#birdbeak

[ear-motif]

god i. i love my fuckin browbone

[waterislife8]

[birdsatfirstsight]

Bird Beak Diseases

Bird beak diseases and maladies include poor beak growth, beak breakage, pitting, and trauma. 

Anything that negatively impacts the beak can spell disaster for a bird.

It’s similar to a human losing all fingers and toes.  To learn more, check out my article:

birdsatfirstsight.com/bird-beak-diseases/

[respect-the-locals]

🦈 Daily Shark Fact: 🦈

Birdbeak Dogfish, with the rise of fisheries, are being consumed at higher rates😓. It has been found to be a good source of minerals, such as potassium and sodium. However, there have been health risks associated with frequent consumption of female dogfish.

*Stop shark fishing!!!*

[aticketplz]

メイタイシガキフグってなんですか？目痛いの？

目がおっこちそうにデカくてかわいいのでそういうことならオッケーです

＠鳥羽水族館

I knew about this fish at that moment. And I liked it. It is birdbeak burrfish. I though their beak is similar to Donald Duck's one.

@Toba Aquarium

[ravewarzxii]

ddays version

[dokidokitsuna]

Battle of the Bands

Finally designed all the members of those holiday Splatbands I came up with before~

M4R1N3SN.0 Cyan (Octoling): Lead singer, songwriter, and sole stage performer, with seemingly limitless energy. Functioning alcoholic, which makes her a bit emotionally unstable. As the face of the group, she is often simply called ‘Marine Snow’ by casual fans who don’t know her name. Alice (Birdbeak dogfish): Cyan’s manager, who also helps with backup vocals and songwriting occasionally. Feels motherly towards Cyan, always trying to make sure she eats and shows up for rehearsals. Sky (Sea urchin): Composer, hired by Alice. Very professional and emotionally detached from the other two; basically just here for the money. She considers Cyan her ‘muse’, however, and believes her work for M4R1N3SN.0 is her best yet.

whaleFall OSEDAX (Halloween lobster): Vocalist, bassist, and lead composer. Soft-spoken yet very blunt, to the point of garnering a reputation for cruelty. In reality, he’s simply emotionally honest, and can be genuinely sweet under the right circumstances. Absentminded, and gets lost easily. Eunice (Ping-pong tree sponge): Guitarist, with a vicious personality. Extremely protective of her friends, ‘cursing’ anyone who slights them with some unknown form of witchcraft. Often gets into fights with Alvin (and Cyan, when she’s around). The Late Atdabanian Fossil Known from the Lagerstätte (Salmonid): Drummer. Tried and failed to join a traditional band with other Salmonids back home, and reluctantly turned to inkfish society for a chance to follow their dreams. Hides in Mudmouth form so none of their friends or family will recognize them. Simply called ‘Fossil’ by the other members. Alvin (Horseshoe crab): Keyboard/synth and assistant composer. Prickly and rude to everyone except OSEDAX (who he only insults under his breath) and his beloved wife and children. Very passionate about the band’s spooky aesthetic. Alitta (Super Sea Snail): Vocalist, recruited on the spot when OSEDAX heard her shrieking in fear of being eaten, and decided to rescue her. Since then, she’s been deeply in love with ‘her prince’, although it’s not something she will readily admit to. A hard worker who enjoys being part of the band, and is well-liked by the other members.

[rhysdarbinizedarby]

Think your flat sharing is hell? Imagine your flatmate having 2,000 babies? That’s what underwater tenants go through sharing accommodation with plenty of fish in the sea. If you are dealing with a poky flatmate here are some coping techniques for you to use.

Voiced by Rhys Darby (Golden Goby), Tim Hope (Birdbeak Burrfish), Julian Barratt (Black Sea Goby), Jessica Barden (Birdbeak Burrfish, Red-spotted Blenny, Thornback Cowfish), and Adrian Bliss (Axolotl)

Source: On The Edge and more information on the animals here

[gessner-aldrovandi-et-amici]

Birdbeak burrfish from Marcus Elesier Bloch’s Ichthyologie ou, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Berlin 1796.

Source: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library (online via Biodiversity Heritage Library: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26748).

[astrolotte]

Seeing as I just made a post about how people should make more non-'ling OCs, I figured it might be a good idea to make a list of all the various species included so far in Splatoon!

