Thanatos and Orpheus // Private Thread for the Win

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[Thanatos is simply standing on the Yakushima beach as it rains, an open umbrella in one of his hands to keep himself from getting too soaked while still a little sick. It was only a few days after the typhoon so the area was a silent wreck of broken shells and crustaceans, the only sound against Thanatos' eardrums being the crashing of the waves against the shore. He hadn't been there too long but he was still shivering as he gazed out upon the ocean through the drops of rain. Hopefully, Orpheus would listen for once and actually come after he hears the message.]

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[Just... Continues to hold Orpheus.]

Come on... No matter what your soul looks like inside, you'll always be Orpheus to me. All right?

[clockstopped]

[Even though he doesn't really believe it, it's still reassuring to hear. More than, and he quietly moves his head to be buried in the nape of your neck, eyes quickly hardening over once out of your vision. Even if he doesn't mean it, GET OVER IT.]

[Soft breaths hitting your neck as he fumbles for the words, a hand grabbing your shoulder into a vice grip. Before suddenly everything stops. A few heartbeats of silence. "If he really means that, then... "Then a voice colder than ice answers. Right back to Assistant mode, even if the blank eyes say different.]

...

["Then I can tell him".]

I have to go back there in a year.

[And now you know firsthand what "there" he's speaking of.]

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["... In a year." Orpheus has to go back 'there' in a year, where he'll be alone like that... For who knows how long...

Please hold while this sinks in and stops Thanatos' heart.

Since, when it finally does sink right in, Thanatos didn't know it was possible to feel this distraught. Tears also fell from his eyes at a steady pace and he didn't even remember starting to sob. All he knew was that he wasn't allowing Orpheus out of his clutches as his buries his face against Orpheus' neck. There were no words ... Just Thanatos' anguish.]

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[Knew that was going to be the reaction. But even still it feels like someone gutted him with a knife and twisted it for good measure. And all he could really do was sit there and let him sob and stare at the dark clouds in the sky. It was better than looking down at that mess of black hair, since that would be enough to break him again.]

[But hey, happy now? Now you know what the other Thanatos said to make him start acting so weird. Totally understandable reason, ya know?]

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[Slowly, Thanatos begins to compose himself so he can speak. So this was what the other Thanatos had told Orpheus...? He could understand why Orpheus would want to keep that from him, so he felt no anger at Orpheus for doing just that until now. After all, the thought of losing Orpheus alone often made himself upset. He knew that. Knowing for sure just how short their time together actually was...

It was just depressing how short a year was. Especially since Thanatos had been expecting at least fifty years with Orpheus. Still... Even through all of his misery right now, he was glad Orpheus told him the time frame. More than glad, as his mind was already beginning to run with ways of stopping this from occurring to Orpheus. To be honest he had already had a plan to save Orpheus' soul from ceasing to exist... Now, he just knew he needed to kick this plan into gear and work at it before it was too late. He only had a year what he had first thought he could do in fifty, after all. Talk about cram school.]

Thank you...

['For trusting me enough to tell me. I won't let you down, Orpheus.' Thanatos may still be sobbing against Orpheus' neck but there was a new glow about him and it wasn't from that butterfly still flitting about the two. He wasn't going to just give up on his best friend even when it felt like there was no hope. Thanatos was going to only fight harder from now on. No matter what your soul looks like... It was going to be brought to justice. An unsaid promise that was stronger than any words could put.]