@Fraust
Nix hiccuped a bit, turning his ears back. "I-I want people to see me as a person! H-How am I ever gonna find someone to love me when I look like this?"
Nix hiccuped a bit, turning his ears back. "I-I want people to see me as a person! H-How am I ever gonna find someone to love me when I look like this?"
"We… We can put a hat on your ears, o-or I could find a way so people can't see them…" Serna shook her head a bit. "Maybe we could find a way for you t-to meet some of the minor gods. They wouldn't see you as anything less than a person! I just…"
"M-Minor gods?" Nix asked. "Like… like Zachary? Are they nice? You're sure that they're okay with people like me? They won't treat me the way that everyone else has?"
"Like Zachary, yes. Some of them are, I-I can introduce you! They'll treat you like a person, I promise." Serna rubbed Nix's back.
Nix nodded weakly. "Uhm… how… how do we contact them?" He asked. "I-I don't wanna meet anyone today, though… I'm not in a great place right now…"
"I'll take care of it later, okay? We won't do it today, I promise. We won't until you're ready." Serna spoke gently, keeping her voice calm.
Nix nodded again and sighed shakily. "I might just turn in for the night, to be honest… I'm so done with today…"
Serna nodded.
"Do you want me to come with you?" She asked gently.
"If… if it's okay with you…" Nix replied softly, still clinging to Serna. "I don't wanna be alone…"
Serna nodded gently. She stood, holding Nix close.
"Okay then," she said gently.
Nix stayed as close to Serna as he could, hiccuping a bit and keeping his face buried in her shoulder. He'd had a rough couple of days, to say the least.
Serna carefully climbed into bed, pulling the blankets up around them. She wrapped her arms back around him, keeping close.
"I'm sorry, miss Serna…" He whispered before tucking his head under the goddess's chin and drifting off into a light sleep.
Serna was about to respond, but when she saw that Nix was already sleeping she sighed softly. She stayed quiet, eventually falling asleep herself.
Cas cried for a while longer in Zachary's arms, but he eventually calmed back down. "I'm s-sorry…" He whispered softly. "I… I should've been there for Nix…"
Zachary shook his head. No, not if it affected him like this. He rubbed Cas's back, holding him close. He let out a soft hum, kissing Cas's cheek.
"N… No," he said softly.
Cas sighed and buried his face in Zachary's shoulder. "I know it's hard for me to hear, but it's hard for him to experience, and I should've been there for him… he's been through so much recently and I feel bad that I can't handle the conversation to an extent to where I'm not even present much to help him…"
Zachary held Cas close, snapping his head a bit. Nix had Serna and Gloria to help him. If Cas couldn't handle it, if it brought up too many memories, there was no way Nix would be okay with Cas forcing himself to go through that just to help him. It… The entire situation was bad for both of them.
"Everything's just a huge fucking mess right now and I just… I wish there was something more I could do…" Cas whispered weakly, tightening his grip on Zachary.
Zachary nodded a bit. He kissed Cas's forehead, rubbing his back.
"I…" Zachary didn't have the word he needed to say what he wanted to.
"Mmm… I love you…" He whispered, keeping his face hidden for now. "Even though everything has gone to shit, I still love you…"
"I love you," Zachary said in turn. He kissed Cas's head again. "Love you, so… So mush…"
Cas smiled weakly and returned the kiss, huddling a bit closer to Zachary. "I'm glad I was able to meet you down here…"
Zachary nodded, resting his head on Cas's. He was too. He was so, so glad. Cas could finally have someone who wouldn't hurt him. He could be safe.
"I guess all the guys on earth are kinda just shit, huh?" Cas laughed weakly. "Had to come down here to find someone good~" He gently booped Zachary's nose.
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