First, the night stopped hurting. Then it stopped ending.
An improvement, by all available accounts.
He wore the morning well. Buttoned to the throat. A little stiff at first, but these things settle.
Breakfast. Weather. Something almost funny.
Again. Still. The sun has been informed.
Layer by layer — daylight. Layer by layer — acceptable answers. Layer by layer — a face fit for visitors.
Come in. There is nothing to wake.
And morning, suddenly, no longer made to measure.
RAW INFINITE PRESENCE
© Kuro / 2026