Flowers of Heaven: sensitIV

[idolpro]

Something nudges at your ankles.

When you look down, you see you’re being headbutted by… a number of fluffy white, red-eyed rabbits that, unsettlingly, seem to have small human hands for front paws. They're doing their best to herd you toward an arched doorway that has opened in the thick brambles and leads to a winding path beyond.

Once you cross through, a gate closes behind you, and the voices of your fellow idols fade from your ears. It seems as if you’re on your own, now.

❀ ❀ ❀

Here, the brambles that surround your path have bits of torn lace caught in their thorns. Some of the fabric is splattered with what appears to be fresh blood.

It seems that the rabbits are carrying some things for you: a collection of sixteen different flowers, a small lantern of blue flame, and a wreath woven from gorse, Star of Bethlehem flowers, and water lilies.

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Comments

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[STARTLES and tries to help support him at least?!]

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

[leans on him then paffs his head.]

'Tis all right. It doesn't hurt anymore.

[way faster than with anyone else!!]

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[He relaxes a little when he hears that, still... basically hanging onto Noah for now.]

I'm glad. It's... pretty unpleasant, huh?

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

[petting Izanagi's hair, gentle.]

It most certainly was.

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[Tilting his head into the pets because this is really nice and also probably means Noah's not ditching him anytime soon.]

Guess our good luck couldn't last forever.

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

Mm... I am sorry you were burned, but I am glad I was not the only one left unharmed.

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

...I guess it's been pretty obvious we weren't winning no matter what. But... it still would've been nice if at least you could make it out alright. It would make one of us, at least.

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

I do not know that I could take the guilt...

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

The guilt of... what, being slightly luckier than the rest of us?

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

...Yes?

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[Gently butting his head against Noah's forehead.]

Please. Seriously... just because everyone else is in pain doesn't mean you should be, too. It just means there's even more misery all around.

[It's not like it helps take any of that away from the others, either.]

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

[his ears flatten and he closes his eyes, but he doesn't argue or try to pull away. cannot quite compute?






...are there crystal cracking sounds?]

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[That's alarming. He moves just a little so he can check the condition of Noah's body.]

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

[nothing to see! over his clothes, at least. the sounds are... subtle? (they're coming from his lower back.)]

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[...Bad??? Is this another one of the flower effects? But it's not easy to just check when he's pretty sure Noah wouldn't appreciate it, and...

...

He just returns to hugging Noah, chin on his shoulder and hands gripping tightly at the fabric on his back.]

Well... it's over with now, anyway.

[No helping it either way.]

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

Mm...

[the cracking seems to slow, at least? maybe stop? it quiets down, anyway.]

...I am glad you at least still have your memories.

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

[He gives a short huff of a humorless laugh even as he gently rubs Noah's back.]

It'd be pretty lame to lose everything a second time, huh?

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

I am rather fond of the you I've gotten to know.

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

Mmm...

Then- please stay close, could you?

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

Okay. I can do that.

[until gates.]

Re: @NOAH

[bondsofsuffering]

Good.

[And then Noah was a traitor.]

Re: @NOAH

[crystallinelore]

[rip]