All species with only a few members are listed with those examples next to them, including where they're from. This is so it's easier to look them up and find examples of the species on Inkipedia, so you can get a guide faster :p

italics = in-game/3D model

bold = especially humanoid

Band and Shop

Sea Anemone (Annie [Cooler Heads], Harmony [Hotlantis, Chirpy Chips], Mayaya [Ink Theory]) Crab (Shikaku [Chirpy Chips]) Double Lined Fusilier (Taka [Hightide Era]) Herring (Nishida [Hightide Era]) Stonefish (Kuze [Hightide Era]) Sea Urchin (Murasaki [Squid Squad], Aachin [Ink Theory], Kitamura [Ink Theory], Spyke, Murch) Betta Fish (Fin Bottom [Bottom Feeders]) Seaweed (Tangle Bottom [Bottom Feeders]) Yesso Scallop (Murata Bottom [Bottom Feeders]) Shark (Fuka Bottom [Bottom Feeders], Master Mega [Shiver's shark]) Globefish (Blow Bottom [Bottom Feeders]) Cutthroat Eel (Tsumabushi [Wet Floor]) Candy Crab (Kazami [Wed Floor]) Nautilus (Karen [Ink Theory], Gnarly Eddy [Naut Couture]) Scaly-Foot Gastropod (Karla [SashiMori]) Koi Carp (Ryu-Chang [SashiMori]) Largehead Hairtail (Taichi Sawaberu [SashiMori]) Cuttlefish (Cuttlefish Idols) Bivalve (Unknown Front Roe Member) Horseshoe Crab (Sheldon [Ammo Knights], Ammoses Shellendorf) Japanese Tiger Prawn (Crusty Sean [Shrimp Kicks]) Sea Slug (Flow [Headspace]) Spider Crab (Bisk [Shella Fresh]) Goldfish (Staff/Marigold) Coconut Crab (Mr. Coco [Crush Station])

Deep Sea Metro

Sea Angel Ping-Pong Tree Sponge Deep-Sea Jellyfish Predatory Tunicate Gulper Eel Flashlight Fish Birdbeak Dogfish Siphonophore Blobfish

Main Creatures

Inkling Jellyfish Manta Ray Octarian -Octoling -Octotrooper -Twintacle Octotrooper -Octoball/Octodisco -Octo[sniper/commander] -Octostamp -Tentakook -Octohurler -Octoballer -Octocopter -Octobomber -Octomissile -Octozeppelin -Octopod -Octorpedo -Octostomp -Octonozzle -Octowhirl -Octomaw -Octo Oven -Octo Samurai -Octo Shower -Tentacle Salmonid -Chum -Smallfry -Cohock -Snatcher -Steelhead -Flyfish -Steel Eel -Maws -Stinger -Drizzler -Scrapper -Fish Stick -Flipper Flopper -Big Shot -Slammin' Lid -Chinook -Griller -Goldie -Mothership -Mudmouth -Cohozuna

Other Creatures

Clownfish (hover around anemones - Moe [Cooler Heads], Harmony's Clownfish [Hotlantis, Chirpy Chips]) Emporer Shrimp (similar to clownfish but with different species - Craymond [Headspace])(Great) Zapfish (energy resource) Cat (only Judd and Lil Judd) Bear (only Mr. Grizz) Bird (various) Butterfly Nudibranch Turtles (mentioned) Eel (Frye's eels) Human (extinct) Dog (extinct)

Sunken Scrolls

(my apologies, but this part will look different. The above was made in my notes app and copy pasted, while this is added in edit)

Airborne Microbes (Sunken Scroll 14, Splatoon 2)

Clams (Clam mochi mentioned in Sunken Scroll 1, Splatoon 3. Also the dead clam graffiti)

Fiddler Crab (Glen Fiddler, Sunken Scroll 6, Splatoon 3)

Plankton (mentioned in Sunken Scroll 12, Splatoon 3)

Pond Snail (okay technically I should've included it in the Band and Shops section, but I can't edit it now. Nails, Naut Couture/Sunken Scroll 13, Splatoon 3)

Once we finally get information about the members of C-Side, Damp Socks, etc., I'll be sure to update this properly. Until then.

