Dark, but beautifully described.

Nicely done. Was that a time lapse of a whole day there or did you not mean to go from morning to afternoon to the darkness (of night?) so quickly?

And now you have a prequel.

wow this is vivid

The time-lapse was deliberate – meant to convey a feeling of drifting (literally and chronologically), with no firm grasp of time, ground, or consciousness.

Thanks for the prequel!