[ the message comes as a surprise, mainly because he’s just slipped out of his horizon and there’s a moment where he thinks, for some reason, that he’s still there. he thinks he hears her ask more than sees the words, even if they leave a lingering path behind the eyelids, like when you stare too long into the light.
the question catches him off guard. ]
Um,
I’m — I guess I’d be turning 19 this year. Or, in our universe anyway?
[ technically, wouldn’t it be close to his birthday now?
he wasn’t really counting. hadn’t been — it’s like the idea didn’t even cross his mind. ]
no subject
the question catches him off guard. ] [ technically, wouldn’t it be close to his birthday now?
he wasn’t really counting. hadn’t been — it’s like the idea didn’t even cross his mind. ]