[sirus-themonster]

Here’s some shark breads tha no one asked for but I’m doing anyway!:

African angelshark

African dwarf sawshark

African lanternshark

African ribbontail catshark

African sawtail catshark

American pocket shark

Angelshark

Angular angelshark

Angular roughshark

Antilles catshark

Arabian carpetshark

Arabian catshark

Arabian smooth-hound

Argentine angelshark

Arrowhead dogfish

Atlantic angel shark

Atlantic sawtail catshark

Atlantic sixgill shark

Atlantic sharpnose shark

Atlantic weasel shark

Australian angelshark

Australian blackspotted catshark

Australian blacktip shark

Australian grey smooth-hound

Australian marbled catshark

Australian reticulate swellshark

Australian sawtail catshark

Australian sharpnose shark

Australian spotted catshark

Australian swellshark

Australian weasel shark

Azores dogfish

Bahamas sawshark

Bali catshark

Balloon shark

Banded houndshark

Banded sand catshark

Banded wobbegong

Bartail spurdog

Barbelthroat carpetshark

Barbeled houndshark

Bareskin dogfish

Basking shark

Beige catshark

Bigeye houndshark

Bigeye sand tiger

Bigeye thresher shark

Bighead catshark

Bighead spurdog

Bignose shark

Bigeyed sixgill shark

Birdbeak dogfish

Blackbelly lanternshark

Black dogfish

Blackfin gulper shark

Blackgill catshark

Blackmouth catshark

Blackmouth lanternshark

Blacknose shark

Black roughscale catshark

Blackspot shark

Blackspotted catshark

Blackspotted smooth-hound

Blacktail reef shark

Blacktailed spurdog

Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip sawtail catshark

Blacktip shark

Blacktip tope

Black wonder catshark

Blind shark

Blotched catshark, two different species

Blotchy swellshark

Blue-eye lanternshark

Bluegrey carpetshark

Blue shark

Bluntnose sixgill shark

Blunt-nose spiny dogfish

Blurred lanternshark

Boa catshark

Bonnethead shark

Borneo broadfin shark

Borneo shark

Bramble shark

Brazilian sharpnose shark

Bristled lanternshark

Bristly catshark

Broadbanded lanternshark

Broadfin sawtail catshark

Broadfin shark

Broadgill catshark

Broadhead catshark

Broadmouth catshark

Broadnose catshark

Broadnose sevengill shark

Broad-snout lanternshark

Brownbanded bamboo shark

Brown catshark

Brown lanternshark

Brown shyshark

Brown smoothhound

Brownspotted catshark

Bull shark

Burmese bamboo shark

Campeche catshark

Caribbean lanternshark

Caribbean reef shark

Caribbean roughshark

Caribbean sharpnose shark

Caribbean smooth-hound

Carolina hammerhead

Cenderawasih epaulette shark

Chain catshark

Chilean angelshark

Chilean lanternshark

Clouded angelshark

Cloudy catshark

Coates' shark

Cobbler wobbegong

Collared carpetshark

Combtooth dogfish

Combtooth lanternshark

Common smooth-hound

Comoro catshark

Cook's swellshark

Cookiecutter shark

Copper shark

Coral catshark

Creek whaler

Crested bullhead shark

Crocodile shark

Crying catshark

Cuban dogfish

Cuban ribbontail catshark

Cylindrical lanternshark

Cyrano spurdog

Daggernose shark

Dark freckled catshark

Dark shyshark

Deepwater catshark

Deepwater sicklefin houndshark

Dense-scale lantern shark

Disparate angelshark

Draughtsboard shark

Dumb gulper shark

Dusky catshark

Dusky shark

Dusky smooth-hound

Dusky snout catshark

Dwarf catshark

Dwarf false catshark

Dwarf gulper shark

Dwarf lanternshark

Dwarf sawtail catshark

Dwarf smooth-hound

Dwarf spotted wobbegong

Eastern angelshark

Eastern banded catshark

Eastern highfin spurdog

Eastern longnose spurdog

Eastern spotted gummy shark

Edmund's spurdog

Elongate carpetshark

Epaulette shark

False catshark

False lanternshark

False smalltail shark

Fat catshark

Fatspine spurdog

Fedorov's catshark

Filetail catshark

Finetooth shark

Flaccid catshark

Flagtail swellshark

Flapnose houndshark

Flathead catshark

Floral banded wobbegong

Formosa swellshark

Freckled catshark

Frilled shark

Fringefin lanternshark

Frog shark

Galapagos bullhead shark

