Yuki's seat was empty, no one acknowledged it through the too loud clinking of forks and Liam knew his name would never again be spoken in the cavernous halls he had grown up in. He couldn't quite remember how many brothers it had happened to, anyone before Nyck was a foggy figure made only of smudged memories and voices he couldn't quite recall but things always happened the same way. Liam shook himself out of his thoughts and let his eyes wander over the others, Max was tense like he always was when someone disappeared but his face was blank, Isack kept his eyes fixed on his own plate with so much concentration he looked as though he was trying to turn invisible. Only Arvid's eyes flicked to the empty chair before snapping away












