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[unlivinglegend]

[And Neku doesn't hesitate to cling, pressing Joshua to his chest like an oversized stuffed animal]

I just... I keep thinking about all the shadows in Shinjuku. Hearing them. No way to get away from them. I keep thinking "Am I making more every time I feed?". I've killed people. Almost twenty. I enjoyed most of them! And I know, I know we don't have a choice but I can't stop thinking about them.

[He's wheezing by now, his throat closing up]

I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm crying...

[leggierissimo]

[If Neku needs to cling, he's certainly not going to complain. Not even if Neku squeezes the breath out of him. It's not like he needs it anyway.]

No, it's... it's what you need. Don't apologize for it.

[He pauses, just for a beat, and lifts his hands to gently stroke Neku's hair as best he can from where he is.]

What she's done to us is unforgivable, but I don't think that killing them has created anything like that. Shinjuku was... a unique situation. The souls there weren't given a chance to evacuate elsewhere, cut off as it became.

[unlivinglegend]

They.... with the Reapers going back there... will they be able to unlock it?

[Please, please]

[leggierissimo]

They will.

[Without hesitation.]

Once they do... I'm not sure what will happen to the souls trapped there, but they won't be in a state of torment. Either the Higher Plane will see fit to return them to their previous state, or they will be reincarnated.

[unlivinglegend]

[And the relief is palpable. His grip loosens and he literally shudders with it.

If it bothered him so much why didn't he ask before now? Because that meant thinking about it. Talking about it Going back to that place even slightly in his mind.]

I... I'm glad.

[leggierissimo]

[As he feels Neku begin to relax, Josh lets out a soft sigh but doesn't give up on his physical attempts at comfort.]

Everything will be alright. Including you. It may not seem like it yet, but you will. And even if you think you're not normal... well, you're hardly alone, hm?

[unlivinglegend]

[He chuckles slightly, but it's ragged sounding, his throat aching]

Yeah. Can't get any weirder than you two.

[leggierissimo]

[There's a soft snort of laughter at that. Before he answers, he shifts to give Neku a gentle kiss on his forehead.]

It's true. Like meets like as much as opposites attract.

[unlivinglegend]

[His furnace rumbles at that]

You're not wrong there.

I... I have some stuff to think about. But I think right now... I need a nap. Stay with me? I don't want to be alone right now.

[leggierissimo]

I wouldn't be surprised if you did. You've been fairly emotionally wrung out.

[Neku gets another kiss, this time on the lips, before Josh shifts into his travel form and climbs up to cling to the front of his fiance's shirt.]

Take as long a nap as you need. I'll be here.

[unlivinglegend]

[He tucks his wings against his chest, containing Josh before flopping backwards onto the bed with a sigh]

....thanks, Josh. I mean it.

[leggierissimo]

[Neku is warm, and being tucked against his chest as he is, it's all too easy to curl up in a little ball and let out a content sigh.]

You don't have to thank me, but I'm glad to do it all the same. Any time.