Supernova

Previously

…Not yet. He hadn’t even admitted to himself what they truly meant. He was still in the shallow end, splashing around in the superficial benefits, too afraid, or perhaps too selfish, to dive into the deeper implications. He quickened his pace, the groceries suddenly feeling heavier, the convenience he’d so eagerly embraced now feeling a little like a gilded cage. He knew, with a certainty that both thrilled and terrified him, that this comfortable, self-serving existence couldn’t last forever. The hum beneath his skin, once a source of pure delight, now felt like a ticking clock, counting down to a reckoning he was rapidly approaching.