On a cliff above the ocean, howling wind and shrieking seagulls

by snowteeth (bluedreaming)

Summary:

In which Kamiyama reflects on Morino after another situation.

Written for the Sunshine Challenge 2021 Prompt 1: Hades.

Notes:

When I first looked at the prompt, I thought about Hades in relation to Kamiyama, but I think that actually fits Morino much better. Is it balance or luck?

Chapter 1

“It’s cold,” Morino says. She pulls the sleeves of her thin sweater down, covering her wrists.

Beneath us, ocean waves crash onto the rocks. I watch the seagulls circling, dipping down and rising with their beaks full. There’s a shadow sinking through the water, the path to an underworld of sorts.

Morino’s hair swirls around her head. I wonder what happened here, just before I reached the edge. There’s still foam on the water’s surface.

“I’m hungry,” Morino says, turning away. I follow her back down the slope. Behind us, two pairs of shoes are lined up on the edge.

Notes:

The title is from the song Autoclave by The Mountain Goats, for reasons that originate here (but are in no way connected to the podcast).

I wanted to try to work in a more explicit reference to Yomotsu Hirasaka, and also explicitly reference Morino as a type of Hades-like (or Japanese equivalent) character, but Kamiyama had other ideas.

My Blanket Statement.