The Faculty - Written for Get your words out

[prisca]

Title: Lost in a wasteland
Characters: Casey Connor, mention of Zeke Tyler
Prompt: Picture - sand-covered house
Word Count: 200
Finished: 13.03.2020

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Casey squeezed his eyes shut against the glaring sun, unable to remember where he was, how he'd gotten here. Groaning, he looked around — sand, white finest sand wherever his eyes fall, covering everything. Even the small window and the doorframe were almost gone.

„Zeke?“ His mouth so dry that he could barely speak. „Zeke?“ Only the wind was answering, howling loud, without any pause, driving even more sand over the wasteland.

No escape, Casey realized, soon enough also his refuge would get swallowed up, falling into oblivion. Like he would. No one would remember him any longer. Even Zeke wouldn't.

Tears were running down his cheeks. He would never get the chance to tell him how much he meant for him.

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Reluctantly Casey opened his eyes, took in his surroundings through a mist of tears. The old dresser, the mirror, and the table with two wooden chairs. A shabby motel room. Not very comfortable but enough for two young boys who were looking for some time alone.

Casey breathed in deeply. Only a dream, a ridiculous fantasy. And he turned around to Zeke, who was lying on the bed beside him, snoring slightly. „I love you,“ he whispered.

The Faculty - Written for Get Your Words Out

[prisca]

Title: Secret Place
Characters: Casey Connor, Zeke Tyler
Prompt: Picture - moon
Word Count: 200
Finished: 13.03.2020

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Zeke stopped the GTO near the woods, grabbing for Casey's hand. „C'mon, it's only a few steps from here.“

The boy giggled. „Can I take off the scarf now, I can't see anything.“

„That's the point,“ Zeke chuckled. „Trust me.“

Safely he led Casey along the small path until they reached the clearing on top of the hill. Zeke had found the place years ago when he had been on one of his endless roadtrips. Since then, he often came here to watch the stars and the moon and to enjoy the silence around. Never he had shared this place with anyone else.

Until tonight. It was a full moon, a starry night, even more beautiful than Zeke had hoped. „If we would have a ladder, we could climb up to embrace the moon,“ he thought, inwardly laughing about this idea. He had always been a down-to-earth guy who loved science because it was easy to explain. Obviously, hanging around with Casey so often lately had changed him more than he had realized before. But he couldn't care less.

He stepped closer to loosen the scarf around Casey's eyes and smiled at his outcry. „Holy shit! This is gorgeous.“