Life Ain't Always Beautiful

*Zeitgeist* · 07-20-2021, 10:54 PM

Zee watched him cautiously from her hole, every strand of fur on end. Something heavy thudded hard against the floor and she retreated further, shoulders scraping against the jagged indentations of blunt claws etched into the walls. It looked like Sirius, sounded like Sirius, even smelled like Sirius. Still, she remained unconvinced, her frantic gaze darting across the den as she explored opportunities to escape.

He spoke, she listened. The words failed to land, their meaning not quite reaching the cornered wolf. Sirius was here, and he was hurting, but Zee had no response for him. Was this where she shared her own struggles? Was she meant to reassure him? To forgive him? Was any of this even real? If it was a nightmare, the thunder would have already began. The lightning that followed would have split the den in two, and the blood rain would have soaked into her fur no matter where she hid. Though how, if this was real, could Sirius had found her? If as he had said, he'd not come for her, then how was he here?

"Am I dead?" She whispered. "Is this Somnium?" Zee was taken back to his first words. "You died. I found your body."

"Speech"

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Life Ain't Always Beautiful

Sirius

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