Galapagos shark

Galbraith's catshark

Ganges shark

Garrick's catshark

Gecko catshark

Genie's dogfish

Ghost catshark

Ginger carpetshark

Goblin shark

Graceful catshark

Graceful shark

Granular dogfish

Great hammerhead

Great lanternshark

Great white shark

Green-eye spurdog

Green lanternshark

Greenland shark

Grey bamboo shark

Grey sharpnose shark

Grey smooth-hound

Grinning catshark

Guadalupe lanternshark

Gulf catshark

Gulf of Mexico filetail catshark

Gulf smooth-hound

Gulper shark

Gummy shark

Halmahera epaulette shark

Hardnose shark

Harlequin catshark

Hasselt's bamboo shark

Hawaiian lanternshark

Hidden angelshark

Highfin dogfish

Hoary catshark

Honeycomb Izak

Hooded carpetshark

Hooktooth dogfish

Hooktooth shark

Horn shark

Human's whaler shark

Humpback catshark

Humpback smooth-hound

Iceland catshark

Indian swellshark

Indonesian angelshark

Indonesian filetail catshark

Indonesian greeneye spurdog

Indonesian houndshark

Indonesian shortsnout spurdog

Indonesian speckled carpetshark

Indonesian speckled catshark

Indonesian whaler shark

Indonesian wobbegong

Izak catshark

Izu catshark

Jaguar catshark

Japanese angelshark

Japanese bullhead shark

Japanese catshark

Japanese roughshark

Japanese sawshark

Japanese shortnose spurdog

Japanese spurdog

Japanese topeshark

Japanese velvet dogfish

Japanese wobbegong

Kermadec smooth hound

Kermadec spiny dogfish

Kitefin shark

Knifetooth dogfish

Lana's sawshark

Largenose catshark

Largespine velvet dogfish

Largetooth cookiecutter shark

Leafscale gulper shark

Lemon shark

Leopard catshark

Leopard epaulette shark

Leopard shark

Lined catshark

Lined lanternshark

Lined lanternshark

Little gulper shark

Little sleeper shark

Lizard catshark

Lollipop catshark

Lombok highfin spurdog

Longfin catshark

Longfin mako

Longfin sawtail catshark

Longhead catshark

Longnose catshark

Longnose houndshark

Longnose pygmy shark

Longnose sawshark

Longnose sawtail catshark

Longnose spurdog

Longnose velvet dogfish

Longsnout dogfish

Longnose sleeper shark

Lowfin gulper shark

Magnificent catshark

Mandarin dogfish

Mangalore houndshark

McMillan's catshark

Megamouth shark

Mexican angelshark

Mexican hornshark

Milk-eye catshark

Milk shark

Mini gulper shark

Moller's lanternshark

Mosaic gulper shark

Mouse catshark

Mud catshark

Mukah river shark

Narrowbar swellshark

Narrowfin smooth-hound

Narrowhead catshark

Narrowmouthed catshark

Narrownose smooth-hound

Narrowtail catshark

Natal shyshark

Necklace carpetshark

Nervous shark

Network wobbegong

New Caledonia catshark

New Zealand catshark

New Zealand lanternshark

Night shark

Ninja lanternshark

Northern river shark

Northern sawtail catshark

Northern spiny dogfish

Northern wobbegong

Nurse shark

Nursehound

Nurseblood

Oakley's catshark

Oceanic whitetip shark

Ocellate topeshark

Ocellated angelshark

Oman bullhead shark

Onefin catshark

Orange spotted catshark

Ornate angelshark

Ornate dogfish

Ornate wobbegong

Pacific angelshark

Pacific nurse shark

Pacific sharpnose shark

Pacific sleeper shark

Pacific smalltail shark

Pacific spadenose shark

Pacific spiny dogfish

Painted swellshark

Pale catshark

Pale spotted catshark

Panama ghost catshark

Papua shorttail lanternshark

Papuan epaulette shark

Pelagic thresher shark

Peppered catshark

Phallic catshark

Philippines angelshark

Philippines ribbontail catshark

Philippines swellshark

Pigeye shark

Pink lanternshark

Pinocchio catshark

Plunket's shark

Pocket shark

Pondicherry shark

Porbeagle shark

Port Jackson shark

Portuguese dogfish

Prickly dogfish

Prickly shark

Puffadder shyshark

Pygmy lanternshark

Pygmy ribbontail catshark

Pygmy shark

Quagga catshark

Rasptooth dogfish

Redspotted catshark

Reticulated swellshark

Roughback catshark

Rough longnose dogfish

Roughskin catshark

Roughskin dogfish

Roughskin spurdog

Roughtail catshark

