#saw ''polaroid'' and im like: aint basil got that camera?
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Whumptober day 9 prompt: Polaroid | "You're a liar."
Character: Basil (OMORI)
You ruined everything.
Basil got out of bed, mechanically preparing to go to school, like running on autopilot with nothing to think of yet so much to do. He went to the bathroom with his head down, looking anywhere but the gigantic mirror that settles at the middle, ignoring whatever he glimpses at the corner of his eyes. He went to the living room, greeting Polly and his grandma with a shaky smile as he fidgeted with his fingers.
“Everything is going to be okay…”
Everyone left because of you.
When Basil went to school, it was nothing more than a blur. Class, activity, class, activity, taking routes he normally wouldn't have taken before, keeping his gaze down to prevent any unnecessary eye contact. He heard a familiar voice calling his name, walk faster, ignore it, pretend he didn't hear it.
“Everything is going to be okay…”
You shouldn't have suggested that violin.
Then the day ended and it's time to go home. Basil went straight to his house without any detours. Putting his stuff away, talking to Polly a bit as she talked to him first, like she always had. He went to the back, where the garden is, picking up the watering can to tend to the plants.
“Everything is going to be okay…”
You're the one to blame.
Tulip and sunflower, gladiolus and cactus, rose and lily of the valley. Wilted plants in broken pots, yet he can't seem to throw them away. Just as he couldn't get rid of his photo album, pictures stained with marker that he hasn't wiped away. His polaroid camera lay on the bedside table, untouched and filled with dust ever since that day.
“Everything is going to be okay…”
You're a liar.
A single phrase, 6 words spoken everyday, like a charm, a reminder, a prayer. Pray to the skies, pray to a god, pray to the world, no one listens, pleas falling on deaf ears. But Basil will continue to say that phrase, a chant for a future he can only hope to be better. Pouring all his heart into 6 words, pray that...
"Everything is going to be okay..."
#ariawrites#whumptober 2023#omori#whumptober day 9 prompt#brain is... not braining well again#this thing kicked me in the ass#also this was supposed to have aubrey with just the ''you're a liar.'' prompt#but ive rewritten it so much and i couldnt get it right in a way im happy with#so i looked at the prompt again to see if i can make it work for anyone before switching to an alt prompt#saw ''polaroid'' and im like: aint basil got that camera?#so it became a basil snippet but even then it continued to kick me#its like a wild horse this thing was and am pretty happy with the result. wild horse tamed!
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