from @liersymphcny :
Komaru had a hard time locating the girl after the chaos of meeting Monica. She hoped she was unharmed & slowly began to lose hope before she finally located her. "Ah!" Though the poor thing seemed terrified, "Hey..." The word was spoken in a whisper as she pulled the girl into a hug. "It's gonna be alright." (sdfghj hug!! ask!! i hope its alright!)
she’d managed to find somewhere safe to hide as the building began to collapse — tucked into a corner she thought she wouldn’t be found in . heart hammered against her ribcage as the sound of battle wore on — waited there , frozen in place through the crumbling of what had been her home for so long . unable to discern anything other than FEAR as crashes sounded off too close to her , each one leaving her more && more certain she would be crushed just like monaca was .
but she couldn’t force herself to move . didn’t dare expose herself for fear that someone would see her . someone would try to kill her , too . it was only after the dust of the chaos began to settle that she could finally bring herself to think — listening hard for any voices . any unusual sounds . any sign that she was to be discovered .
it felt like she’d been waiting forever when she heard the footsteps from the other side of the wall . eyes darted across the rubble around her , searching for escape , but finding nothing . wasn’t sure if she’d be able to outrun an adult — much less if she could defend herself , unarmed as she was . she’d press her back to the wall even harder — as if she might be overlooked as she made herself small as she could .
throat tightened as komaru came around the corner — pink eyes widening at the sight of the older girl , white visible around her irises as she desperately scrambled onto her feet despite the way her legs shook — jelly - like as they held up her small , shivering form . she didn’t know what she was expecting . perhaps DEATH . perhaps this was revenge — she’d killed monaca && was now searching for the rest of the kids to finish them off one by one . she didn’t know . didn’t have time to think about it . only knew that whatever it was , she wasn’t going to let herself die cowering in a corner like a BABY .
she’d swallow hard , lump in the back of her throat making it difficult . was about to stammer out a weak apology when suddenly there were arms around her — a soft whisper in her ear .
it’s gonna be alright .
her heart seemed to shudder at the words — found herself nearly choked as sobs attempted to surface , barely swallowed back as hot tears began to gather along her waterline . it’s over , isn’t it ? one way or another , monaca was gone . their children’s paradise was DEAD , && as much as she wanted everything to alright , it WOULDN’T BE . because if adults took over again —
a choked , shuddering sob managed to force it’s way up past her throat , expression twisted into a sort of grimace as she found herself burying her face in the older girl’s shirt , if only to hide . “ what — what’re you gonna do to us ? ” desperation evident in her tone — mixed with near - palpable fear as she nearly suffocated on her words , every breath shuddering . unable to pull herself together — unable to put on an act right now . too much fear consuming every cell in her body to LET HER . ( please let her act — wished she could now more than ever . but no . the weight of what had just happened fell like a ton of bricks on her heart — left it impossible to pretend that everything was FINE for the time being . )















