams. no one in
real life would bother to liven up the area with flowers are beautiful as roses.
indent"that is none of your concern, yin. i believe you should focus on your own
tasks at hand," i answered curtly. swiveling around, i raked my gaze up and down
at the viscet who had stars embedded in his fur. he gave me a small, wane smile,
opting to join my side. "i mean, you do have something to do, right? there has to
be a reason why you decided to pay me a visit today out of all days."
indent"sharp as always, kumori. i knew that nothing could ever escape those eyes of
yours," he purred gently, but i shivered. there was malice and annoyance hidden in
his tone. i knew. he was annoyed that i had found him out. there was something that
he had to do, and he was not going to leave until he got it. i let out a small sigh as i
reached for a budding rose. bending the stem and breaking the flower off, i gave it a
delicate sniff. however, my eyes never left yin.
indentneither of us said anything. he returned my glare with a simple smile, a smile
that hid something sinister. i didn't want to find out what lay behind that smile. "right.
as you've probably figured out, i want something from you. i'll be very specific; i want
you to break this reality." yin paused in the middle of his speech - probably to recollect
his thoughts - before beginning again. "as nice as your dreamworld is, i don't want to
be here all the time. have you ever wondered why i'm always here? i'm trapped, and
it's up to you to set me free. after all, you probably want to see me gone, don't you?"
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indenti'll admit, yin's statement caught me off guard. he was always such a prideful
viscet, and it seeing and hearing him ask for help was simply unthinkable. was i being
over-dramatic? yes, yes i was, but it... just... didn't... seem... right. something didn't
add up. between yin's emotionless eyes and his plain demand, something was wrong,
but i didn't know what. the pale viscet caught my eyes and grinned at my expression,
obviously pleased in confusing and upsetting me.
indent"what do you expect me to do? i barely know you; if you thought that i'd
single handedly destroy my place of solace for your own selfish needs, then you're
sorely mistaken. get of my sight," i sneered, pushing out my chest more. i wanted to
seem more confident. i believed that i looked confident. however, yin already saw
through my thin facade, and that was all he needed to take from me.
indent"you're scared. you're nervous," yin murmured. stepping up close to me, his eyes
glittered with malicious intent. "would you believe me if i said that your world will
definitely die? most likely not, but hey, do entertain me by answering this small query
of mine."
indentit felt like his predatory eyes were staring into my soul. i didn't like it. i thought
that i was in control of my own world. no, i used to be in control. however, i wasn't
anymore, and yin would most certainly make sure of that. as the roses started to
shatter into pieces, i glared at him and gestured to the ruin around us. "do you see
this utopia? it is starting to die now. it's your fault, isn't it? answer me! give me
back my sanctuary!"
indenthe chuckled like a maniac, and i wanted nothing more than to rip his throat out.
anything to stop him from laughing. but what he said had a small sliver of truth
in those sugar coated words. i was scared.
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╒══════════════════╕" as i exhale, i cough. i straighten my
back, confused. the air in my dreams is
always the sweetest, the freshest.
there was a black smog pooling from my
paws. something was wrong.
not knowing why scared me.
i am not used to being scared.
did i bring this ruin upon myself? do i
deserve it?
maybe i do.
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╒══════════════════╕" i'm not stupid. i am quite intelligent.
i know when a world is breaking when i
see it. a cry is let out - i'm not sure if
the voice belongs to me. all i know is
that if i stay a moment longer, i may
die.
but that's alright. even in its last
moments, my beautiful, perfect, rose
filled world is still as wonderful as it
was before.
well, that was all i could hope. " ♥╘══════════════════╛ ████████████████████████████████████████████████
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indentafter yin had seen the damage he did to me, he had left. i stood in the middle of rows upon rows of roses, and i inhaled deeply. the
air smelled of smoke, and to my left there were trails of smoke floating lazily up towards the darkening sky. the roses were probably burning.
normally, i'd be upset, but strangely enough i found that i didn't care anymore. letting out a laugh that balanced on the borderline of madness,
i sank to my knees, clutching my head and trying to scream through the tears. it took me years to build a paradise this beautiful, and yin just
waltzed up and destroyed everything i held dear to me.
indentthe smoky smell that surrounded the air was numbing, and i could feel myself start to lose consciousness. yin didn't understand that i
had nothing to live for in the real world. of course, i never expected him to understand. only i would truly know.
indenttrying to breathe through the tears and smoke was more difficult that i thought it would be. i remained in my position, desperately
wishing for someone to come and notice and help me. my wishes are pointless, though; there was no one in this world but yin and i. well,
yin was no longer a part of my world. he came and left so suddenly that i didn't even have time to blink. the fires would continue to burn,
the roses will continue to die and decompose, and i will continue to try to find the meaning in my life through the worlds i create to hide. it
is too late to stop now.
indentslumping back, i lifted my head towards the sky. not a single star was left. only the clouds remained. tasting the salty tears on my
cheeks, i closed my eyes. "alright, you win, yin. you're a creep, you know? but yes, here i am, with my defenses all broken down. do
you feel proud of yourself? what am i saying; of course you're proud. this was your intent all along, wasn't it? to rid me of my only safe
place? you never understood what it was like to live and ridiculed for trying to dream unrealistic dreams." i paused, before letting out
another laugh.
indent"well, you win. consider this world broken. congrats."
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" with that, i woke up, with my tears staining my cheeks.
i didn't want to be here, but you forced me to wake up. "
" the real world is even scarier than my dreamworld, i've learned today.
all i want is my rose filled paradise back.
give me back what you took, yin. "
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1485 words including main dream + kumori's thoughts (italics) // coding by me // gifs belong to different animes