Darkness is never without light.

His eyes widened as the shadow dissipated, leaving behind a gaping wound in both of their chests. But it was worse for Soo. “Soo..oh god..” he breathed, blood staining the sheets that they sat on. Tears welled up in his eyes as he tried to pick the other up. 

His skin was starting to pale, a grey tint beginning to line the edges of his face. Brown eyes filled with tears and pain, the feeling trembling between his eyebrows. “What…” He tried to speak, coughing to the side and adding to the blood that was starting to stain his chin.

“I don’t know..” he breathed, picking the other up and going to the medical tent. At least they could keep him alive until he could get to the hospital... Right? He felt tears roll down his cheeks. “I’m calling an ambulance, okay?”

Not really. Maybe? I don’t know, shes the one that uses it not me.

Oh…..well then……so are we still going to pluck him?

Yep. Gather the troops.

Do I gather, do you gather. Can I just stay here and look pretty? I don’t know how to gather troops…. [ears flatten a bit]

He pet his hair, just keeping the rain at bay using his shadows. They seemed calm. But soon, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

It was weird, one second all he felt was drowsiness covering his entire body and then the next second pain radiated from his chest and his brow furrowed in confusion. His lips parted and a breath crackled from deep within his throat, a tight wheezing sound escaping him. He blinked owlishly at the other, not sure what had happened but he knew that it hurt and that he couldn’t breathe right. “Gil…?” His voice was soft, soon followed by a trail of blood slipping out of the corner of his mouth. 

His eyes widened as the shadow dissipated, leaving behind a gaping wound in both of their chests. But it was worse for Soo. “Soo..oh god..” he breathed, blood staining the sheets that they sat on. Tears welled up in his eyes as he tried to pick the other up. 

Not really. Maybe? I don’t know, shes the one that uses it not me.

Oh…..well then……so are we still going to pluck him?

Yep. Gather the troops.

“I know…” he said softly, holding him closer. “I have a prosthetic arm you know.” 

“I didn’t know that…” he murmured, at this point just feeling tired from all his crying earlier. 

He pet his hair, just keeping the rain at bay using his shadows. They seemed calm. But soon, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

It’s an online thing.. Pretty cool actually.

Is it? What do you do with it. Does it send you food? Because that soundssss cool.

Not really. Maybe? I don’t know, shes the one that uses it not me.

“We can get prosthesis.” he said, holding him tightly.

“It’s not the same though…” he said a bit harshly, his eyes shutting tight. “I have to have my hands…” 

“I know...” he said softly, holding him closer. “I have a prosthetic arm you know.” 

Oh, that works! My friend has an etsy.

An etsy? Well I wassss thinking of a stall or something here for more money but an etsy whatever that is would work.

It’s an online thing.. Pretty cool actually.

I sssssay we pluck every feather off his body!

Oh gott, that’ll be messy.

We could make a nice pillow? Some earrings to sell or something?

Oh, that works! My friend has an etsy.

“You’ll be okay..” he said softly, cradling him. He kissed the top of his head. Little did he know that a shadow was creeping around them.

Yong Soo felt a little comfort from the arms wrapped around him and the gentle kiss to his forehead. He had always been a sucker for forehead kisses after all. “My hands..”

“We can get prosthesis.” he said, holding him tightly.

Sighing, he looked around before jumping because the computer burst into flames again. “FUCK”

He lept almoat two feet, but it was more bcause of Gilbert’s yell. His feet landed a few inches away, “Don’t do that!”

“WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ITS ON FIRE”

“Y-YOU PUT IT OUT!” he had turned and went for the fire extinguisher, but in the process of putting the fire out, he lost control of the nozzle so it sprayed all over.

He laughed, wiping the probably toxic foam off of himself. “I think You should clean yourself up. Since, it’ll probably affect you more.”

“Awesome, grab your best beer shoes loser, we’re going drinking like proper adults.” She snorted a giggle before starting to head to the front entrance of the circus.

He snorted, finding her comment strange. “Like I’m a proper adult.” he clicked his tongue, trailing behind her. He ran a hand through his hair, his bangs flopping down over his eyes slightly. “Great, I’m ready.”

He held him tightly, not crying so that he wouldn’t add to how much water there was already. “Soo, please…”

“Hurts so bad!” he cried out, trying to hold onto him but that was hard without hands and he just managed to hide his face in the other’s chest, his whole body shaking in pain.

“You’ll be okay..” he said softly, cradling him. He kissed the top of his head. Little did he know that a shadow was creeping around them.

I sssssay we pluck every feather off his body!

Oh gott, that’ll be messy.

“Shit, Soo, are you okay?!” he asked, eyes widening at the sight of his friend. He grabbed his jacket and covered the other with it, trying to keep him from disappearing. 

His hands had already dissolved and his arms were beginning to by the time that Gilbert had wrapped a jacket around him. He started to sob in pain, collapsing against Gil.

He held him tightly, not crying so that he wouldn’t add to how much water there was already. “Soo, please...”