Entry 104 - Mend and Make Do

"They ask why I keep sewing the expression on. They don't understand the physics of a face that wants to fall apart. If the threads snap, the void leaks out. So I sit under the brim of my tall hat, tightening the purple coat, cinching the buttons, and drawing the needle through the cheek one more time. Pull, knot, repeat. A happy monster is much easier for the dark to ignore."