construction-next-door gothic:
-the ground shakes. the building shakes. you shake deep inside. you tell yourself it is only the machines.
-you begin to get used to things falling and breaking. maybe they were meant to be broken. maybe it was always this way.
-it is so hot outside, but the workers don't seem to notice. they cover their heads with hats and rags and big, dark sunglasses that like bugs' eyes. you can never tell where they're looking, but you feel them staring when you turn away.
-they've been digging for months. you've forgotten what they're building or why. you wonder if they have forgotten as well.