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tw's:

there is supposed to be something about threes. you have only ever caught glimpses of the outside amid scribbled notes, sterile rooms, camera flashes.

but there is supposed to be something about threes. you know this.

“third time’s the charm.”

you think, by now, that there have been far more than three.

but what do you know, anyway?

( very little. )

perhaps you would, had things been different.

those blood-red lines have traced their way over your skin yet again, and perhaps they’d have hurt just as much had they been wounds.

( how many times have you been through this? does it matter anymore? )

the blue liquid pooling in the back of your throat is far too sweet, this you know — the kind of sweetness meant to cover up the putridly bitter taste beneath — and so you spend far too long avoiding the moment when you have to swallow it down.

it burns, of course, but that doesn’t stop you from draining the plastic cup until tears sting the corners of your vision.

you’ve been told before, talked down to like a child, that there will be a change, a metamorphosis, but still a new beginning. there is everything to be afraid of, and you know that they do not mean it when they say that you’re brave.

when you first came here, they would make you draw cards. it quickly became a pointless endeavor when every spread had the same result, even as they tried to console you with the notion that death is not an inherently ‘bad’ card to overturn.

it’s funny. you suppose you know that every deck should only contain one of each card, but you are a special case, so you shouldn’t be surprised.

there is something about threes, after all.

it doesn’t matter. you still have to see it through — you’ve paid enough attention to the things they all say.

you have always been frightened ( or perhaps you never have ) and at this point it’s difficult to tell whether you will ever see the sun again.

you know that change is coming soon.

tw's:

there is supposed to be something about threes. you have only ever caught glimpses of the world around you, tiny flashes amid bleary eyes, heavy heart, clouded mind.

but there is supposed to be something about threes. you know this.

the moon. the stars.

that's two.

the third, you think, is supposed to be the sun.

( of course. )

it would be, at least, had it been visible. you haven't seen it since you arrived here.

you have torn yourself free from every sharp point and dull moment, feet slogging through black shores and red waves, salt stinging every cut.

( how much time has passed? does it matter anymore? )

the red liquid pooling at your feet reminds you of someone, this you know, and so you spend far too long attempting to chase that fractured tidbit of a memory into the recesses of your mind, body frozen still upon the sand.

there is nothing to be found, of course, but that doesn't stop you from trying until your hamstrings burn, and you fall to your knees with your fists pressed into the grit.

you've been told before that there would be a change, a metamorphosis, but still an end. nothing to be afraid of.

you wonder if you were afraid anyways.

it doesn't matter anymore, you know. this is a new beginning, even if it hurts.

pitch and seawater have stained your fingers dark ( or perhaps they always have been ) and at this point it's difficult to tell whether that faceted moon in the sky has simply eclipsed the sun or if it no longer exists here.

you know that something has found you.

tw's: 

there is supposed to be something about threes. you have only ever caught glimpses of his notes, quickly wrested away from prying eyes, curious glances, desperate looks.

but there is something about threes. you know this.

snowflake obsidian. sea glass.

that’s two.

the third, you think, must be the blood.

( of course. )

it trickles its way down your arm from every sharp point, leaving the red behind as the rivulet runs clear, stinging like salt.

( is it blood or water ? does it matter anymore ? )

… that drip solidifies as it hits the ground, no different than candlewax.

your brother likes to play with cards, this you know, and so you’ve brought three of them ( it’s always three, remember? ) without taking so much as a glimpse at them until now. that’s part of the game, isn’t it?

XIII. DEATH   /   UPRIGHT

you’ve been told before, admonished chidingly, that death is not an inherently ‘bad’ card to draw. a change, a metamorphosis, but still an end. there is always an end. nothing to be afraid of.

your fingers shake anyhow, the slightest tremor, as you cast the card into the seawater. stagnant, it floats unbidden by the waves — an omen.

you suppose you know it isn’t really seawater anyway, so you shouldn’t be surprised.

the second card falls face-up.

XVI. THE TOWER   /   UPRIGHT

this is the bad one, isn’t it? that much you know, even if you’ve never paid any attention to the things they all say.

you have never been frightened before ( or perhaps you always are ) and at this point it’s difficult to tell whether it’s your heart pounding in your chest or the water dripping into your lungs that makes it hard to breathe.

XXI. THE WORLD   /   REVERSED

you know that you will not be found in time.

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