Phobos: Mars' Lullaby

By J.J.Terberger

Love is a strange thing. Even stranger for a heartless psychic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.J.Terberger
• Release date: Mar 6, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224575237

J.J.Terberger

Sci-Fantasy MAESTRO and History DEVOURER. Goobercoded. I am autism. Christ FANATIC. https://jjterbergerspace.neocities.org/

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Phobos: Mars’ Lullaby

Can you hear me? A young man sat alone in a cream colored room, its floor covered in a brown carpet.

He absent mindedly brushed his hand against the floor, coarse fibers rough against his pink paw pads. He felt the blood pump in his crossed legs, heard his heartbeat and breath fill his ears. He smelled the dust in the air, a tinge of heat from the freshly vacuumed carpet, felt his gray jumpsuit sag on his body, zipped down to reveal a plain pink T-Shirt underneath. He flexed his foot paws, feeling his blue striped tube socks stretch and relax against his fur.

Can you hear me? The man heard the voice again.

Yes, I can hear you. The young man didn’t move his mouth.

Why didn’t you answer me? The voice reverberated in his mind.

I’m just thinking. The man responded, closing his eyes.

Think after. Test now. Mismatched red and green eyes, each one with patterns like the swirling clouds of gas giants, pierced through the darkness.

Okay... what am I holding behind my back? The young man twiddled his thumbs. You’re not, goober. The eyes chuckled, the young man squinting in frustration.

Deimas, stop calling me that during tests! The young man blew puffs of air out of his nose.

Hehe! Okay, what’s in my hand? The red eye raised a lid like it was furling a brow.

Stop licking your hand! The young man yelled in his head, a shiver running down his spine.

Ow, not so loud! The red and green eyes closed shut, leaving the young man in the dark.

The young man opened his eyes, hearing shuffling