magicalmaggie
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Once, when Sam was little, there was a freak snowstorm—not a proper blizzard, by any stretch, but more snow than she'd ever seen in her life. She remembers laying down in it, making snow angels and feeling the way that the flakes melted on her skin, and she'd stayed outside long after she began to go numb from the cold.
It was only when she finally went back inside, peeling off soggy denim and a half-frozen sweater, that the pain hit.
Being outside in the cold, that wasn't the part that hurt—it was only once she started to thaw that the agony set in, tiny pinpricks at her fingertips that grew into flames that licked up and down her body. It was the sort of pain that couldn't be dulled or ignored, demanding to be felt.
She thinks of that a lot these days, and she wonders if maybe it will be less painful for everyone if she keeps her distance and leaves the warmth and sun to the people who actually deserve it.
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Or: Sam sucks at letting people love her.
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21 Apr 2023
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She collects scars like loose coins these days, tucking them away and forgetting about them until the weight begins to drag her down. They're a visible chronology of everything she's lived through, from scraped knees to stab wounds, and she sees the way that people look at her sometimes—all pity and vague nervousness that whatever has happened to her is contagious, bad luck transferring like a virus if they get too close to her.
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Or: A 5+1 of Sam's scars and her many, many trust issues.
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- Part 3 of seek out sins and solace
Bookmarked by magicalmaggie
21 Apr 2023