"hand" for the ask game :D
Ah!! @mangatxt Thank you so much♡
The following is a bit of spoilers without context for future chapters of: Glow Worms or rather: In the Depths of the Safflower Hills
As it is a wip there's no guarantee this version of the scene will make it into the final cut - enjoy! ♡
Reigen watched over Serizawa as he slept. He knew he didn't have to. Yet his nerves felt on edge ever since he got back. Every so often Reigen had the impulse to lean forward to check if Serizawa was still breathing. A hand to Serizawa's pulse, a sign he was still alive. It was slow, and steady. Eyes twitching beneath the closed lids, deep in a dream. Meanwhile Reigen's father's deep voice crowbarred to the forefront of Reigen's mind. Mentioning all sorts of potential coffin designs. Guessing the measurements perfectly with a single look. While a psychology article jigged around mentioning how sleep was the closest a living human can get, without actually dying. Serizawa was so still. Sleeping like the... well. Reigen drew his legs up and hugged them, hiding his face into his knees. If only he could will Serizawa awake. A selfish request, Reigen knew. He knew psychics and espers who undergo something intense ended up needing to sleep it off. That deep, deep sleep that danced on a gossamer thin veil between awake, and elsewhere. "Please," whispered Reigen, like a prayer, "wake up soon, Serizawa Katsuya. Please." The 'don't leave me alone,' remained unsaid. But it hung, like a sword over Reigen's head. "I'm sorry," said Reigen fighting past the lump in his throat. Through the open window the shadows of leaves patterned itself over Serizawa's peacefully slumbering body. Reigen extended his own hand, dipping it into the ray of sunlight, and watched his hand's shadow creep up to Serizawa's cheek. Cupping it tenderly. Reigen allowed himself a moment to imagine him doing that for real, then withdrew his lingering hand out of the sun. He held the offending hand close. Reigen looked away feeling selfish, and guilty. How dare he. This wasn't the time for hopes and dreams. He cursed himself. After a while exhaustion took Reigen, and he lowered himself onto the floor, away from the futon, but just close enough to pinch the edge of Serizawa's blanket. It felt silly, but, for whatever reason, Reigen felt the need to still be in reach, just incase. To not drift too far away. Not from Serizawa. Not if he ever wanted to reach a hand out to him. Eventually, after a bit of crying that Reigen didn't notice, he too fell asleep. And dreamed.
There were so many moments with the word hand, so I just chose to post an angsty option. ♡ Thank you again for the ask!
Best wishes♡
Nico ___〆(・∀・)
