
———TWO BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER. below the nail bed, where the skin was quite tender, a thin splinter remained embedded in flesh. he bit his lip, trying to dislodge the wooden bit with a tweezers, but to no avail. he checked once to ensure that no one was looking, thumb hovering just over the area as the man concentrated. the end slowly wiggled out from its place, untouched, as if magnetized by the other hand.
❝ thank you for lending me your kit. ❞