working like clockwork [kydobi]

[bai shi ⦸]

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[color=#7E354D]BAI SHI
" do you want to burn in hell with me? "

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a silence fell through them, like the knife that red had slid into their chest. paw touching the scar quietly, they let out an empty breath, blind eyes sliding closed. no response, really. they could feel the void opening and the chasm widening between them, and they weren't ready to lose him but damnit, their tongue wouldn't work and their thoughts were no longer coherent and they could barely breathe, chest constricting tighter and tighter and tighter, and they were suffering in strangled silence.

they wanted to tell him how much they loved him, how much they wanted to save him from his own demons, how much they wanted to be his shelter from the worst of all the storms that would be ravaging the group soon enough. they wanted to stop him, embrace him and touch muzzles once more, but they knew that was not their right nor their place.

turning their head so he wouldn't see their state, they deeply inhaled and exhaled, "aside from finding a way to keep your mental health in one place, no. there is nothing more I can bring myself to speak of, unless we wish to dive into the past or take a trip down memory lane." they rumble, head bowed just the slightest.