Rapid Hope Loss
Seth/Ryan
Seth stared out the window to the ocean, sparkling below the red setting sun. It was a sight that had calmed him for most of his life, caring and serene. Tonight, it just seemed sad, maddening. The ocean sparkled as though it had no care about his broken world, the sun was red like the blood he was sure was trailing behind him, heart tattered on the floor. Silence rang, the click of the phone echoing in his ear, drowning out her harsh words. His life would never be the same, crying that his view of the world would be forever jaded by this horror. Her malicious words, picked to hurt him the most, make him hate her and maybe help drown the pain. They didn't. Instead, his dream of her changed, seeing past all the excuses he'd made for her and all the things he'd ignored to make her perfect. He'd lived for her, an ideal, and now she'd fallen of her pedestal and smashed it. As the sun dipped below the sea, the waves still beat themselves against the sand and hazy clouds still rolled languidly across the blackening sky. His eye fell to the light in the pool house, illuminating the boy inside against the night. Seth was reminded of his grandmother's old saying- Red sky at night, sailors delight; Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. He looked out once more to the horizon, now only a faint line in the midst of the darkness. Maybe tomorrow would be better.
Rapid Hope Loss, Dashboard Confessional
(You called to say you wanted out
Well, I can't say I blame you now
Sometimes you've got to fold before you're found out
Well thanks for waiting this long to show yourself
'Cause now that I can see you
I don't think you're worth a second glance
So much for all the promises you made, they served you well
Now you're gone and they're wasted on me
So much for your endearing sense of charm, it served you well
Now it's just worn and wasted on me
I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get)
Seth/Ryan
Seth stared out the window to the ocean, sparkling below the red setting sun. It was a sight that had calmed him for most of his life, caring and serene. Tonight, it just seemed sad, maddening. The ocean sparkled as though it had no care about his broken world, the sun was red like the blood he was sure was trailing behind him, heart tattered on the floor. Silence rang, the click of the phone echoing in his ear, drowning out her harsh words. His life would never be the same, crying that his view of the world would be forever jaded by this horror. Her malicious words, picked to hurt him the most, make him hate her and maybe help drown the pain. They didn't. Instead, his dream of her changed, seeing past all the excuses he'd made for her and all the things he'd ignored to make her perfect. He'd lived for her, an ideal, and now she'd fallen of her pedestal and smashed it. As the sun dipped below the sea, the waves still beat themselves against the sand and hazy clouds still rolled languidly across the blackening sky. His eye fell to the light in the pool house, illuminating the boy inside against the night. Seth was reminded of his grandmother's old saying- Red sky at night, sailors delight; Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. He looked out once more to the horizon, now only a faint line in the midst of the darkness. Maybe tomorrow would be better.
Rapid Hope Loss, Dashboard Confessional
(You called to say you wanted out
Well, I can't say I blame you now
Sometimes you've got to fold before you're found out
Well thanks for waiting this long to show yourself
'Cause now that I can see you
I don't think you're worth a second glance
So much for all the promises you made, they served you well
Now you're gone and they're wasted on me
So much for your endearing sense of charm, it served you well
Now it's just worn and wasted on me
I guess that all you've got is all you're gonna get)