silvysartfulness:Chapter VII - Reawakenings of Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It is up! :D There
silvysartfulness:Chapter VII - Reawakenings of Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It is up! :D There was a quiet crackle of fire and the scent of smoke and pine needles, the first twitches of his senses that he slowly became aware of.He couldn’t quite feel his body, felt like something formless made of mist, just barely being.A long time passed, of knowing only fire and pine needle-scent; then - the quiet wind in the trees, a deeper smell of petrichor, wet rich soil. Finally, very slowly, a sense of weight, of being weight, upon solid ground.He tried to open his eyes, but couldn’t, something was wrong, and for a moment of confusion he panicked, before remembrance itched with something like tears at the back of his throat.He had given his eyes away a long time ago.His breath must have hitched at that, because suddenly he could hear something moving nearby, feel something settle with a rush at his side. An odd numb, tingling sensation, and it took a long while to realize he had been touched, someone had taken his hand, his arm moving with it.He couldn’t tell what it meant.The fire crackled, and if he focused he imagined he could feel its warmth to his right. But it was hard, and he was very tired.The next time his senses sharpened enough to become aware of fire-crackle and resin-smell, the abstract thing that was his hand was still being held, and he could feel something almost like a tickle, something stroking his palm over and over.That should mean something.He tried to focus, with all his might, but it was so hard to stay, to not just slip away.There was a sound, as though someone was trying to speak, but he couldn’t make out words, only odd choked noises, and after a while they stopped, swallowed silent.I am, he thought, trying to sort the impressions together. I am near a fire. In a forest. On the ground. I have no eyes. I am Xiao Xingchen.That seemed right so far.——-Please go read and let me know what you think! Comments on AO3 or here, tags, DMs and asks - I read them all and they mean everything to me. ♥ -- source link
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