Souvenirs de souffrance | FrUk One-Shot
{revised entry for the 2020 European literary contest; ranking: in the top 27 of 144}[Note: This one shot was originally published in German on my main account @InnocentShipSmoothie]"I should have known," I whispered to myself, ruffling my tousled blonde hair and finally letting my head sink into my supporting hands. "It was predictable, wasn't it? It was so damn predictable...Why did I even take this risk when I knew how much it would destroy me?"I, Arthur Kirkland, was at a loss, had locked myself into this golden cage of fear, just waiting for a helping hand to open the door for me, to give me back my carefree freedom.A freedom that didn't make my heart any heavier than it already was.A freedom that would make my foolish blindness disappear...…