( aceinthemuse ) (Nagito and Kou) bloody
Some One Word Prompts || Closedbloody : my muse coming to your muse with blood stains on their clothes and hands, shaking.
Something in him felt ashamed of what he saw. He knew, of course, that it was partially his fault the poor thing had ended up this way, so he had no room to feel bad. He had encouraged it. Of course, he so frequently flip-flopped between loving and hating the new state of the world that it was hard to keep track of what he felt. It was all so confusing, too much so to bother with.
What mattered was tending to Kou. He knelt down and held out his arms. Killing someone was shocking to the untrained mind. He couldn’t fault him for being so terrified.
“You must be so afraid… Come here. Let me take care of you…”
He pulled Kou into his arms and lifted him. He’d never know all of the details of this encounter, but he knew that it must have been hard. Such a carefree, innocent child had been corrupted by despair, and his hands had been the ones to guide the lost soul down that path.
“We’ll get you cleaned up, and you can sleep in my sleeve again. Does that sound nice?”
The fakest of smiles shone on his face. He could never say he was proud, but the darkest part of him was. He could only reassure the child and ease the burden he’d placed on his shoulders.