Once on my way to work I saw a bird and imagined what they would look like if they had proportional to their sizes human noses, and that it would be something that would come from you. I don’t know if you take suggestions but I had to tell you this.
youre waiting at a bus stop when this lands on your shoulder and sharply inhales, just once. unnerved, you turn to the person next to you and see they havent even noticed; in fact, nobody around you seems to be paying attention. you casually inquire when the bus is arriving, and they dont so much as glance at the bird the whole time they answer. you realize nobody else can see it but you. it inhales again
as soon as you press the tissue up against its nose, theres a blinding flash of light
“youve released me from my curse !”exclaims archibald, the youngest prince of the birds. “i am forever in your debt; please take this as a token of my appreciation,” he says, and then hands you this card