00110011 | And so I cried my pain and sorrow [Action]

[cutestprogrammer]

Characters: Chihiro Fujisaki and YOU!
Setting: On 17th October (the day his boyfriend, Mondo dies); Dorm hallways; Daytime
Format: Both styles are fine~
Summary: Mondo dies because he's been giving his candy away, mostly to Chihiro. Chihiro feels guilty about being alive at the cost of Mondo's life and thinks about giving up on his candy search... Help him find the will to live on?
Warnings: Suicidal thoughts?

Here is Chihiro dressed just like Mondo, pompadour, gang jacket (Though he has his all buttoned up so you still can't really tell his gender.) and all, though he also has floppy, brown bunny ears and a matching fluffy tail.

Chihiro sits on the ground of one of the dormitory hallways, his hands covering his face as he sobs as quietly as he can manage. His small body shakes with grief. Mondo is dead. Mondo is dead because of him... If he hadn't taken Mondo's candy... But his boyfriend had insisted on giving him the candy, saying this was part of protecting him....

Chihiro hates himself so much right now. He hates himself for being so powerless physically. He glances over at his bucket. He doesn't feel like collecting any candy at all today. Maybe he should just give up on collecting them. Dying isn't so bad, is it?

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[rewindingly]

"Mm."

This is good. She doesn't need to start an argument with him. She glances at his bucket, then holds up her own.

"How many candies are you short?"

[cutestprogrammer]

He looked down at his bucket and thought about it for a moment. "Well... I still have the candy from yesterday so I think 5 more?"

[rewindingly]

"Five?" Homura looked down at her bucket, considering. This boy had already suffered from being treated too kindly and she did not want to add to it. She gaze hardened again as she began counting out candies from her bag. "... You don't fight, do you?"

[cutestprogrammer]

Chihiro backed away a bit when he realized what she wanted to do. "Eh? No, I-I can't take your candy just like that!" Then he looks down. "Yes... I... I... can't fight..."

[rewindingly]

"I won't be giving it to you. Not all five." Homura filled her voice with a harsh tone, not wanting Chihiro to feel pitied. "I will give you a few. We will collect the rest together. Understand? I will not give you a free pass."

Chihiro didn't need to feel like others were suffering for every candy in his bucket. He needed to collect a few with his own hands, she figured, to feel good about carrying that bucket.

[cutestprogrammer]

"Oh... I-I see..." He thought about it for a moment then nodded. "Mn! I'll do my best! Thank you, Miss."

[rewindingly]

Homura couldn't help herself. She managed a smile at the boy.

"We'll do our best together."

The words felt strange a foreign for Homura. Together. She had become so good at being alone and had engraved it so deeply into her mindset that she decided she must be lying to Chihiro. These were just words meant to help keep Chihiro going.

[cutestprogrammer]

He smiled and nodded once more with more confidence. "Let's go!"