Mikasa Dialectical Journal

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he’s as comfortable as he can get sinking into the awful dip of his mattress ; legs spread and body crooked in an angle that’s awkward. zack is hardly asleep , though. thoughts are running behind shut eyes while his heart rambles obnoxiously in his chest. last night anxiety was a favorite pre-bed activity of his ( not ). mikasa’s hushed voice cuts through the STATIC in his head. she’s a steady calmness in his life , human version of an anchor that’s weight feels pleasant. a sigh escapes as her arm loops around his torso and he feels her settle into the dip of his shoulder. ❛ but you fit perfectly against me. ❜ words are whispered into his pillow that keeps his smile a secret. a pleasant warmth spreads , coaxing his mind to finally let him drift to sleep.

he’s as comfortable as he can get sinking into the awful dip of his mattress ; legs spread and body crooked in an angle that’s awkward. zack is hardly asleep , though. thoughts are running behind shut eyes while his heart rambles obnoxiously in his chest. last night anxiety was a favorite pre-bed activity of his ( not ). mikasa’s hushed voice cuts through the STATIC in his head.
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zack is hardly asleep , though. thoughts are running behind shut eyes while his heart rambles obnoxiously in his chest. last night anxiety was a favorite pre-bed activity of his ( not ). mikasa’s hushed voice cuts through the STATIC in his head. she’s a steady calmness in his life , human version of an anchor that’s weight feels pleasant. a sigh escapes as her arm loops around his torso and he feels her settle into the dip of his shoulder. ❛ but you fit perfectly against me. ❜ words are whispered into his pillow that keeps his smile a secret. a pleasant warmth spreads , coaxing his mind to finally let him drift to

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