THERE WAS NO WAY, he'd just gotten wade as family. he sits in the house, on the couch, all alone. it was his fault, he shouldn't have let wade get in the way of the commander, but he'd been too late to push the other out of the way. this was maria all over again. he can't handle this, not again.
SHADOW CURLS INTO A BALL AS TEARS START TO FORM IN HIS EYES, hiding away from the world as he starts to sob. it's not fair, shadow finally having someone he can call family, only to have them ripped away from him. the commander has taken enough from him already, can't he just leave shadow alone ?? the crying echoes through the house, loud enough for anyone entering to hear, cutting through the thick silence like a hot knife.
❝ i'm so sorry, wade, ❞ HE CAN BARELY GET THE WORDS OUT, choking on his own voice. why did it have to be like this ?? was nothing sacred to him ?? couldn't he just have one nice thing ?? ❝ it's all my fault. ❞
I HATE THAT I ASKED FOR THIS