Ghost | Eliot & Kuroi | Endgame
{ tw suicidal ideation just to be safe }
It had been perhaps a month since returning to reality. A long month, where Eliot struggled just to drag himself out of his bedroom to shower in the mornings. For the first week or so, Eliot simply waited for Mitsuo to wake up. After that exchange, he had no choice but to go home, to return to society...
He never touched his blog. He didn't so much as visit a movie theater. Really, he hadn't left his house in two weeks. He couldn't sleep despite the amount of time he spent in bed. He had to force himself to eat. It was all he could do to keep himself away from the pills in the medicine cabinet and the knives on the kitchen counter. Eventually, his frantic mother suggested he reconnect with one of his classmates... and kept suggesting it. Over and over. Finally, Eliot caved. What choice did he have?
He didn't know how to contact them, but he knew how to use the internet. Hope's Peak was helpful, too. It took a little while, but he found him.
Standing outside the mochi shop, Eliot realized he had never felt so small. He shouldn't have been doing this. No one wanted to see him again, especially not Kuroi. He was only going to upset someone he cared so strongly for. Still... if he said he wasn't desperate to make sure Kuroi was alright, he'd be a horrible liar.
He put his hand on the door and paused for a second or two, a span of time that seemed to last forever but passed so quickly. Don't fuck this up, Eliot. Don't start crying. Definitely don't fucking break down on him as soon as he looks at you.
He swallowed thickly as he pulled open the door. Unsteady legs carried him into the shop, and shaking hands formed fists around the strap that crossed his chest. Why did he still carry this bag around? He didn't need his iPad. It was more of a security blanket than anything these days.
He glanced around the shop, but couldn't keep his gaze on anything for very long. What if Kuroi wasn't even here? What if he was, and he'd already noticed Eliot but hurried off to avoid him? This was such a stupid idea. He should just go home...
















