these are the world's fragments

a multimuse ft. muses from animanga, gacha games, webnovels, and more. studying: obsession; self-destruction; selfish devotion; identity and lack thereof. be warned: current primary muse has strong themes of corporate abuse, mental health struggles, and suicide. crossover & oc-friendly, inbox always open!

he knew better than to present any gifts out beyond their walls of comfort, thus he kept it for their return later. a piece of jewelry that could be worn around finger, toe, or even a mere chain. a vibrant azure steeped into nice white gold. clean. he thought it might match something in the hero's wardrobe but nice was free to do whatever he wished with it. (late bday ask uwaaa)

nice is tired.

that's not new. he's always tired. but it's much more visible now than it typically is; most of his features being obscured by mask and hat, an attempt to hide his identity while out in public, the darkness around his eyes stands out. so, too, does his complete and utter lack of focus, staring blankly at the menu before him.

his thoughts are looping: this is dangerous. they shouldn't be out here. they should be in the safety of wreck's home. he's being a terrible friend. it's not fair to wreck to make him hide all the time. but this is dangerous, and they shouldn't be out here, and--

he snaps back to attention when he hears the name "nice" spoken. a second to register what was actually said, and then he frowns. "don't call me that right now," he mutters, keeping his voice low. "do you want to get caught?" and then he sighs, because for all nice's complaining, wreck is also completely right to be complaining. "sorry. didn't mean to space out; i was working late last night."

truthfully, he doesn't need a present, especially not a physical one. certainly, he'll treasure it, but it'll almost certainly never see the light of day. he doesn't need anybody getting nosy about it and figuring out the designer, the jeweler who sold it, the identity of the buyer--perhaps less likely than he thinks, but not impossible. better not to invite the possibility in the first place. better to keep it safe at home where nobody will see it except those who can be trusted to keep a secret. time away from work with his favorite person in the world is far better and far more valuable--he just wishes they weren't in public, where they run the risk of being identified.

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