Statehouse stuff again :)

Burned

Another contemporary writing thing

TW: Civil war - Fire because Ohio ya know – Death-ish I guess idk what else to have here - Blood 

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Memory looks like this

Letters look like this

Song looks like this

Enjoy

You tell me that I'm crazy

Doing this alone

Ohio stared at the candle in his room. Fire always intrigued him; it was weird for sure. But the bright hypnotic light always grabbed his attention. He couldn't just look away from it. He reached out to grab the candle, holding it gently in his palms. It was so... 

Beautiful.

Like Indiana... But a tad harsher to the touch than him. He took the candle off of the dresser. Staring more intensely at the details. How the cream-colored wax seemed to slip off so easily because of the flames. 

"Ohio?"

You don't need to save me

Oh, how I've grown

Ohio didn't hear Virginia calling him, he was so occupied with the candle. He watched as the wax started to fall. God. Fire is awesome. The way it danced. 

Everything about it seemed perfect.

Nothing he could ever top, he couldn't even dance. Let alone do it like the fire. "Ohio?! Don't make me come up there!" Virginia yelled again from down the stairs. His voice was still white noise to state.

Finally, Virginia had enough, grabbing Georgia and dragging him upstairs with him. "Ohio-?"

He opened Ohio's door terrified. "Who gave him a candle!!" Georgia yelled. Virginia quickly snatched it from the boy. Who whined in protest. 

I am capable of everything you can see

But now I want to change

"Ohio what on earth do you think you're doing?! I told you never to touch the candles!" Scolded the man. Virginia sat the Candle back in its place. "Now care to explain why you disobeyed my orders?" The mother (Or father I guess this is just a nickname for the state-) of states asked. Anger and worry laced within his voice.

Ohio stayed silent. And it only made Virginia's anger grow.

"Just blow out the candles
Oh little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned"
(Wanna get burned)

Georgia, hesitantly, took the candle from his fellow southerner and put it out. "Don't ya think ya bein' a bit hard on the kid Vi? He was just curious..." Virginia whipped his head around. Clearly offended.

"His curiosity could have left my house in ruins! It could have killed the others! If anythin' I'm bein' too nice. I should have a belt on his tail for not listenin' his ears work fine. But his mind ain't in the right place." Spat the other, then smaller male stomped off and back down the stairs. Georgia sighed, turning his gaze to Ohio, who was obviously terrified.

"I ain't gonna let him hit ya ok?" He said softly, getting down on his knees. Ohio nodded and wrapped his arms around the peachy state's neck. "Vi's always had a bad temper. He'll be fine in a bit alright, Ohio?"