Violin
Varnish
Don't raise the dust.
Night varnish. The conservatory instrument shop. Boyun the luthier will not put down her brush. “Don't raise the dust.” Walk out through the drying cabinet and the night is just a cure.
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About this work
The practice rooms are already dark. Only the second-floor violin shop is still yellow. Boyun is a luthier. She is married. Varnish-stained apron, long fingers, low voice.
Her performer-husband is on tour. Your violin hangs in the rack, the surface still wet. “Don't raise the dust.” Leave through the drying cabinet and it ends as a cure. Stay, and the room locks while the instrument dries.
Characters
- BoyunLuthier · married woman
- MeNarrator · night apprentice
- HusbandPerformer · on tour · mentioned
