vessel_ken_amada: (mc-sad)
Ken Amada ([personal profile] vessel_ken_amada) wrote in [community profile] personavelvetroomdr2024-10-04 10:15 pm

October 4th

[CW: death]


It was a day where Ken was nowhere to be seen. Not in his room, the house, his old room, or anywhere he usually was. His phone was off, too. It may have seemed like he completely disappeared, had he not told Raven quickly before leaving that he'd be busy all day - just for the sake of not having a search party for him.

Someone going in that shady spot behind the Tatsumi Port Island station, however, would find him. He was there the whole day, just standing in the middle, not moving, seeming almost lifeless, his gaze lost in the void.

It was October 4th.

The day where she died.

The day where she was brutally murdered.

A scream. Sickly green hues. A giant monster suddenly appearing. Everything breaking apart. Rubble everywhere. She was shouting at him, pushing away, saving him. Blood. Terror.

...

...

Will someone approach him?
fogboundcrow: (wat)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-05 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're our friend. Isn't that reason enough?" It is a bit cold, even with his Shadow sitting beside him and Wagtail.

The soup is nice, at least. His Shadow sips from his own little bowl. "Are you hungry?"
minipancake: (no rly)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-05 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course we're still here." He draws up his knees, cradling his third bowl of soup—the third lot Raven's Shadow has fetched—in his hands. "Want some soup? You can just hold it, if you want."
fogboundcrow: (sad)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-05 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Would it be all right if we moved closer?" Best to ask. Ken did just go through quite an ordeal, after all.
minipancake: (pensive)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-05 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Wagtail waits, soup bowl in hand, watching Ken. The moment he gets the nod, he's going to leap forward like a cat.
fogboundcrow: (shy smile)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-05 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That's reason enough for Raven to move closer, sitting beside him. His Shadow follows along, radiating in warmth as he always does.
minipancake: (case closed)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-05 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
And, as was promised, Wagtail springs forward, coming close—not close enough to touch, as much as he wants to.

"Hey," he murmurs, bringing the soup flask, and the bowl that's been waiting for Ken all along. He pours some, offering it with hopeful hands.
fogboundcrow: (sad)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-05 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"What do you need right now?" He offers a hand, in case Ken needs it.
minipancake: (no rly)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-06 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Take it anyway," he urges, easing closer to hold it out one last time. "It's warm. You don't have to drink it."
fogboundcrow: (wat)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-06 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"You shouldn't have to hide your feelings for our benefit." Regardless of how dire it is, it's important.

Plus, Ken deflects far too frequently.
minipancake: (pensive)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-06 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
That may be the case, but Wagtail doesn't buy it. He's seen Ken eat and drink; he knows Ken isn't immune to all sensation. Even if he doesn't suffer from cold, maybe the cup can warm his heart.

He draws up his knees, listening quietly.
fogboundcrow: (sad)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-06 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." Raven slides just a little closer. "Did something come up?"
minipancake: (wtf)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that doesn't sound good. It's never good when Ken starts talking about going home again. A lying on the floor crying for two hours sort of not good.
fogboundcrow: (sad)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-06 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Raven winces. That's...

He cautiously pulls an arm around Ken, just to show that he's here.

"Perhaps he didn't know how to bring it up. I'm sure he didn't intentionally hurt you." He pauses. "But that doesn't mean you've no right to be upset. Your feelings matter."
minipancake: (case closed)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-06 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Shit. That's big. Wagtail comes closer, sliding an arm around Ken from his other side. We're here. "What are you going to do about it?"

Mixed feelings wobble inside him. He saved my life, he remembers Ken back home saying. I couldn't do anything.
fogboundcrow: (thinkin')

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-06 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"But you have us, and you have time to... process, I suppose. Crow may have more information, even if he did keep it from you at first."

Raven blows a soft sigh, still holding Ken close. "He went to find you because he cares. He may have been... misguided, but he has all of our memories together, too."
minipancake: (case closed)

[personal profile] minipancake 2024-10-06 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Not to say you're wrong to be mad about it," adds Wagtail, perhaps unhelpfully. "It's your mother. You deserved to know. You should have known. But let's be honest, Crow was never going to tell you."

If he'd known, would he have told Ken? He thinks he would have, in the end. Not without the whole story, but he'd have told him. Maybe he hasn't learned as much as people say.
fogboundcrow: (sad)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2024-10-06 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
"What makes you so sure?" It's important to let Ken speak. He deserves to get these thoughts out.

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