The Tale of Trauma

"The Tale of Trauma" is a short story about the impact that the death of Fusain 's and Charcoal 's parents had on Fusain himself.

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''As I lay in bed. I put my hand out above me, and envision every finger crumpling back into the stump.''

I follow the natural progression of that motion down my arm, and try to imagine my other limbs withdrawing too.

''I try to feel the energy of my body, if there is any. I feel it radiating around my torso, and I try to pull it in towards a centre point.''

''A tiny focused dot. A fleck of dust. Hanging in the air.''

''A thought interrupts, and I almost lose my focus. The outside world presses down just a little too hard.''

And my skin almost breaks, like a rock-thrown pond, I close my eyes, I hold my breath...

''I desolidify, I just want to hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything, at all.''

''I desolidify, I just wanna hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything, at all.''

''I desolidify, I just want to hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything, at all.''

''I desolidify, I just wanna hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything at all.''

''I desolidify, I just wanna hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything, at all.''

''I desolidify, I just want to hide. I just wanna hide and not do anything at all.''