Christmas in ashes
he mutters, “once the mask is off, he’ll get sloppy.”
Milo’s curled in the corner of the couch, knees pulled up, hands tucked inside his sleeves, he hasn’t said much since last night, and with Milo quiet isn’t empty, it’s him turning the whole thing over and over in his head like a puzzle piece he’s not sure fits yet.
The silver inside me feels watchful, almost still.
“Post exposure instability rising,” the presence notes, “likelihood of deliberate provocation, moderate to high.”
“Provocation meaning,” I ask under my breath.
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