Indigo shadows deepened
Indigo shadows deepened where capillaries converged beneath the eyelid, a network pulsing with an internal cadence felt as a subtle throb against the fingertip. It was not one pulse, but a synchronized expansion—a consensus across hidden terrain traced in ochre pathways. The concrete surface remained still, yet held the suggestion of contained flow, like fine grit accumulating along unseen currents. A hand rested there, feeling for the origin of this quiet rhythm and finding only more branching lines dissolving into shadow.