plants & stars // phan

02

☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ
keep your eyes on the
stars
and your feet on the
ground.
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[...]

dan watched the sunset, waiting for the real beauty to reveal.
beauty.
he waited, like he always did.
everyday he sat down next to the ledge in his room and spend most of the night staring at the moon and it's friends.

soon he could be able to stare up to the stars for hours again, he couldn't wait to tell them about his day.
well it wasn't quite interesting to be honest, he listened to music or stared on the plain white ceiling, but he knew the stars didn't care.
stupid.

it may sounds weird, but dan felt like the stars understand him, like they were talking to him, even if they're just sparkling things on the sky, what most of the people think.
but dan did not.
they were the only thing he had.
the only thing he had in his life.

a few minutes passed, dan still stared dreamily at the sky, watching how the peachy orange colours turned into pure black, covered with big and small dots.
dan now could see the real beauty of this planet, of the universe.

stars.
his own little universe.

he searched for constellations and made up his own pictures in the mess of shining dots.
dan found a sad face, relatable, and a thing which looked like a heart.
weirdo.
he sighed, he definitely should search for some hobbies.
real hobbies.

what else could he do, he never went outside, it was too dangerous.
dan never heard something about ethan anymore, but he was still afraid to leave the house since the incident with his family.
his family would like him to be safe and alive, he needs to stay alive for them.

dan blinked and suddenly the lights in his room went off, making the stars shine brighter than ever before.
pretty.

then he moved his hands and a ball of light appeared, right next to him.
he moved his finger in circles and the ball flew around his room and then returned back to his side.

he smiled.
it was rare that he smiled because he kinda never did.
never.

[...]

dan was caught in the loveliness of the stars, he couldn't force his eyes to look away.
gorgeous.

but then a loud bang brought him back to reality, oh hell, his reality, the bad one.
the bad one.

he flinched, not knowing what to do next or how to react.
maybe some burglars?
no, they'd be stupid if they broke in like that making loud noises, there had to be someone else.

dan heard voices.
angry voices which disturbed his reality, like the bang against the door did.
the voices let his fear grow bigger and bigger, dan could tell there were more than two men, their voices were rough and husky which sent shivers down his spine and his body shaking.
(a/n; spooky scary skeletons, send shivers down your spine. i'm sorry i had to.)

weak.
weak.

he pressed his hands against his ears, trying to get rid of the annoying voices in his head but they were right.
totally right.

dan slowly started moving away from the window, where he just stood a few seconds ago.
he put his hand on the door knob and opened the door carefully.

dan turned his head to the left, looking directly in the hallway, what happened next made his eyes grow wide in fear.
there was another bang, making dan jump a bit, followed by a cracking sound and suddenly the front door fell onto the ground revealing the hunter; ethan mcveigh and his friends, the men who killed dan's family.