[This shirt is absurdly tight, but it doesn't feel like it's about to rip so he's just going to wear it for now. Sorry, Dan Heng.]
I am. [A pause.] Though I... don't want you to leave. Even for a minute. I know that's childish. You can come and go whenever you want.
[He can at least admit it.
He traces Dan Heng's jawline, and his neck, and then his fingers curl. He closes his eyes.
Mara is gone.
He had hoped. And god, it came at such a cost, but... he's free.]
You kept your promise...
[He leans in, and presses his forehead to Dan Heng's. His tail makes slow arcs under the bedspread.]
This is how it all began, a year and a half ago. I woke up alone in the hospital not remembering anything. I had a demon in my head, and powers I couldn't control.
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I am. [A pause.] Though I... don't want you to leave. Even for a minute. I know that's childish. You can come and go whenever you want.
[He can at least admit it.
He traces Dan Heng's jawline, and his neck, and then his fingers curl. He closes his eyes.
Mara is gone.
He had hoped. And god, it came at such a cost, but... he's free.]
You kept your promise...
[He leans in, and presses his forehead to Dan Heng's. His tail makes slow arcs under the bedspread.]
This is how it all began, a year and a half ago. I woke up alone in the hospital not remembering anything. I had a demon in my head, and powers I couldn't control.
[...]
But this time, you were there.
Everything has changed.