ミ★ chasma — w4 curfew

[callalilies]

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[uncoincidental]

[sheba's corpse is here!



okay, no, sheba is here. but she's pretty quiet tonight, which is maybe understandable, all things considered. aura is in her lap as a jupiter djinni, and she's got her arms wrapped around her, holding on tight.

whew. what a day.]

...it's really still our fifth week here...?

[i almost said fourth week but w0 was a thing]

[allyship]

[he hands her a bottle of water, quietly hovering around her.]

So it is.

[uncoincidental]

[she manages a very tiny, grateful smile, then sips at the water.]

...it feels like it's been longer.

[allyship]

... Each day we're here is another day we survive, at least.

[uncoincidental]

...

[she nods.]

We're still alive... we better all stay that way. I don't think I could take it if anything happened to any of you...

[allyship]

[...]

The same goes for you, of course.

[uncoincidental]

I'll be fine. You said it, right? ...not even death can best me.

[booksleeves]

[Susato will be sitting next to her, a hand on her shoulder.]

It feels like it has been so much longer, doesn't it?

[uncoincidental]

[she nods slowly, fiddling with the hem of her outfit, which is not her usual one because that one's all bloodied up. shit i didn't think about until just now.

she's wearing this outfit instead, although it looks a little too big for her.]

...it really does...

[callalilies]

[ kaeya is just going to be as close as sheba will allow him, tail around her between them or simply just holding to one of her hands from time to time. polaris is close by, as close as possible, hovering even which is unusual, but he doesn't touch, merely lays obediently near her. ]

The weeks truly drag at this point. [ it's probably the dread ]

[uncoincidental]

[sheba will allow him - and any of the others, honestly - to be as close as they want to be. all things considered, she really doesn't want to be alone.

aura is snoozing on polaris. naptime for a daemon.]

They do, but...

[callalilies]

[ a softer nod, he understands. ]

Right. You returned to us just in time regardless...

[ polaris huffs, curling tighter around aura. kaeya holds the back of her head carefully, presses his own head to the top of hers and stays there a moment. and kind of nuzzles her a bit, his tail curling around her as he brings her closer into his arms now.

he hasn't taken his scarf back, he's honestly too happy to have her back that this is really all he wants. ]

We don't have to speak of it tonight if you'd prefer... You can rest.

[uncoincidental]

...

[she's very tired. it's tempting, to take him up on that, and to just rest.

maybe... it really is okay for her to rest? they'll have time to talk about it later. it's almost painfully raw, right now.]

I'm not opposed to talking about it, but I think... it was something drawn from someone's memories. I saw something just like it back in Otamo, in one of those shards...

[callalilies]

[ he'll gently guide her to lean up against him, leaning back himself as polaris props his chin on kaeya's boot and lets out a soft huff, tail tapping. there's part of kaeya that prays in the night they'll leave sheba alone, but the other part of him knows he has no control over that. still, he does his best not to cling, simply to hold. ]

Secretive Plotter... and The Demon-like Judge of Fire, do those names ring any bells from your time there...? Where they kept you from us? A few strange messages popped up with those names, Kim Dokja recognized it as a message from a Constellation.

[uncoincidental]

...

[she nods.]

They and the others were... watching... the whole time. They could donate coins to us, too... which we could use to purchase weapons and abilities to protect ourselves with... The Demon-like Judge of Fire donated to me quite often. I think whoever they were, they wanted to help.

But some of them were... more cruel.

[senjinrouha]

It is.

[ …….. ]

How long were you wherever you were, Sheba?

[uncoincidental]

[ah.

she winces at that, and she's quiet for a few moments too long - perhaps trying to decide whether or not to answer.

but she realizes that may be answer enough.]

...a month.

[senjinrouha]

[ …. fuck. okay.

he just lifts an arm and makes a motion for her to come a little closer. ]

[uncoincidental]

[she shuffles closer to him.]

[senjinrouha]

[ he puts the arm around her shoulder and squeezes gently, giving her a little bump with his forehead. ]

You’re back. [ … he can’t say it’s okay, because it’s not? but. she’s back. ]

[shinetrue]

[ diluc is staying close to sheba and making sure she has everything she needs…concerned dad noises. ]

The other weeks seemed to fly by, while this one lingers…

[ hateful. truly hateful.





last curfew diluc was buzzed and now this week im buzzed. also britt im still :ratshake: ]

[uncoincidental]

[honestly she will cuddle with anyone who lets her; it's reassuring, to have people close. so since diluc is staying close, she's probably clinging to his arm.]

...it felt like I was gone for a month, in that place.

[shinetrue]

[ she can lean on him all she wants, lay on him even, anything is fine. he places a hand over the one holding his arm, thumb running over her knuckles softly. ]

It’s unsettling how time seems to warp and change when we’re lost in those places.

[uncoincidental]

...

[she nods.]

I'm just... so glad to see all of you again.

[shinetrue]

[ he slips an arm around her shoulders, carefully, pulling her in to lean on him. ]

I’m glad you made it back.

[ gives her a little squeeze, its firm like he’s afraid she’ll disappear from right in front of him. ]