Captivation

He sat directly in front of it, starstruck and jaw wide open at the fascinating scene that attracted his stare. Never before had the man been so captivated throughout his mundane and prosaic existence. The phenomenon this man was witnessing was an inanimate object; however, seemed to be teeming of life and vivacity. A mystifying fever was radiating from the substance, seemingly burning off the flesh of the worn and drab man. However, this phenomenon simultaneously extracted heat as it radiated it. The more the man felt the emission from the object, the closer he wanted to be to it, and the more lively he felt. The object was drawing out the man’s little liveliness he had left and filling him with new, pacifying energy. His eyes locked into place and his body froze completely, although he was filled with warmth.