ย ย ย ย ย ๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.ย Thatโs the first thing that comes to Dewโs terribly blank mind as he looks upon the corpse of what was once a brilliant light in his life. He looks like he would when Dew would wake up first. You know- if you removed all the vestments, corpse paint.. maybe tossed on a little sleeping mask. Oh, yeah. And put his soul back where itย FUCKING BELONGSโ
His love was nothing but a gussied up husk laid in the casket from Snow White. Too bad kissing was what got them here in the first place.
He should be saying something to him, right? Something profound, or give some sort of apology (maybe if he hadnโt been so fucking horny all the time Vitale would still be alive), or โฆ
But that feels stupid. He knows that he isnโt here right now. There was no Emeritus in any of these glass tombs; their bodies are more preservatives than flesh by now, He sees no point in this display. What was Nihil hoping to gain from this? Was it a power play? A threat? Was it supposed to elicit some sort of emotional reaction out of those left to witness, or was it for wealth? Either way, Dewdrop paid not a dime to peer at these glorified dolls, and he feels nothing. Nothing but empty, empty, empty in every sense of the word.
That is until a hand on his shoulder jolts him.
Fuck. Its Omega- (shit. No. Aether. He was called Aether now.) or maybe it was Rain who stumbled upon this little scene of Dew at their former frontmanโs sideโ either way. Whoever it was was probably going to try and ask him if he was okay. Tell him what Papa would have wanted him to know, or tell him itโs just how human life goes. And he wants to hear none of it. Dewdrop turns and rises with every intent to spit venom at the intruderโ but his gaze is lead up and up, higher than Aetherโs head, higher than Rainโs, just under that of Mountainโs stature before his eyes meet the mismatched opals of Vitale Emeritus. Not alive, but full of color and power of spirit.
Oh fuck he misses being empty.
In an instant Dewโs slim shoulders began to shake and his traitorous eyes feel hot in his skull. No way. There is no fucking way! But he still reaches out, desperately clawing. He canโt stop himself at this point. โ Vitale? โ
His touch passes through -- but thereโs a shock of warmth as the energy passes -- and thatโs more than anything Vitale could claim heโd been expecting.ย How can it be !ย No one else has heard his voice, no one else has felt his touch -- not a single soul has seen him.ย Not a single adoring fan, not his father or any of the other ghouls, as far as he can tell -- so ... why ?ย He stands there -- ethereal and of another world, beyond.ย ย
Not in the same way as Dewdrop, if the hand that passes through him entirely is anything to go by.ย Connection is a tendril, a thin and difficult thing.ย When Dew surges forward, he passes bodily threw him.ย ( He can see the way he trembles and shakes and OH he longs to soothe the distress in every line of his beloveds body !ย How cruel. )ย
There is a hesitation to be had -- he holds out a hand but doesnโt REACH, speaks low and dulcet into the quiet.ย The whole room holds itโs breath, as though the walls themselves await the answer.ย ย โ You can see me -- can you hear me ... dew?ย โย Eyes are low-lidded and soft -- he wonders how he appears, how solid -- or not -- he seems.ย How not of this world.ย ย
Thereโs too much unsaid, too much he needed to say !ย He canโt say them now.ย He canโt -- but how they beat at the cage of his chest.ย There are a number of things he could theorize -- the first though, the first, is that it is a blessing.ย And he gives thanks.ย He could WEEP with the relief.ย ย ( The second is that they share some CONNECTION -- from the covenant, from whatever covenant INTENT alone may have bound them in -- he doesnโt know the delicate intricacies of that craft ... it isnโt his to know perfectly. )ย
He wants to reach, to pull him into his arms, to hold and cherish him -- he forces himself to move without haste, to focus on the action as he rests his palm against Dewโs and succeeds.ย ย ย โ Yes...yes, itโs me.ย โย
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