ღ Seventh Keychain ღ Loss

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

[No. No, no, no, no, no. This can't be happening. This just can't be--

The dreamscape this time around is dark. It's a twisted world, a strange pit that loosely resembles his childhood home of Destiny Islands. And he's just... Sitting there. Injured, to reflect the hard battle he fought back in the waking world. But it hadn't been enough, and there's a rip in his shirt to show as much. And there, right on his chest, peeking out of the rip in his shirt, is a black and red symbol, though only a corner can be seen.


He's just lost for the moment, staring straight ahead.]

...I... He really...




[[OOC: The symbol is only from his own perceived state and a reflection of what happened to him. Yup, folks, he lost his heart, making him permanently here until it's gotten back.]]

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[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...Dad... H-He... I was protecting you, but I...

[...He can't say it, so instead he shifts the hole in his shirt a bit to show of better the familiar black and red, just enough for him to see the beginnings of a thorny X through something.]

[justabignobody.livejournal.com]

[Riku's heart stops for a second when he sees that far too familiar emblem; it hurts to see Sora like this. He has no idea who this 'Dad'-character is or what Sora had protect (the other?) him, but right now that's not important right now. Not when his best friend is distraught like this.

He reaches up, carefully settling his hand on Sora's arm.]

It's all right. You don't have talk about it.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

[Sora tenses--signs of the isolation he'd suffered through his life. But it's all it really takes, in the end, for him to suddenly cling to Riku. He needs to contact--to remind him that he's here, to remind him that there's someone that cares, to tell him Riku's safe, he isn't sure. He just needs it and is instinctively seeking it out.]

...I'm scared. I don't know what to do.

[justabignobody.livejournal.com]

[He's not all too surprised by the clinging, he's sorts of expected that Sora might need it and a moment later his arms close around his back, carefully; this version of Sora seems to be as used to physical contact as Riku is himself.]

Trust me - ...the other me at least. There is no way I - he - would ever let things stand like this. He is going to find a way to help you, no matter what it takes.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...Thanks.

[It's quiet, afraid, fragile. Just like this Sora. He's small and afraid and lost. But he's feeling just a bit stronger.]

...You're right. It's... Not like Riku--you.

[justabignobody.livejournal.com]

[It hurts terribly to see Sora like this - he shouldn't ever, ever have to be this afraid, shouldn't look like he could break apart any moment.

He hums in agreement, frowning just for a moment, thinking of his other self and really hoping that the other wouldn't make him a liar.]