Hide's 100-word story for May 8, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 8, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

is this a metaphor? are you the child, immensely unlikeable upon first glance, but then when given a second chance, still unlikable? or are you the kitten? trapped in the arms of a pudgy fleshy monster, waiting to grow into a leopard or maybe a tiger? are you a metaphor? wearing pink or sad sad eyes? a juxtaposition of victory and fear? socrates once said it’s foolish to fear the unknown. elvis once said only fools rush in. and only small girls holding cats rush into the unknown. if you identified with either, does that make you half a fool?

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