11-11-23 A/N: this one really is cringe and I have to stop myself from deleting it. May I recommend you start with Not to Feel or To Care instead.

•

I like the flavor of blood.

It is thick and smooth, like a dark-cherry ice cream, the metallic notes add yet another intricacy to the pallet.

Blood is sweet, dare I say, or perhaps it is simply the sweetness which is pumped from a living heart.

I didn't always hold this opinion; as a child the thought disgusted me, but that was before I understood blood's beauty.

Tears, too, have a certain appeal. They are not merely salty, but warm and ever so slightly thicker than water.

Teardrops are sweet as they drip onto the tongue. Or perhaps it is simply the sweetness of overflowing emotion.

Either way, to taste these in a state of dread or apathy or pain... it is quite soothing.

The body provides for the body's needs.

8-7-22