"embrace me so I know I’m alive.” + lio pretty please, wifey!!
a/n: did someone say lio angst? no? well, i did it anyway, but i promise to write some fluff for him soon!!
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The smell of ash filled the air, but you refused to look anywhere other than his face. You didn’t want to give any signs of your despair. You had to be strong.
But your eyes betrayed you. Your emotions betrayed you. The pain in your chest bubbled up and got caught in your throat, forcing a lump to keep you from even uttering a word. Or else all your emotions would come pouring out. You’d already lost the battle with your tears which were streaming down your face. Uninterrupted, they trailed down to your chin, dropping one by one onto your shirt.
No matter how hard you tried, you could not lie to yourself. This was something inevitable, for you and everyone in the world, but it was too soon. If only you could turn back time and stop it from happening. You’d even settle with it just slowing down. All you wanted was enough time to say goodbye. Enough time to tell him everything you ever felt, but you’d lost the strength to speak through your tears.
“Hey,” a gentle voice interrupted your plummeting thoughts. “Just look at me, don’t do or think of anything else.”
You hated yourself. He shouldn’t be the one comforting you, it should be the other way around. You should be the one reassuring him everything was going to be alright. Even if you knew that wasn’t true, it was your job to lie and convince him.
“I-I…” You gritted your teeth in frustration. Why couldn’t you even get a simple word out?
“Shh, it’s okay, [ name ]. All I want you to do is embrace me, so I know I’m alive.” His words tore away your broken composure further. “I just want to feel your warmth.”
“Y-you’re going to be okay, Lio.” After struggling for a bit, you managed to get a sentence out, and even throw in a small smile.
The light in his eyes flickered like a flame, one fighting strong winds to stay alight, but he smiled back at you. “Yeah.”
You wish you could have said more, but you only managed three more words, “I love you.”
Then, the remaining light in his eyes fizzled out, and the weight of his body on your arms was gone. But you could have sworn you heard his voice say, “I love you too.”
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