Map Of The Soul
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Written by Authoress Kamara
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Chapter 15: Slowly
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Ivan had entirely forgotten that Adonis was throwing a birthday party for Chase tonight, almost said that he couldn’t go; he would much rather stay home and contemplate his mistakes and eat ice cream to drown his feelings out.
Then he realized he lived with Adonis and therefore he had no way to run. It was a small party, just a few friends, according to his roommate; maybe it wouldn’t be that bad.
With that in mind, he tried to pay attention through his numerous classes throughout the day but h
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 16: Messed up .Finn was left alone in the middle of the crowded room, rooted to the spot as he watched the back of Kai’s hair disappear, swallowed by the crowd. The music was kicking up again and so was the dancing, the crowds of people stirring into action, what had once been a small ripple became a wave again, and Finn was an abandoned piece of driftwood caught in the middle of it all.Finn wasn’t sure if he should be angry or if he should be more concerned about the pounding of his ears and the heat of the crowd; without the distraction of Kai being there, it was suddenl
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 17: Say What You Want.Finn was entirely unable to keep Kai off his mind for the weeks that followed, probably due to several occurrences, that made it exceptionally difficult. Despite their seemingly mutual efforts to avoid one another, Finn kept seeing him in the most inconvenient of places at the most inconvenient times. The first of these occurrences happened several days after the party, while Finn was leaving his music theory lecture with his head down and his books hugged to his chest. It was easy to get lost in
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 17: Say What You Want.Finn was entirely unable to keep Kai off his mind for the weeks that followed, probably due to several occurrences, that made it exceptionally difficult. Despite their seemingly mutual efforts to avoid one another, Finn kept seeing him in the most inconvenient of places at the most inconvenient times. The first of these occurrences happened several days after the party, while Finn was leaving his music theory lecture with his head down and his books hugged to his chest. It was easy to get lost in
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 18: Epiphany .No.No.No. Finn was falling, tumbling and crashing through a void because the force of their touch had been so strong that it blacked out his vision for a second. He squeezed his eyes shut anyways as a warm sensation slowly spread from the place in his hand where Kai’s fingers touched, crawling up over his skin and covering his body entirely. It was a pleasant feeli
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 19: Sing For You .The morning after it happened, Finn woke up in still damp clothes and a pounding headache, lying awkwardly on his couch. He hasn’t moved since he first came in, and crashed down the night before, He hasn’t bothered to change out of the clothes he was wearing the day before either. He could attributes the headache to the immense strain his mind had gone under yesterday but the same didn’t go for his aching muscles and his sore throat.
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 20: I Promise .Kai stared at Finn for a moment, too shaken by the fact that he actually opened the door to register what he said. His gaze was pained as it traced over rumpled, oily hair, pale skin and bloodshot eyes that watered as they looked back at him. He watched motionless as Finn reached up and ran a visibly shaking hand through his hair, his feet coming out to bite on his lower lip, which he now saw was scarred, swollen and bruised. “Kai?”. The sound of his name brought him out of the trance and he
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 21: Don’t go .The walk to Chase’s dorm was a little shorter than the walk to Adonis (and Kai’s) dorm and the lesser distance instilled a sense of reassurance in Finn as he pulled a thin sweatshirt over his head. Kai waited patiently by the door, his expression relaxed and his eyes saying things he couldn’t quite decipher, his hands resting at his sides with the fingers hooked in the belt loop of the jeans. He expected the walk to be tense and awkward because frankly, Finn didn’t know what
Map Of The Soul.Written by Authoress Kamara.Chapter 22: Uncertainty .Finn woke up with his face buried in something soft and smelled vaguely of vanilla and coconut. Drowsily, he breathed in the scent, his eyes fluttering open to see a mass of deep brown hair instead of his room. He lifted his head, wincing as the muscles in his neck stretched after a night of rest, and was startled awake by the realization that the thing his face had been pressed into was Kai’s hair. He took a moment to observe, while the older was still sleeping with his head on his arms at the edge of the bed. The position looked uncomfortable, the way he was k