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Weekly Contest #167
Content Warning: themes of trauma, brief descriptions of abuse. At first, there is only an empty room. Mahogany floorboards, brick walls, a ceiling shrouded in the illogical shadows of a dream. Between breaths, details unfold. A rug, brown – no, red – with gold tassels that flutter as it settles against the dusty floor. A rocking chair, simple, handmade. He materializes in front of it, and it creaks as he sits down. Days pass. Each time he visits, he conjures another piece of the room. A rickety, rusting chandelier, with candles that never...
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