The Animator

:a thing I wrote in my free time:

I fell to my knees in agony, it felt like my insides were trying to erupt out of my back and eyes. Arching my back, I screamed, except it was less of a scream and more of a banshee's cry.

Bone burst from my back with a sharp pain so excruciating I fell flat on my face. That would've been funny had I not been experiencing more pain than I have ever had before- and trust me, I've broken a few bones and it doesn't feel good.

Bones grew skin, and skin grew feathers, all at lightning speed. Through the haze clouding my mind, I figured out that I had just grown wings. Wings. Why wings? No human can grow wings. But I guess apparently they can.

My eyes were still burning with pain, until one moment they stopped. I actually sighed with relief, it felt like dipping into a cool lake on a hot summer day. Then I realized the pain and spasms had stopped. I shakily pushed myself onto my knees, and almost immediately fell back down. My legs were still weak.

Crawling over to a nearby log, I pulled myself onto it by my arms which were also sore but less so than my legs. My new wings were dragging on the dusty forest floor, and I testily picked one of them up with my hands. Then I let go of it and tried to keep it up. Surprisingly, it worked. It felt kind of like operating a second pair of arms, but easier.

I messed around with my wings, stretching them out, moving them around in circles, and flapping them a few times, which caused me to stand up. I flapped them once, twice, ten times, and I lifted a couple inches off of the ground. Definitely needs improvement, but I just got them five minutes ago. Give me some time, alright?

After a brief stretching, my legs were fine again, albeit a bit stiff. I walked aimlessly through the forest.

:there's more but it would cut off in the middle of a sentence so that's all lmao:

👏beautiful just beautiful👏