Charade of Shadows
The illusion of choice. Chasing shadows across the wall by a flickering candlelight. A fire deprived of oxygen by the same hands that cast shapes on the canvas. Taunting. Teasing. The theatre of fiat.
Scribe - 2026/10/26
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