Twenty-Second Keychain-[Action]

[perplexme]

[After about 11 days, the Malnosso finally decided to return Roxas back to the village. He's walking pretty slowly with an almost-limp, the usual cuts and bruises from kidnapping on him and few feathers missing from his wings, but the most noticeable mark is the bleeding gash on the left side of his chest soaking through his shirt. He gets about as far as outside building two before he has to stop moving and hits the ground]

Comments

[perplexme]

...you're far away.

[flaring]

Yeah, guess I am.

[perplexme]

[not going to say anything, just looking at him]

[flaring]

[not really looking at him] Get some rest.

[perplexme]

...[doesn't say anything but rolls over, closing his eyes]

[flaring]

[okay with this, because now Roxas can't see Axel cover his eyes with his hand]

[perplexme]

[remains quiet for a bit before he decides to try again]...I can't sleep.

[flaring]

[moves his hand away after a few moments, but still quite visibly upset, even though Roxas can't see it] Why not?

[perplexme]

I dunno. I can't...I just can't.

[flaring]

Uh, well... need anything?

[perplexme]

Will you tell me what's wrong?

[flaring]

What's there to tell if there's nothing wrong.

[perplexme]

Stop lying.

[flaring]

[yeah not arguing with him, so just going to be quiet now]

[perplexme]

[realizes that Axel's not going to talk so just continues laying there quietly, but after a bit he shifts on his bed and sniffs quietly]

[flaring]

[quietly moves over to Roxas' bed and sits on the edge]

[perplexme]

[sniffs again, curling up further]

[flaring]

...Roxas?

[perplexme]

Yeah?

[flaring]

Sure you're okay?

[perplexme]

[turns his head to look at him and stays quiet for a bit]

[flaring]

[this is mostly just awkward for him, since he has no idea what to do with something like this]

[perplexme]

[he's not quite sure what to do either and I just wanted to use the icon to express that he's definitely in pain plus it's pretty so he gnaws on his lower lip]

This sucks.

[flaring]

It'll get better. I hope.

[perplexme]

Sure. [closes his eyes again] You don't have to stay if you don't want to.