A Ghastly London Night

[Knot]

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Hi FT,
it's a promising start but then it begins to fall apart.
In S1 it's a 'sleepless night' but in S2 you've 'the sun's wicked stare';
in S3 your narrator is addicted in an hour.  Quite the feat.
And, what does the ending have to do with the archaic language?  Just riffing off 'king'?

Also (and by no means all),
feint = faint
thrown = throne
regal/king (pick one)
shimmer/glare (pick one)
spat - not sure what you mean here.  I think you're going for the sound (meaning) but don't think it quite works.

Just a thought (or two)

Once upon a sleepless night
when faint I stumbled from my bed
and instinct took me to my throne
where like a king I sat and said
"here, shall I take out my phone

for even though the hour's late
and my guts do gripe and groan
still must I know of the fate
of  ... ?

I'd still like to know why the king is faint (presumably this takes leads to the throne?)
But why take the phone.  What are they looking for? Doesn't that suggest they're already addicted.


Best, Knot


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