^{@cosmophobicpi  /   five word prompts.}

^{“   so,  this story didn’t have a happy ending,  “     is his comment as he sits backwards on a wooden chair,  forearms propped on top of its backrest.   his tone gives away nothing.  a cigarette sticks out from the corner of his mouth as he watches,  eyes half-lid from boredom,  sleep,  weariness,  a mixture of the three  …   who knows ?}   

^{“ this must’ve been a total shock for you.  “}