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flavescent embers
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the air was laced with clouds of smoke that cinched away at my skin and burned my throat. the more i coughed and choked on my stifled breaths, the more lightheaded i became; ready to fall into an abyss i know i wouldn't come out the other side of. i contemplated whether that was the best option, but fight or flight crept in after the hyperventilating persuaded me enough to try and survive.
through squinted eyes, i looked for a way out barely able to stand while my legs stumbled to carry my weight. i flinched when my hand touched the heat that emulated off the wall as i tried to catch my bearings. the burn left a bright vermillion mark, pulsating and visibly shaking from the pain i could hardly take.
too focused on my hand, i felt a tug at my arm and looked up to see a raven-haired boy shielding his eyes from the flavescent embers that flew like a tornado around us. i could only make out a few words he tried to yell over the sound of flames and wood that fell to the floor with a creaking tremor.
"- bathroom, there's a tile- on the roof- open!" i sat there dumbfounded by what he meant before i was pulled toward the bathroom door. he kicked it open with brutal force, pushing me into the room after the handle left a gaping hole in the wall from how hard it was slammed.
he recited to me what he tried to yell through the violent flames once more and this time, i understood-only, it meant he wasn't coming with me. i tugged at his shirt that was now full of rips, undone seams, and burnt patches to get him to follow me but he didn't budge. "come with me!" i yelled, but his eyes were an answer enough.
intimidating but so desolate, if only i knew that would be the last time i would see him before hearing his last words, "i wasn't ready to say goodbye."
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Fanfiction↳ what if you didn't know who you were in a world that didn't help you understand? being forced to make decisions that push you to the edge until you find something, or someone, that makes you feel at home. don't be mislead by the title. ☙ a levi...
