“ I'll Bring You Back And Kill You Again. ” || A LinTune (Linix × Neptune) Angst Oneshot

“Don't.” Linix sniffles, holding Neptune in his arms gingerly, tears falling onto his wounds without meaning to. Neptune visibly winced, but he didn't comment on it. He won't be feeling it later. He won't be feeling anything later. He knew that, and so did Linix. “Don't leave me, god fucking damn it, we're supposed to... To get out of here together.”

Linix didn't want this to happen. They were supposed to just fight. One would win, get medical help, and they'd get cake after. They were supposed to be normal again after this. But here they were, one holding the other in his arms as he died. He really didn't think things would end up like this.

Neptune smiles. He's tired, he's beaten, and he's bleeding. He's dying. He knows he is, and so does Linix. He just doesn't want to let him go. “Look at you,” Neptune begins, a soft chuckle escaping his lips, “acting like an idiot.” He coughs up a slight bit of blood. “But really-” He coughs again, a smile remaining on his face. “Really. Don't use me as an excuse to live. Or whatever the people in movies say, you clingy bitch..”

Linix lets out a choked sob. “I mean it!” He exclaims, his wings wrapping Neptune in a sort of makeshift shield. “I-I swear to god, Neptune, I'll bring you back and I'll.. I-I'll...” He pauses, wiping his face with the sleeve of his shirt. “I'll kill you again, don't leave me. You can't. You can't.”

Neptune chuckles again.

Linix is confused. Why is Neptune laughing? He's dying. He's dying in his arms and he's laughing. He doesn't get it. He really, really doesn't get it. “Why are you laughing?..” He asks through his tears, long hair messy as it hit the floor.

Neptune looks up at Linix.

Oh, Linix.

His Dearest, Linix.

His Love.

The Lyrics to his Tune.

“Lini.” He mutters, reaching a shaky hand to brush Linix's hair to the back of his ear. He can barely move, but he's willing to try. Willing to try for his favorite person. “You.. You know those letters?..” He asks, his body quickly starting to grow weak. “The ones with the shitty grammar.”

Linix nods. “The ones with bad capitalization?”

“Yes, those ones.“ Neptune replies.

“What about them?” Linix asks.

Neptune winces as more tears fell onto his injuries, the contact causing him to slightly flinch, but he keeps a sad, content smile on his face. “Those were me.” He admits, watching as Linix's only eye widens and his expression changes in shock. “I wrote those. Made the misspellings on purpose too.”

Linix is surprised. He doesn't understand. Why? Why would he write them? Why would he write them poorly? Why would he like him? “You... You wrote a-all of them?..” He asks, looking at Neptune nodding. “Wait, I don't- I don't get it. Why the misspellings, why me?..”

Neptune's expression softens. “For your first question,” he began, “seeing you so passionate about something as dumb as a missing comma made you look so... Alive.” He answers, attempting to sit up but failing, getting caught by Linix's quick reflexes.

“And for the second? Well..” Neptune sighs. He admires Linix as he cries, raising both his hands up to his face, caressing it and wiping his tears. “It's everything about you. The way you smile, the way you cry, the way you open up...” He pauses. “I'd list it all, but I don't have enough time.”

Linix shakes his head, putting his hand over one of Neptune's on his face. “No, Neptune, please, don't say that...” He begs, hunching over. “You do have time. I promise, w-we'll get you help, just... Just don't leave me..” This isn't real. This isn't actually what's going on. It's a horrible, horrible nightmare that he'll wake up from, and Neptune'll take him to the cafeteria to get cake.

“My Lini.” Neptune whispers.

“My Tune?..” Linix responds.

“I love you.”

There's silence for a few beats. Linix sniffles, wrapping Neptune in a hug, his wings wrapping around him even tighter, ignoring the blood starting to stain his clothes and letting himself savour the moment while he still can.