magisternihil's 100-word story for November 22, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on November 22, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“The vines lie dormant, and so do we.” That’s what Grandfather always said, a twinkle in his eye and a glass of wine in his hand. It was always startling to see the man who would single-handedly take care of every part of the process himself suddenly abandon replace his boots with slippers for the foreseeable future. As a child I worried there was something being left undone, but he reassured me rest was necessary for all. “Wake me when the first buds kiss the morning hello,” he always said in response, and then his snores would rattle the rafters.

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