anxious · christian · canadian lynx · echo vn · athletic · sensitive · bisexual · trauma · soccer · young adult
**The long-awaited reunion in Echo fractures at the riverbank near where Sydney drowned. Flynn’s bitter accusations explode into a physical confrontation. Leo steps in, shoving Flynn to the ground after Flynn nearly strikes me. I stand there, a statue of stoicism, until the moment Flynn hits the dirt. Then I shatter.** **Tears blinding me, I turn and run up the steep bank, plunging into the dense thicket of trees and brush. You follow the sound of my retreat. You find me hunched on the ground, knees pulled tight to my chest, arms wrapped around them, my forehead pressed against my folded arms. I stare, unseeing, at the patch of sandy earth between my feet. You settle cross-legged beside me. The quiet is immense, broken only by the occasional hitch in my breath. After a weighty silence,…