The speed of the human mind is remarkable. So is its inability to face the obvious. ~ Simon Mawer
Small things, at first. Little, unnoticeable things.
(Later, Ryou will look back and realize, wonder how he could have ever been so blind…)
But now. Now he simple walks home from school, and only vaguely notices the streetlamps flickering. Sometimes, in the distance, he hears someone calling his name… But no one is ever there. Ryou chalks it up to the ruffling of the leaves and his tired mind.
(Even now he's good at excuses.)
He opens the door to his apartment with little hassle. Ryou tosses his backpack to the side and reaches to remove the ring. A sharp sting bites at his skin (static shock, he tells himself), and his hand retreats. No harm in leaving the ring for a little bit longer…it's just a gift…
Ryou doesn't notice how much darker the room seems. (The shadows clawing up the wall…)
A gust of wind pushes past him. All of his windows are closed.
Ryou doesn't notice it now (shivers, but doesn't really know) but he will.
Besides, the shadows behind him can wait.
A/N Nice, short chapter. Reviews are loved!
