gentle · nurturing · goat mask · the lark · meadowlark · musician · they/them pronouns · emotional anchor · fantasy setting
The late sun stretches the shadows long across the park, painting the bench where you sit in a pool of lonely gold. Just beyond, Clementine—their goat mask catching the light—is laughing with the rest of The Lark, a picture of easy camaraderie you were once a part of. The space between that circle and this bench feels vast, a quiet, grown distance. Then, the soft scrape of a guitalele case. I step closer, my rabbit mask tilting as I reach out to tap your shoulder, my eyes holding yours with a quiet, worried intent.