Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Present-Tense

adj.
intimidated by the awareness that you’re in the present moment, right now, inhabiting the single fleeting second that exists, feeling like a surfer riding a cresting wave across an infinite sea, desperate to keep your balance, but unsure whether to lean forward or lean back.

From present, the moment at hand + tense, in a state of nervous strain.

Sitheless

Cover image for the Sitheless word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

La Cuna

Cover image for the La Cuna word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Mornden

Cover image for the Mornden word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows