AUDIENCE FOR: vax

[saturations]

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[daggering]

...well. If that's the case, I'll definitely see you.

[ he leans over, and props his chin gently on top of fret's head. there you go. hiding. ]

...If it works out that way, you know it's gonna be me and Emet, right? To take you off wherever you get to go. Maybe he'll just take you back home.

[fretbro]

[this is supposed to be comforting, and like, maybe it would be if he wasn't sixteen and absolutely fucking terrified of dying and/or being erased from existence forever. but he doesn't want to make vax feel bad for trying to help so he just

keeps holding his breath, trembling a little.]

[daggering]

[

you ever just say things and fuck them up that's a big vax mood

... he curls over him a little further, and holds him tighter, instead, the hug shifting a bit to more sturdy, steady. there's a gentle rock to it, too. ]

Deep breath. [ softer. ] Come on. With me.

[fretbro]

[deep breaths are good because he's panicking a little, so. he'll just - let vax lead him. he's normally better put together than this but

y'know, he was a skeleton monster earlier, so maybe he's excused.]

[daggering]

[ fret your bad day. it's like the others said - you don't have to be strong all the time! vax is just calm, his caretaker instinct taking over immediately, as he takes deep breaths. deep breath in, deep breath out. deep breath in, deep breath out.

his other hand comes up to rub his back, gentle. ]

's it. There you go.

[fretbro]

[he manages to figure it out after a couple of minutes.

muffled, though:] I don't want to die.

[it's apologetic, almost.]

[daggering]

[ oooohhhh does he know that feeling.

vax's heart aches. he shifts a little, presses a kiss to the top of fret's head. ]

I know.

[ he knows. it's the most fucking terrifying thing in the world. ] I don't want you to die, either.

[fretbro]

[he swallows hard.]

I thought I was gonna, today. [he admits, shakily.] That there wouldn't be a way back.

[daggering]

... We were worried. Yesterday.

[ of course they were. he probably doesn't have to specify the 'we' here, but. ] ...Emet reminded me, though. He was able to help you and Rindo before. We knew if we could just get to you, you guys'd be okay.

Little cheesy, maybe, but sometimes the power of love's pretty strong.

[fretbro]

[the whiplash between this and kashuu "we were prepared to murder y'all" kiyomitsu is so funny.]

Mmhm. [is all he can manage. he's a little embarrassed.] I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, either.

[daggering]

Me either.

[ he keeps his head propped on his for now, letting him stay hidden. ]

...I know what's gonna come after that, though. So I know tonight, I want to spend as much time as I can with all the people that I love. Tonight's something I can control.

That includes you.

[fretbro]

[a sigh.]

Okay. [...] I'm gonna go visit other people too.

[this is pointed, because he knows emet and vax are going to want alone time.]

But - yeah. Okay.

[daggering]

[ … tugs a piece of his hair. ]

Oi. What are you implying, huh? [ it’s teasing, though; he ducks down immediately after and kisses the top of his head. ]

[fretbro]

You know what I'm implying, dude, I'm not gonna say it.

[makes a FACE. but... the kiss to the top of the head is mollifying.]

Come walk on the beach with me, then.

[daggering]

[ gross

he laughs because he's twelve years old, actually, and then pulls back a little, smiling down at fret. it's very genuine and warm - despite everything, he's not upset about what's to come. a last night full of good memories sounds pretty good, too. that's more than he got the first time. ]

I'd love to.