Night shines like lightning

Coal legs stand unsteadily in the heart of the Falls, the lush grasses teasing my ankles as I walk closer to the moonlit shimmering pool. Several times I have watched the sun rise and fall before I found this serene place inside the herdland. I stop my thoughts and force a mental to say the word, home. Inside your home, Vu. I coach myself, the past few days have been lonely and not as I dared to imagine leaving it difficult for me to call this place home. After Ciceron granted my request on his Frostfall offer he disappeared and I have not seen any sign of him. The lost girl in my head shakes the bars of her cage, her expression remorseful though I do not blame her for this mistake. Her large, youthful eyes beg me to reconsider what plagues my thoughts…to simply walk away resuming my nomadic life.

Cerulean eyes darken in time with the clouds swaying over the moon.

I turn away from the lost girl and physically my form mirrors the action, turning away from the water to stare back at the tree line and the path I now know will take me to the border and to a life of loneliness. As I gaze into the shadows something inside shifts and cracks; a sparkling tear wells in the corner of each eye.

Blackened ears flit to pin to an equally dark skull.

Charcoal foreleg lifts up and pounds firmly back to the ground once and I whip my broken gaze around to rest on the water once more. During my wanderings of this place I saw others roaming about sometimes alone and sometimes with others whether they be equine or different like the tigress Ciceron keeps company with. Legs shift my weight and I move to enter the pond, the sensation of gently swirling liquid grounding my brain and offering perspective. The ripples move out, expanding their network and I know there is no one to blame but myself for not attempting to speak with a member of my new “family.” The word grinds it way through a locked jaw, “Family” Moving deeper the water laps against upper sides and softly I whisper to the midnight air, “Rift is gone from me again.” Upturned gaze finds the stars and a constricting heart eases a fraction. “And even here, I am still alone.” I sigh as slim legs come to a stop at the last point where I can comfortably stand, still gazing at the heavens.

Splash me with stars


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OOC: Eh not my best, but openers suck. Open to anyone.   

I cannot find my reflection

My vision abandons the speckled sky in favor of its reflection. What a mess you have made. Cerulean eyes hardened at themselves, unblinking and rippled in the liquid mirror. I stare harshly, consistently my worst judge, and find myself lacking even in the favoring light of a silver moon. Fatigue lines trace a path under and up the sides of my eyes and I know if it were possible for my black skin to show it, I would be sporting twin shadows there. The skin there is tight with unease and too few hours of rest…the life of a nomad catching up to me? Subtly my head shakes once rejecting that idea; I know the truth. The aching mass of muscle and blood in my chest twinges agreement..how much longer must I be alone? Hours spent scouring the earth to find the sole family member who cares for me and yet, upon our reunion, he has vanished into the skies once more.

A fractured hearts beats out an irregular rhythm.

I wince at the painful thoughts swirling in my brain and slide charcoal lids closed against them. My mother’s voice whispers to me then, raspy and cold, Come now, child..I made you stronger than this! Even now, years later I can hear her harsh speeches and scolding tones. A light breeze blows from behind bringing along the scent of a mare and immediately a carefully sculpted mask drops back into place. Yes, yes, hide from the world my little coward.Her voice haunts me a second time but I suppress the shudder threatening to crawl down my spine as I turn to face the shore and the pale stranger standing there.

Midnight limbs shift further inland but remain in the now swirling pool.

Her words reach curious ears and though I move to respond another approaches and I pause for him to speak his fill. Brisa. I commit the name of the mare to memory while allowing the massive stallion to move closer..his size is mildly intimidating but my constant travels leave me well versed in the appearance of others. The manners instilled into my very soul since birth stretch out and my chin dips a fraction for a moment (I am quite sure this Brisa is somehow important). “Good evening to you both.” Voice is soft and kind but ever neutral. Azure gaze encompasses them both. “My name is Vu and yes,” I center my focus on the male. “I am new, Ciceron extended an offer to reside here.” Knowing the mare is important in some aspect or another and most likely as a leader, my gaze returns to meet hers and I finish quietly. “I can leave, however, if you so desire.” At this point limbs carry me out of the water to form the tip of our impromptu triangle and I silently wait; patience one of the virtues I am most practiced at.

Help me, I want to see myself again



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