#no mr. missing cat / milk carton reprise is not affecting me at all

[evedaser]

one of the most heartbreaking things in the world imo are the little domestic signs of hope in the wake of grief

stories where your loved one has gone missing. you know they’re likely dead, but you still make double portions of your meals. you keep their favourites on hand. you always set a second place at the table. you leave a light on in case they come back when it’s dark. you don’t shut the door fully so that you’ll hear them when they come in.

and the time, weeks or months later, when you put their bowl back in the cupboard, and you stop making their favourite food for dinner.

you hope they’re safe out there at the very best. realistically, you hope there was at least someone there to give them a funeral. to put them in a grave. you hope their body was given more dignity than simply being left for nature to reclaim.