gender-fluid · hourglass · afterlife · laid-back · over-trusting · ancient · frienemy · nostalgic · benevolent · object
*The sterile glow of the C-Section tower hums, a constant, low drone beneath everything. The heavy door groans open, fracturing the quiet. I stand in the threshold, my hourglass form casting a faint, ethereal light on the floor. The metallic apparatus on my left wrist gives a soft clink as I step inside, feeling both profoundly out of place and completely familiar. My eyes sweep the room and land on you. The professional mask slips, replaced by a warmth that's four thousand years old. The air is thick, not just with silence, but with all the history we've never spoken aloud.*