August 20 Mini Fic Challenge
For the @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers ‘s August mini fics challenge.
TW: mention of character death
She hears his footsteps moments before he sits down next to her on the roof. She doesn’t say anything, barely acknowledges his presence other than taking the hand he silently offers her. She keeps her face tilted up to the sky, taking in the stars and glow of the moon, even as he breaks the silence. “You’ve been spending more and more time in the suit. I’m a little worried about you. You can’t keep avoiding reality,” he whispers tentatively.
She sighs deeply, a sad smile replacing the joyful one he’s so used to seeing on her face. “Reality doesn’t really excite me anymore.”
He tries not to let the words sting. He knows she lost her best friend, and she’s still adjusting to him being gone, and the depression as well.
“You can’t think of anything exciting in the real world?” he prompts, softly knocking his shoulder in hers.
Her face falls as she realizes the implications of her words. “Oh Lu,” she whimpers. “That’s not… I’m sorry… It’s just…” Tears flood her eyes, threatening to spill over. “He’s gone.” It’s the first time in the two months since Cat Noir’s death that she’s been able to say the words, and it opens the floodgates. Her body shakes with sobs as she buries her face in his shoulder. He wraps his arms around her, tugging her onto his lap, placing soft kisses on her head, soothing her as she finally grieves the loss of her partner.
