@Fraust
"Wow… it's probably too late to do that now though, right? I don't have any clue what time it is…" Nix looked around curiously.
"Wow… it's probably too late to do that now though, right? I don't have any clue what time it is…" Nix looked around curiously.
The clock by bed read 2:36 am.
"It's very late," Serna translated. "We can do it in the morning, alright sweetie?"
"Mmkay…" Nix yawned and buried his face in Serna's shoulder again, curling his tail around one of his legs.
(Cas is bby)
Serna ran her fingers through Nix's hair again, letting out a soft hum as she closed her eyes.
"Sweet dreams," she said softly, hoping it would help with anymore nightmares.
Nix purred weakly at the petting and soon drifted off to sleep again in the goddess's arms. His small movements continued on as he slept, his ears twitching occasionally and his tail shifting under the covers.
Serna fell asleep easily, holding Nix close. She woke up first, glancing down at Nix. She rubbed his head a bit, then pulled away to make breakfast. She left the room, leaving Nix alone.
When Nix woke up alone, he yawned and looked around. Where's Halm…? He wondered in his half asleep state. After a couple of seconds, he remembered and started crying softly. He drew his knees up to his chest and hugged them tightly before burying his face in them.
Serna was gone for a bit, coming back as she wiped her hands.
"Hey, breakfast is-" she cut herself off when she saw how Nix was. She set her towel down, making her way over to him.
"Oh, sweetie," she said gently, carefully putting her arms around him.
Nix hiccuped a bit and clung tightly to Serna for comfort. "I m-miss him…" He whispered. "Not… n-not what he did to me, but… I have no one now…"
(Me thinking about how Nix is probably like twelve years old)
(… well, shit.)
Serna rubbed Nix's back a bit, holding him close. She ran her fingers through his hair, nodding a bit.
"I'm so sorry… You deserve better. You really do." She spoke softly, keeping close.
(Like, cats don't live super long tbh. There's no way he's eighteen and still in the prime of his life. He could even be like, ten. He just doesn't look it lol)
Nix hiccuped a bit and huddled closer to Serna. "I don't wanna be alone…" He whispered. "I can't be alone… please…"
(… Let's just say he's older in human years…)
"I'll be here while your staying with me, okay? I'm gonna make sure you aren't alone…" She picked Nix up, pulling him completely onto her lap.
"And we'll find someone for you to be with, sugar. You'll be okay."
(I mean, cats are considered adults at a year old, so he's fiiiine. Could be a fun convo with Serna tho lol)
Nix nodded and rubbed at his teary eyes, hiccuping a bit. "C-Cas is always busy with Zachary now, s-so I just… I don't have anyone… we have to make sure Cas is never alone for more than a minute or two, though… he has really really bad separation anxiety. That's why I was his service animal when I was a cat… and he's terrified of dogs, so…"
(And Nix does have a baby face too, albeit not as much as Cas lol)
Serna nodded, one hand going up to Nix's head.
"We won't leave him alone. And we're going to find someone for you too, Nix. We're gonna find someone who can be with you like Cas and Zachary, okay?" She rubbed his head, wiping away a few tears.
(perfect! Serna is gonna think everyone a pedo..)
(Lmao yeah)
Nix nodded again, closing his eyes and leaning into Serna's hand with a shaky sigh. "B-But I miss Halm… what we had was so great before he ruined it…"
"I know, sweetie," Serna said gently. "I know it must have been nice before, but he ruined it, Nix. Even, even if he didn't want to hurt you, he did, and that means you can't go back to him, okay?"
Nix hiccuped weakly, flattening his ears back against his head. "Can't he just erase my memory or something so I'm not upset about it anymore…?"
"It's been to long, sweetie. You know what happened to Zachary? He had his memory taken away, but it had been too much. I don't want you getting hurt like that too, sugar. This is… This is something we have to work through, just like normal people." Serna patted Nix's head gently, holding him close.
"B-But I'm not a normal person, am I? And… and neither is Halm, and I just… it h-hurts…" Nix curled up against Serna's chest, sobbing quietly. "Why couldn't he have just… n-not…" He choked on his words and started crying harder.
Serna wrapped her arms tighter around Nix, so much like how Halm had so many times.
"No, none of us here really are," she said softly. "And it would have been so much better if he hadn't, but we have to make sure keep moving forward, okay sugar? It's what happened, and we can't change it now. I'm so sorry, sweetie…"
Nix hiccuped a few times, struggling to breathe properly. He clung tightly to Serna while he sobbed. "I-I wish— I wish I could just forget it happened— s-so we could be h-happy again…" He whimpered. "I— l-loved him…"
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