Open space between--an RPS tribute to Heath

[shieldmaid1]

He fell into bed, his skin hot and itchy, his hair standing up in ragged spikes. Lying back against the musty sheets-should’ve changed them before today, fucking would’ve if he’d realized how much time he’d be spending in here today-he scrubbed both hands over his face and sighed. His eyes were dry at last, but his face felt swollen and stretched

Comments

[my_lil_darlin]

**He couldn’t fix it . . . so he would just have to try to stand it** Thanks for reminding me of that line-- how could I have forgotten? "If you cain't fix it, you just gotta stand it, Jack."

All I know is, I'm so fuckin' sick of crying... I know we're all in the same leaky boat here, but... yesterday and today were two of the hardest days I've had since... well, since my own family members died (been through this four times, with my parents and two sisters). It *does* get easier, but IMO, I'll never stop missing them, any of them. Ever.

RIP, Cowboy. I loved you a whole lot, you ratass fink-- how could you go off and leave us like that? I love you anyway, though. Always and 4-ever, darlin' boy. Always.

[shieldmaid1]

Thanks for reading my little story. And thanks for sharing your own tribute here--I couldn't have said it better.

[torry28]

I know it must be so hard to write anything right now but I'm so glad you did.
Thank you for sharing.
Torry

[shieldmaid1]

Thank you for reading it. I couldn't stand doing anything else until I had written this.

[oceansbetween]

Thank you.

[shieldmaid1]

Thanks for reading it. :(

[jacks_key]

You meshed the short story in perfectly with yours. Great job. We cannot fix it, so somehow we must stand it - at least we all have each other to cling to.

[shieldmaid1]

Thank you so much for reading it. I don't know how I would've gotten through the last two days without this community.

[lawgoddess]

This was lovely. Thank you for sharing it.

[shieldmaid1]

Thank you for reading it. I know we won't ever forget him.