Will Bear the Moon
But it will not stop like a pebble rolling down a great hill, gaining momentum with every stretched moment.
The air bends first—then the walls. Stone walls seem to breathe, pressing closer like a closing jaw. Carved molding above the hearth liquefies, candlelight blurring into molten halos that pulse and writhe. Each breath becomes a razor—sharp, shallow, scraping against the inside of my throat.
I cannot breathe.
The sound that leaves me is half gasp, half sob—stumbling, uneven. My chest rises and falls in desperate, shallow rhythms. My gown tightens like a noose, fabric strangling, suffocating.
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