Rusty carpetshark

Rusty catshark

Saddle carpetshark

Saddled swellshark

Sailback houndshark

Sailfin roughshark

Salamander shark

Saldanha catshark

Salmon shark

Sandtiger shark

Sandbar shark

Sarawak pygmy swellshark

Sarawak smooth-hound

Sawback angelshark

Scalloped bonnethead

Scalloped hammerhead

Scoophead

Sculpted lanternshark

Seychelles carpetshark

Seychelles gulper shark

Seychelles spurdog

Sharpfin houndshark

Sharpnose sevengill shark

Sharptooth houndshark

Sharptooth smooth-hound

Sherwood dogfish

Shortbelly catshark

Shortfin mako

Shortfin smooth lanternshark

Shortnose demon catshark

Shortnose sawshark

Shortnose spurdog

Shortspine spurdog

Shorttail lanternshark

Shorttail nurse shark

Sicklefin houndshark

Sicklefin lemon shark

Sicklefin smooth-hound

Sicklefin weasel shark

Silky shark

Silvertip shark

Sixgill sawshark

Slender bamboo shark

Slender catshark

Slender gulper shark

Slender sawtail catshark

Slender smooth-hound

Slender weasel shark

Sliteye shark

Smallbelly catshark

Smalldorsal catshark

Smalleye catshark

Smalleye hammerhead

Smalleye lantern shark

Smalleye pygmy shark

Smalleye smooth-hound

Smallfin catshark

Smallfin gulper shark

Small-spotted catshark

Smalltail shark

Smalltooth sand tiger

Smoothback angelshark

Smooth hammerhead

Smooth lanternshark

Smoothtooth blacktip shark

Snaggletooth shark

Sombre catshark

South China catshark

Southern African frilled shark

Southern dogfish

Southern lanternshark

Southern lollipop catshark

Southern mandarin dogfish

Southern sawtail catshark

Southern sleeper shark

Spadenose shark

Sparsetooth dogfish

Spatulasnout catshark

Speartooth shark

Speckled carpetshark

Speckled catshark

Speckled smooth-hound

Speckled swellshark

Spined pygmy shark

Spinner shark

Spiny dogfish

Splendid lanternshark

Spongehead catshark

Spotless catshark

Spotless smooth-hound

Spottail shark

Spotted-belly catshark

Spotted estuary smooth-hound

Spotted houndshark

Spotted wobbegong

Springer's sawtail catshark

Starspotted smooth-hound

Starry catshark

Starry smooth-hound

Steven's swellshark

Straight-tooth weasel shark

Striped catshark

Striped smooth-hound

Sulu gollumshark

Swellshark

Taillight shark

Tailspot lanternshark

Taiwan angelshark

Taiwan saddled carpetshark

Taiwan spurdog

Tasselled wobbegong

Tawny nurse shark

Thorny lanternshark

Thresher shark

Tiger catshark

Tiger shark

Tope shark

Triton epaulette shark

Tropical sawshark

Variegated catshark

Velvet belly lanternshark

Velvet catshark

Velvet dogfish

Viper dogfish

West African catshark

West Indian lanternshark

Western angelshark

Western gulper shark

Western highfin spurdog

Western longnose spurdog

Western spotted catshark

Western spotted gummy shark

Western wobbegong

Whale shark

Whiskery shark

White-bodied catshark

Whitecheek shark

White-clasper catshark

Whitefin dogfish

White-fin smooth-hound

Whitefin swellshark

Whitefin topeshark

White ghost catshark

White-margin fin smooth-hound

Whitemarked gollumshark

Whitenose shark

Whitesaddled catshark

Whitespotted bamboo shark

Whitespotted bullhead shark

Whitespotted catshark

Whitespotted smooth-hound

Whitetail dogfish

White-tip catshark

Whitetip reef shark

Whitetip weasel shark

Winghead shark

Yellowspotted catshark

Zebra bullhead shark

Zebra shark

[sallymiakki]

batch #16 of art fight attacks! characters belong to vance1ot_, expiredgum, kitcat22, and birdbeakers, respectively

[werewolfenthusiast]

hiii

if ur favourite books were sharks what sharks would they be?

ooh this is kinda hard but i will try. so we have

frankenstein by mary shelley - i think would be a great white. the whole misunderstood, actually super intelligent and lovely NOT a grotesque killing machine thing. i say this both bc of how frankensteins monster is misunderstood this way in the book and bc i have seen far too many people misinterpret the book as a whole.

