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Day 2 - Nowhere to Run
They yank him to his feet, their grip as unyielding as the cuffs. Wilbur snarls, throwing his head back in an attempt to land a lucky hit on one of these absolute animals.
He ends up making eye contact with a pair of wide, blue eyes.
(In his chest, the embers of his fire begin to stir, ignited by the presence of a life that must be protected at all costs.)
They blink, innocence and curiosity shining within their depths. Wilbur’s gaze drifts away to find a rat’s nest of golden hair, and beyond that is a set of fiery orange wings that look more like bundles of fluff than anything else.
A little boy—a phoenix fledgling, a second phoenix—sits in the arms of one of those greedy, wastes of space. His head tilts, those bright blue eyes falling onto Wilbur’s own unkempt, matted wings.
Another chirp falls from the boy’s lips, and Wilbur sees red.Series
- Part 2 of Whumptober 2022 destroys Writer’s Block