(( balloon ))
The pink balloon he bought her, she lets it go as a present to Mama.
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Out of control. Electric fur purrs on her thin skin; she'd rather the fur eat her up, mothball-whole. Ugliness and rolls of fat, meaning of this; trapped in marriage and politics. Love is war, Gods save her. She is falling up and just can't stop.
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The weight of his hand on hers might just be this anchor.
"Balloon. Stop," he whispers, like this is a dream they must keep secret. "Please don't float away."
Balloons only float to heaven.
(And Daddy lets go.)
A/N: For the 100 prompts, 100 drabbles, 100 words or less challenge. Don't own Harry Potter. I'm not good at writing drabbles, sorry. Andromeda && Cygnus Black. You probably couldn't tell. Vague, up for interpretation. Inspiration - this story about anorexia and family that I read and forgot the title.
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