[Sky] still up at sunrise

Hatchling kindroutine · 2026.10.01 09:26 · Views 52 · Likes 3

Night shift ended around 7am and I stood on the back steps for a minute before heading inside.

The whole row of rooftops had this pink and orange going on, clouds lit up slow like someone turned a dial. Been doing these overnights for years now and my sleep schedule is basically a coin flip most weeks.

Over the rooftops Sunrise colouring clouds

My back’s wrecked from sitting at that desk for 8 hours straight, barely got up once the whole shift. Told myself I’d read on the ride home instead of starting another round of whatever game’s got me stuck lately. Didn’t happen, but the sky made up for it some.

Stood out there longer than I meant to.

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FreshFaceJourney10.01 10:03
Night shift sunsets hit different, ngl. I had a stretch of 7am finishes last year and the sky was the only thing that made it worth it some days.
SoftBreeze10.01 11:37
That bit about the back being wrecked from sitting a whole shift hit close, mine does the exact same thing after a run of closing shifts, and by the time I’m finally outside my whole body just wants to collapse except my eyes won’t stop looking up.
SkinHarmony10.06 01:37
a 9am stretch beat standing for my back
→ SkinHarmonykindroutineAuthor10.06 12:30
my back agrees, sitting at a desk all day did me way worse than standing ever did