He looked up at Akane- and there was guilt in his expression, as he glanced away, seemingly unable to meet her eyes.
"Can't imagine how. I- shouldn't have called you that. And... I won't- I won't leave you. I'm sorry."
His Shadow seemed slightly... mollified by this. He was fading, now, bending down to pick up... Wolf's phone, from where it had fallen- and offering it. "That's not everything. I think... the rules are different, for us. Because... we are. There's something missing, still, and it's important."
Wolf took it, confusion crossing his face- and as the Shadow vanished at last, it began to glow.
And then... quiet realization, as the glow faded, and he stared down at the device in his hand.
Something still missing. Some epiphany he hadn't made, yet... And a faint whisper, as the last echo of the Shadow went silent.
Something Mom said before she died. The last thing she said to you.
i've rewritten this about five times and i'm still disgusted with it but fuck it posting anyway
"Can't imagine how. I- shouldn't have called you that. And... I won't- I won't leave you. I'm sorry."
His Shadow seemed slightly... mollified by this. He was fading, now, bending down to pick up... Wolf's phone, from where it had fallen- and offering it. "That's not everything. I think... the rules are different, for us. Because... we are. There's something missing, still, and it's important."
Wolf took it, confusion crossing his face- and as the Shadow vanished at last, it began to glow.
And then... quiet realization, as the glow faded, and he stared down at the device in his hand.
Something still missing. Some epiphany he hadn't made, yet... And a faint whisper, as the last echo of the Shadow went silent.
Something Mom said before she died. The last thing she said to you.
You remember... because I do.