Dante

@ashadowsbidding Thought I’d just try and make conversation. I wasn’t exactly sure how long you planned on staying.. … I’ll shut up now.

@eternalGuard_ Irene… I don’t care. I really don’t. I have nothing to say… but it feels like 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 absolutely itching to talk.

No… no- I’m— I’m seeing things again. I thought I was— … Damn it all.. these walks were supposed to help, not- not this again…

@ashadowsbidding I don’t mean to stare, I just— I don’t know. Quite frankly, I’m tired as well… .. But um… If I stay, would you— would you want to.. talk more, or would you want to just stay quiet?

@eternalGuard_ Right, because I’m a Shadow Knight now, huh? Always itching to fight. … It’s… I- whatever. Stay if you want, leave if you want. I’m tired and you’re staring me down like you saw a gh- ….I don’t care either way.

@ashadowsbidding Seems fitting for you. … that came out wrong. I didn’t mean it like— never mind. … I hope you at least got some time to yourself before I.. interrupted. Hopefully, I’m not… too much of a disturbance; I can leave if you want me to.

@eternalGuard_ Not by choice. Usually, if I need to “clear my head,” I just fight something. I was… urged to take a walk. Needed some time to myself, really… and we can see how long that lasted me.

@ashadowsbidding Well, consider me glad that you aren’t. Fighting me, that is. … they’re supposed to help me clear my head when it starts to.. race. But I like going on them when I can anyways. I don’t suppose you have any similar habits? Things to keep you sane when everything else… isn’t?

@eternalGuard_ …. Neither can I, evidently. I should be trying to fight you or… something, I don’t know. …You go for late walks like this often?

@ashadowsbidding It’s not just some damn obligation to me, Gene! Divines above, it’s one of the only things I can possibly bring myself to say, save for that I’ve… I’ve—… …. I can’t think clearly enough for this.

@eternalGuard_ You think I don’t know that? You think it’s something I just moved on from? …. You sound pathetic. Quit apologizing just because it feels like an obligation.

@ashadowsbidding They don’t remember me because of you! You made them forget, and left me alone there, and… and maybe that was a fair trade after all, y’know? I… I can’t argue with that.. … I should’ve known better…. I’m sorry.

@eternalGuard_ Learn? Since when do you “learn” from what you’ve done, Dante. If you really made a habit of that, we wouldn’t be standing here like this. Hell, they would’ve remembered you! I wouldn’t be—! Divines above… Just- I’m not in the fucking mood. I’m really not.

@ashadowsbidding No! No- I wouldn’t— how could I have known?! Don’t—… You think I’d do that again? You think I didn’t learn from the first time I did that?

@eternalGuard_ Why am I here? Why are 𝘺𝘰𝘶 here? How did you even find this place? There’s no way in- …. Were you 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 to hunt me down. Is that what this is. Just can’t help but keep sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong.

@ashadowsbidding I was just— I was on a walk! I don’t understand… if you’re… why are you here? It doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense at all…

@eternalGuard_ I’m not… what? Are you insa- What the fuck are you doing here?! Of all the people..

@ashadowsbidding You… you— you aren’t real. This isn’t real, none of it is. It can’t be… you.. can’t be. How could you be here…

@eternalGuard_ Wh- …. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?

Almost tripped on my way over, but it definitely feels worth it seeing this. .. I do have to say it’s really, really quiet though. Like… really quiet.

I think it’s a nice enough night to go for a walk, I did see another possible path I could take this time while outside earlier. It even had a nice stream flowing beside it..

love fills the air? WRONG. THE AIR TINGLES WITH A LOOMING SENSE OF DREAD.

i js want to lay on ur chest and listen to ur heartbeat

why was i cursed with a sensitive heart. i dont want to feel things so strongly, its exhausting

I should be used to missing someone by now, but… Irene, I feel like I’m losing myself without him

@ZV4HL Please be safe until then. Irene knows, I’ll be waiting for you here.. I’m glad it was you who had called… I couldn’t imagine if—… I just needed to hear your voice again.

@eternalGuard_ ... i should go. someone might overhear me. i'll visit the overworld soon. ... i... li- i'm... glad it was you who picked up.

.... hello? @eternalGuard_

@ZV4HL You don’t have to be worlds away, Laurance. Please… I want to see you again, I need to. I feel like I’m losing my mind without you here.

@eternalGuard_ i know you deserve more. someone who can treat you right... someone who isn't worlds away. fuck, i... i need to see you. i want to remind myself why i should keep trying. imagining your touch under my hands is going to drive me crazy.

@ZV4HL Hard to forget something like that.. My own nightmare be damned, I wouldn’t let that get in the way. You were just trying to do the same, protecting her, I can’t blame you for that. I don’t know how much I can say I agree with me deserving more, but you on the other hand…

@eternalGuard_ do you remember when we first met? you'd just experienced your worst nightmare... and yet you protected our lady when we were blind to the truth. i've admired you ever since. you're so strong. someone like you... deserves so much more.

when our darknesses overlap, let me take it all away.