Small TalkI'm a fish in a bowlSmall Talk by ~ninjababy
and you're tapping the glass
expecting me to swim
in a certain direction
but all I know is your finger
and the reverberation
and the water.
I'm not sure which way
you want me to go,
so I let out a slow breath
and smile awkwardly
and talk about the weather.
UnderfootLane pried up the floorboard and ran her hands over the wood. She knew every groove and line in every board in the small room. The knots felt familiar under her fingers, and she sighed when she found the small dent she knew she'd find in this one.Underfoot by ~ninjababy
The slip of paper between her teeth tasted like cheap liquor, but she didn't mind. That was familiar, too.
As quietly and with as much precision as possible, Lane lowered the slip of paper into the hole beneath the board and smiled.
The house she lived in felt like a dungeon. Her parents didn't understand their shy, creative daughter, and they didn't care to. They left her room sparse to keep her
Nothing to Do With Tea (or Camping)"Son! What are you doing?"Nothing to Do With Tea (or Camping) by ~ninjababy
"This guy is camping."
"I can see that."
"I heard you hate campers!"
"That's not—oh, don't do that."
"But that what you said to do to campers! I heard you the other night after you tucked me in."
"Let's leave this uh, guy here and go home. I think we need to talk."
Best EverHK-451 took out an eyeball, rubbed it on the curtain, and popped it back in.Best Ever by ~ninjababy
"Does it do anything cool?" Steve asked in a whisper.
"Not really," Randy answered, laying out his deck with the Mech War Battle Droid--the most collectible card on the planet.
"Can it talk?"
"Nope."
"Fly?"
"Nope."
"Shoot lasers?"
"Nope."
"What good is a robot that doesn't do anything?"
"I dunno. Dad brought it home because it's broke or something."
"What a waste!"
"Yup."
Steve sat down next to Randy and pulled out his own deck, thumbing through them. He looked at Randy's Battle Droid card with a longing gaze, but went back to his deck when th
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