What if promises aren't enough ?
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characters : grim & gn!yuu/you/reader/mc [use of 'yuu'], mentions of Crowley and the 7 dorms.
a / n: thank you @robinharmonylover for making me finish this...its not winter but it is in the story or its just cold. cuz i felt on cold on the moment so it is because i said so. im so sorry for being gone for a while, here's more angst because well hm uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Yuu knew something was wrong when Grim stopped complaining; no demands for tuna, no dramatic declarations that he was the greatest mage in all of Sage's Island, no arguments about whose turn it was to clean Ramshackle...
He just layed on the floor infront of the fireplace he usually lights with his blue flames to keep his furr warm. Curse Crowley for leaving the two in the cold in the middle of winter.
"Grim?"
The only sound came from the blue fire, he didn't even look back.
"...What?"
"You've been weird all day." Yuu frowned.
"I'm not weird."
"You haven't caused any problem in 2 hours about now."
"Look at me." Yuu scooted closer waiting for the reply they knew they weren't going to get as grim's ears twitched and he reluctantly turned around.
And Yuu's stomach dropped, the little creature's eyes were tired... Not full of life like they usually are.
"Grim—"
"I'm fine!"
Yuu knelt in front of him.
"Are you being bothered..."
"No, I'm not."
"Grim."
"I'm NOT!"
He wasn't angry, he was sad. Only Yuu knew that best, something they're not proud of. And Yuu was scared.
"What's wrong?"
"...You're gonna leave." Grim looked away, answering after a long moment.
"What?"
"You're gonna leave, y'know..when you'll find a way home."
Yuu froze, not expecting this topic, why would he think about that now?
"You always talk about it, don't you?"
"Grim..."
"You miss your world." his claws dug into the windowsill. "You miss your family."
Your real family is what he meant, he's aware his kind does not exist in your world. And you'll never be able to drag him with you. He already physically hurt you once after all. Yuu couldn't speak, because Grim wasn't wrong.
There had been nights, so many nights when Yuu stared at the mirror chamber and wished for home and to put an end to all of this madness, and Grim was very much aware.
"But I want you to go, you miss your home." tears slipped down Grim's face. "So I want you to find it..."
"But...What am I supposed to do after? Everybody else has somewhere."
Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle,..
"But Ramshackle is just..."
Yuu and him, the words didn't left his mouth, Yuu understood anyway and a terrible ache spread through their chest.
Because Grim wasn't just a friend anymore. Somewhere between surviving overblots and midnight snacks and falling asleep during study sessions and arguing over literally everything...They had become family, the only family Yuu had in this world. The only family Grim ever had.
"You'll forget me, you won't remember the monster that lived in this broken dorm with you."
Yuu grabbed him immediately without thinking, pulling him into their chest. Grim let out a startled noise.
"Yuu—"
"Absolutely not."
The word came out stern, almost angry, they're trying to convince him and themselves. Grim went still and Yuu held him tighter.
"I could never forget you."
"But—"
"I couldn't."
Because suddenly Yuu realized something awful, Grim has never had any family, never had a place as he recalls...He's technically in the same situation as Yuu, except nothing can be done for him.
"You idiot." a laugh escaped Yuu. "You absolute idiot."
"Hey!"
"Do you know how miserable you've made my life?"
"RUDE!"
"You set things on fire."
"Sometimes!"
"You eat everything."
"I DO NOT EAT EVERYTHING!"
"You tried to bite Ace."
"He deserved it."
Yuu laughed, then immediately started crying. Yuu's only ever weak when it comes to Grim, the entire school noticed that, it wasn't new.
"...Yuu?"
"I don't know what's going to happen, I don't know if I'll ever get home."
Grim kept quiet as Yuu buried their face against his fur.
"But if I leave...I'll take every memory of you with me." Grim's eyes widened.
"And if you stay...?"
"Then you're stuck with me forever."
"...Promise ?"
Yuu's smile disappeared, because they knew exactly what he meant, he wanted them to promise not to forget.
"I promise." Yuu pressed their forehead against his.
Grim nodded before finally letting himself cry and Yuu cried with him. And neither of them said what they were both thinking.
What if promises aren't enough?
