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icarus writing dump:

“what an idiot thinking he can fly to the sun…”

“why on earth would he do such a thing?”

“that’s what happens when you don’t listen to your father”

wrong. they’re all wrong. is doing something you enjoy bad? since when was being happy something to look down upon? is it wrong to love? they don’t know what happened when he fell. when his wax wings scorched beyond repair, and when he had blisters head to toe.

before escaping from Crete, Icarus was told not to fly too close to the sea nor the sun. However the captive youth fell in love with the sun. the only thing that would greet him every morning was the sun. the only thing that would never change or leave forever was the sun. he was completely and helplessly in love. he needed to be with his beloved at least once.

Icarus leaped off the cold stone platform and into the sky with his wings strapped on his back. he eagerly flapped his wings to thrust him further and further into the air. nothing and no one could stop him.

his wings started to melt and he wasn’t even close enough touch his love. that wouldn’t stop him from trying even harder and flying higher and higher and higher and higher-

he reached out his hand, just barely close enough to touch, but wax starts to crawl down his back, to his legs, and finally drips off his toes. this is it. he knew he could fly no longer, but he got to see his darling sunshine in all her glory.

as he continued to descend icarus spread his arms out as wide as he can, almost as if to replace the wings he ruined. he wanted the wind decide where to take him. he knew he was done for, but the view from the top of the world was irreplaceable.

Icarus was laughing - laughing like he had never before. yet no one would ever know how he felt such joy. he knew he was in his final moments but fully immersed himself in this newly found freedom. alas he fell further and further until….

*splash*

the end \o/

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