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It hurts. The sound. I don't... I don't want it now.
And she's gone. I can't even ask if she -
Everything was so much easier when it was cold. Now it just offsets the ticking. They don't go together.
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It's been two years. I'd forgotten what it felt like. I thought it was a curse, but I guess it's not.
My heartbeat. It's real.
I don't...want to know.
[ OOC; Pretend this was a bit earlier, before the curse hit. ]