Plum is holding both Citrus, and Rex.
His brother is upset, due to the fact that Pippap went around his block, approaching on a vent blog instead. Plum regrets demanding Pippap prove his identity through showing his face, because Citrus heard his friends voice, and became distressed, which in turn woke Rex up.
Now, he holds them both, whispering quiet reassurances that things would be okay. Because they had each other. Because he, Muffin, and Cake were not that far away. Because they weren’t alone, and they would heal, someday. They just need time. And they will have time.
He tells them both that they are loved, and even reads to them after a while, until both skeletons, weary from stress and crying, have passed out, just a few pages into the story. Yet he does not stop reading aloud until he has reached the end of the book, where Fluffy and Funny Bunny have their happy ending.
When he leaves the room, he leaves the two curled in each others arms, covered by Citrus’s patchwork blanket, tired smiles worn on their faces.
“Sleep well, baby brothers.”
The door closes.
