@sisscl ❤'d for a starter with Shades!
Being in prison was a torment.
One that he thought he rightfully deserved. After everything he'd done to Jowd and his family and to Lynne, he thought he deserved to be locked up forever. The only thing that prevented that thought from going further, was the fact he actually had someone waiting for him outside of that dark cell.
Someone he loved with all his heart. Someone he saw dead in the old timeline. Someone who didn't know the monster he had become.
She always came, everyday, to check on him. The first few months weren't pretty, with Yomiel struggling to remain sane after experiencing ten years of undeath, developing a mental condition known as Cotard Syndrome and refusing to eat because he thought his body didn't need it, because he still thought he was dead and this was all a dream.
She wasn't the only Sissel to visit him, though.
The first time he received his best friend's visit, he was in shock. Never in his wildest dreams, he'd think his best friend would end up in the same predicament as he was. But even if the thought terrified him, being able to talk with Sissel again was what helped him get a grip on his sanity and realize that he wasn't dreaming, that he actually had his fate averted.
He was in the middle of painting something when he felt the familiar presence in his mind.
“Hey, buddy.” He greeted mentally, his tone, even in the Ghost World, revealing how tired he actually was. “Wasn't expecting you to come so early today, but I'm glad you came. Couldn't sleep well this night.” As if he ever slept well ever since that day in the park.
