08 | do you want me only for my body?

[alephbet]

Characters: Aleph and you.
Setting: June 1st, riiight after the reveal.
Format: Starting with actionspam, but will match you.
Summary: Aleph has had enough of it.
Warnings: Will edit if anything comes up.

[Aleph has always tried to stay strong.

He was a gladiator with no memories, then a Messiah with no choices. Then a hero with no ability to save the people he knew or even stop from killing them himself. Then a God-killer whose punishment would be eternal.

He did these things, he lived through these things and took minimal comfort because he knew it would all be worth it. For the people he would save, in the end. The future he would build.

Now he stares at what should be hands, his hands, as he sits outside his dorm room on the floor. He thinks about where he should be, what he'd done so much work for, and yet everyone on that world is dead now. He misses his demons. He realizes -

he doesn't even have eyes to cry-

-and so he just huddles up on the floor and sniffles pathetically.]

Comments

[technologic]

[It is strange and some part of her wants to curl into herself and hide, but instead she tightens her arms around Aleph slightly.] Y-you don't need to thank me. If I was able to help, that's more than enough for me.

[alephbet]

I don't think anyone could have done it but you.

[technologic]

Eh? W-why do you think that?

[alephbet]

I don't... really like showing my weakness to anybody...

[technologic]

[Pause, before she rubs his back gently.] ... Yeah, I'm pretty much the same...

... Then would you've... Only said those things to me, then?

[alephbet]

Yeah. [At least his nods are visible.] I've only said those to you.

[technologic]

... H-have you spoken to anyone else, though?

[alephbet]

[A shake of the head.]

[technologic]

Ehe, that would be why, then.

[alephbet]

I wouldn't just tell anybody.

[technologic]

Hrmm... Maybe your best friends, though?

[alephbet]

They're not like you.

[technologic]

... I-I'm happy to hear that. I w-would get jealous otherwise. [Cue some weak attempts at jokes.]

[alephbet]

You don't need to be jealous. I love you.

[technologic]

[Asdfghjkl-] A-and I love you too, Aleph... S-so whenever you're upset or anything, I'll do my best to help.

[alephbet]

I can do the same for you... I hope.

[technologic]

H-hey, you've done it before and you can do it again. Y-you've always been able to cheer me up when I was down.

[alephbet]

I guess that's true. I mean, I've always tried.

[technologic]

And you've always been able to do it... Y-you always make me happy, Aleph.

[alephbet]

And you've done the same for me.

[Even when all these horrible things are happening.]

[technologic]

I-I do?

[alephbet]

Yes. You do.

[technologic]

... T-t-thank you, Aleph. That m-means a lot to me...

[alephbet]

I love you.

[technologic]

I-I love you too. Very much.