false perfection {Calla} blitz

:|rizz moon|:

”Zagreus, things feel a lot different without you around. I know we weren’t close, but losing a cousin isn’t easy whether they are your best friend, worst enemy, or somewhere in between. Zagreus, it never gets easy, losing people that you care about. It wasn’t easy for you when all of your allies died one by one before your eyes. We’re going soon to honor you in the Capitol, whatever that means. Hope you’re doing okay, in heaven o hell or wherever. Bye.”

Black candles spread the smell of ash in my room as I blew them out and their smoke diffused on the window. Zagreus was gone for the day, but I’d most surely check in with him at the next possible chance.

The downside was that it wouldn’t be for a while since the train to the Capitol likely wouldn’t permit a package of scented candles as luggage. Mother and Father almost convinced themselves to let me and Bazima and Ayfai stay, but they instead just agreed to drag us both along.

I laid out my outfit, a velvet red suit jacket, white shirt, grey pants, and a black bowtie. A custom outfit put together by my mother to design the perfect family. But we were imperfect: she knew, I knew, my sisters knew, my father knew. However, my parents worked hard to make sure we looked the part.

A knock on my door stopped me from packing it all up. ”S’open.”