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write back soon, a fic about alieu’s very long letter to the shadows (including bo) in the two-day span between the besties shifting in and bo shifting in, and the consequences of it! oops alieu you accidentally convinced your friend to follow you out of the shadows
“I also think I’m mad at you.”
Borg nodded. “Yeah. I think I have that effect on people! I’m probably not supposed to be here.”
“Well, welcome to the Desert?” Alieu said with a shrug. He waved expansively at the expansive waves of sand. They rustled in the faint wind.
Borg smiled in a way that probably wasn’t visible through the mask. Huh! Borg hadn’t noticed the mask. “Thanks.” Pointing at a cactus, Borg said, “This is great. Love the décor! I can’t help but feel like, uh, it’s not what I’m here for? If that makes sense.”
Alieu frowned. “You shouldn’t be here at all. You should be back in the… the…” He rubbed his forehead. “Sorry. Lost my train of thought.”
“Yeah, I don’t remember either. Anything else besides sand and cacti?”
“There’s a giant purple eye that gives us confusing commands. But otherwise, no.” Alieu kicked some sand and watched it blow away. “Oh. And the ship.”
“The ship! Well, ships sound fun.”
Borg squinted up at the sky. “It’s alright. Wait, where — oh. Oh, wow.”
Alieu followed where Borg was looking. “Not too exciting.”
“Hey, friend.” Borg started tugging on his sleeve. “You gotta introduce me to them. I mean, wow!” Out of nowhere, without thinking, a deck of mismatched cards slipped into Borg’s hands. “This is definitely why I’m here.”