☆ May ☆

Notice & Tags: No, this isn't canon. Since we don't know if Dontis lived or not. Angst(?), farewell, character death. I used he/him pronouns for the hunter since I based it on the m4m version on saku's patreon.

The pain of being stabbed isn't new to Dontis, being an incubus, being hurt, tortured and hunted are his thing after all. He spent his life running with no clear path of escape on his fate. He came to terms and accepting that death will claim his life in anytime. But why? Why does he feel scared when he felt the blood from the stab wound flows out, mixing with the water that is pulling him closer in the deep? Maybe because he isn't really ready yet, that he promised that he will come back to him, the hunter. He didn't even say goodbye properly to him, he didn't even had time to see him again.

Dontis knew he couldn't escape this time, he had no more strength to swim back up. He's sure the hunter will be mad at him, that he will be left all alone again. He doesn't want this to happen, he didn't plan it. He planned that after escaping Audric, he will come back to the hunter, and spend the rest of his time finally living with him. But Dontis made a promise to Xanthus, and he is a man of his words. Maybe the hunter will understand, or no, Dontis knew him very well even in a short time they spent together.

The water finally pulled him down on the ground, like a child getting lulled to sleep. He didn't expect death to be so gentle, like he was just like putting into a deep sleep. He left a note, leaving all of the wealth he had at the hands of the hunter. He wants to leave him something, it may not be his heart, but something he worked hard to get.

Dontis had craved sex like a man possessed before, But when he met the hunter, now its not just because of  the thrill, the afterglow of it , but maybe the gentle touches he was given by him, the soft kisses on his skin. It was like the hunter whispered the meaning of life on their silent nights together, planting love on Dontis' very core. Even in the cold grasp of death, he will bring his love towards the afterlife.

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The hunter's hand trembled, his tears dropping down his face as he read Dontis' final letter for him. He collapsed on the floor, like kneeling to some god wishing and praying that this is all a nightmare he can awaken from. His eyes gazed at the final sentence of the letter.

"Even if our time together is short, I wish you eternal happiness and love. The brightness of your smile will guide me to paradise."

—Forever yours, Dontis.