going 2 bed noww "So melt my ice cream, I'm a big fan of soup anyway" Palimpsest pal·imp·sest [ˈpaləm(p)ˌsest] a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain. something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. His mother slipped beyond the veil not long after bringing him into the world, leaving behind only whispers of the cat she had been. His father, though still breathing, was never truly /there/. A poet by nature, he gifted his son a name that echoed the striking likeness he bore to the mother he would never know. To the clan, it was a touching tribute. In truth, it was a cruel reminder. Every glance at the kit reopened a wound that refused to heal, and resentment quietly took root where love should have been. They say his father followed his mate soon after, his heart too broken to endure the weight of her absence. Whether that was the whole truth or merely the kinder story the clan chose to tell, only the dead could say. And so the tiny apprentice is left to face the vast, unforgiving world alone. 6 mns
