“intrusive government and layer upon layer of regulatory red tape. When”
“For the first time in memory, the silence between them wasn’t filled with layers upon layers of lies.”
“Time seems to overlap, like the shadows of leave pressing down on other leave, layer upon layer.”
“All those layers of silence upon silence.”
“He had an intrusive gaze and quietly confident manner, that seemed to strip away the layers of protective deception Scott would usually adopt around strangers.”
“It was as if you could see into the sky, through it's layers and into it's core. Layers of stars, translucent blanket upon blanket. The beauty was overwhelming. The wind blew her hair, and she willed herself to stop, to breathe, to feel.”