the aftermath. jupe doesnât know if the hurt was worse during, when he watched his family being sucked through a tube with no way to save them, ir after everything was said and done, when the guilt began to finally ( finally, finally ) eat him alive. tough call. maybe itâs the mixing of both that causes his stomach pain, his throbbing temples, the fast, deep beating of his heart. theyâd saved the world, but that didnât warrant forgiveness. oj and emerald didnât look at him like he was a person, anymore, and so the only being in the whole world who was still left to care about him was magnolia. in her apartment, sheâs already given him a blanket for his shock, a glass of water for his thrist, and ricky is too aware of how little he deserves these small kindnesses. after everything heâs done ; after everything heâs let happen. he stares at the liquid, gaze unfocused, long past screams echoing in his ears even now. he pulls his hand from his chin outward. thank you. but he still doesnât touch it.   @desafiaâ.