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde - funny thing about this is there is a shark species called dorian grey. it has many names, it’s much more commonly known as a birdbeak dogfish. i really don’t know why it’s sometimes called a dorian grey it really doesn’t seem like it fits.

but anyway i think this book would probably be a blacktip reef shark bc they’re absolutely beautiful. they’re considered to be mostly harmless but very curious. they will become aggressive if provoked tho like if a human enters their territory or when it comes to food. the picture of dorian grey is about a boy who is lovely and innocent but his curious nature allows him to be manipulated so easily and he hurts people.

the secret history by donna tartt - pacific sleeper shark. it was thought for a long time that these sharks were quiet, slow, bottom dwellers which is how they got their name BUT it was found that they actually spend very little time on the bottom, instead they move around the water continuously. they are stealthy hunters of some very fast moving prey. they appear to be very sluggish when pulled out of the water because they don’t thrash around, they just hang there like they’re dead. the secret history is all unreliable narrator and group that appears one way and then behaves another so fitting i think

[bitterestbuggy]

Character is Pitaya and belongs to birdbeakers on Artfight

[gravityknife]

STEALTH

Brian 'Curly' Costigan briefed Peter 'Sparti' Stroganoff in a seeming boiler room, well-lit, though lined with pipes and machines that were blocked off by corrugated fences and gates. "We're on a super stealth mission here, so guess what we'll be using," suggested Curly.

"Silencers?" Asked Sparti.

Curly enthused, "Silenced— shotguns."

Sparti said, "There are quieter weapons, I imagine, but okay."

"The enemies are in front of us about twenty meters from here," Brian proclaimed loudly.

"Twenty me— twenty meters? That's like," Sparti began, quieting his voice to a forced whisper. He continued, "Right— in front of us, on the other side of this wall. Does Birdbeak even know?— what we're— doing here? Isn't he creating all of this with his brain?"

"Load up!" Curly yelled, his voice echoing down the brick walled hallway. He cocked his shotgun, and it reverberated for over half a minute.

Sparti was trying not to laugh, snickering in place, crouched next to the wall around the corner from the hallway.

"SHUT UP!" Curly demanded.

Sparti held his breath and gulped.

A voice from down the hall, African dialect, resonated, "Who's there? I can hear you! Hey, get in there and check out who that is!"

Sparti had a disappointed, grey look upon his face, as though his life had slipped through a crack. He wasn't able to feel secure due to all of Curly's yelling, though he couldn't take any of it seriously, either. Only the possible dangers stood.

"Hey you!" Yelled another voice in the hallway.

"Me?!" Curly spat back. He turned to Sparti and gave a soundless, giddy laugh.

The voice repeated, "You! Over there, yeah you!"

"What?!" Curly shouted.

"What are you doing?!" Shouted the voice.

Curly stood up from being crouched, lost his footing for a moment, then pulled his shotgun up to firing position. He told the voice, "Nothing. I'm completely at peace, brother, with myself and the situation."

"What do you mean?" Asked the voice, still African.

Curly brandished his shotgun, then inserted a shell, creating one of the loudest sounds he could have. "Here, look!"

Curly then suddenly ran around the corner with his shotgun, cocked it again, wasting a shell of course, and then stared at the threat.

The threat was a man dressed in arctic camouflage and a red beret. "What are you doing in here?"

"What are you doing in here?" Spat Curly.

"No, I ask the questions. What are you here for?"

"I was sent, on a mission, to infiltrate your compound!" Curly explained innocently.

Sparti was sitting there in place, sweating. He had no idea what to do nor where to go.

To be continued.

[isohelinjanuary]

How did it feel to wake up?

oh, with you? the rain in our hair and the mist coming down over the rest of the city. everyone else was asleep. you looked at me through your lashes and asked do you think i'm pretty?

do i ever think anything, around you. us listening to fleetwood mac on repeat, sitting on your floor, high out of our minds, while i told you things i'd never told anyone before. i laughed more with you. read you my writing in a voice like i knew what i was doing.

miles says i always rush into things with a hope and a wish like the world is tinder and i'm an arsonist. he says he thinks if the trap was around my wrist: rather than biting it off i'd write a poem about it.

miles says you cried and a diamond grew. he says your legs are piercing the soft loam underfoot. i want to wear your name in a band around my birdbeak. you think of yourself as a creature of dark sinew, all bleeding edges. all mourning, all ache that goes right-through.

i keep feeling the futures you had to bury. how many lie beneath us even now, their soft keening mewl. you hide your loss because nobody would love me, if they knew. i tell you i can read the stars and palms and four languages (five if you count latin) and the subway maps and roadway signs and the concentration of dew.

but somehow. for some reason. can't get quite a bead on you