I like the idea, and I like the way it ends, but something about the first paragraph doesn’t flow well. Ithink it might be " impatiently glancing to and fro" it feels kind of awkward.
I like the “no one else could do that” line. He sees himself as the weilder and protector of the fire, something holy and yet a great burden. Very good insight into the mind of a pyromaniac.
A Dabble of Thelonious
J.M.V.
Skull Man