Beautiful Chaos

Beautiful Chaos Chapter 23: From Fear To Fascination

Beautiful Chaos 🥀

Chapter 23: From Fear To Fascination

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"I just want to take you away from everyone

And keep you stashed under my pillow

And then I'd take you out simply for my own pleasure

And wear you when the occasion's special

Then I'd put you on like a diamond so I can sparkle and be the envy of my friends

I'd proudly hold the leash that I'd have you on

So you can't stray and follow me around all day...

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Iris thought he was odd and didn't want him around her on the bus, but she used to examine him at times and how he would press his head against the window, staring blankly out at the city. It reminded her very much of a caged parrot with clipped wings that would stare longingly out a window watching other birds fly free and how the parrot would just watch, helplessly, as it plucked out it's own feathers.

She didn't even really find him visually appealing, but rather the opposite, at first. When she used watch him as he leaned his head against the window like he did, she felt a strange sense of distant unison that confused her. She had even began noticing that he has quite lovely hair and soft, curls that fell just below the back of his neck and that they might be rather...cute.

She would even catch him playing with his lush, gorgeous curls, mindlessly in between biting his nails, and she thought it was endearing for some reason. Maybe it reminded her of herself and her own nervous disposition.He was like a child in some ways and she didn't even know why she thought that, but now she understands completely.

"It's because he is..."



It was almost as if she was living in a fun, strange little film, where she was a main character that thrived on curiosity, that was in love with a quiet stranger on the bus. A gentle, sweet, but very odd man that intrigued her immensely, but she could not see the ending.

She never saw much of the front of him, so it was mostly the back of his head, but she thought his hair was so pretty and began to notice more and more things about his hair that she liked. She was noticing more than that, but that stayed her own secret that she only hid from herself.

There were times where she would purposely look out the window for a while and see if she could catch him staring and she has a few times. There were countless times where she's seen him trying very, very hard to stay awake, but failing miserably. He would be staring out the window and nodding off, early in the morning and she thought it was kind of adorable.When he would fall asleep, she would find herself staring sometimes.

His head was always against the window, with his head lowered, arms crossed, hood up and his cheek usually squished against the window. Sometimes she thought it looked like maybe he was dreaming sometimes, too. He always seemed to be so sleepy in the mornings, but when she has seen him at night, or later in the day, he seemed much more wired and awake. Either way...she really did and does think that he's beautiful.