oddsandends | 96th ♫ | they all say that love wins, but I keep losing no matter what I do.

Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/comfort is a fan fiction genre that involves the physical pain or emotional distress of one character, who is cared for by another character. The injury, sickness or other kind of hurt allows an exploration of the characters and their relationship.

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1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours.
2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you.
3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief.
4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it.
5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though...
6. BREAKUP. You've been dumped. You need someone to comfort you, possibly by the one who dumped you.
7. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to makeup.
8. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue.
9. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheated on, abused, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight.
10. LOSS. You've experience a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.
11. INSANITY. You're seeing things that aren't really there, hearing voices, or you're just convinced you're at your wit's end finally and you're going to crack. Maybe someone can give you a helping hand.
12. TIRED. You've had a heard life recently and you're just worn too thin to really care anymore. There's no fight left in you anymore. Can someone help change your mind?
13. ADDICTION. Drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, or any other type of addiction has got you in its grasp. First time or relapse. Will someone be able to save you?
14. INSOMNIA. You can't sleep anymore, no matter how hard you try. Maybe someone can give you company.
15. NIGHTMARES. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, you can't sleep without gruesome, horrible nightmares. Either someone is stuck in your dream with you, witnessing it or they're just waking you up, soothing you out of it.
16. BLACKMAIL. You've been caught doing something you shouldn't and you were blackmailed because of it
17. SEPARATION. You're going to be separated for awhile or were separated for a long time. Either make up for lost time or try to spend every last moment together.
18. VIOLATED. You've been violated in some way. Can include sexual overtones or not. Can someone help you through it?
19. STRANDED. You've been stranded somewhere remote, with no help of anyone finding you for awhile. Can you survive this together?
20. SINS. You're feeling the weight of your sins and guilt clearer than ever. Can someone give you absolution or lessen the ache any?
21. SECRET. It's difficult having to keep that secret of yours, be it a relationship or something you just don't want to share with anybody else. Maybe it's okay to talk about it now though...
22. ADDITION. Babies should be joyous things unless you're in a situation where you know you won't be able to care for them. Either you've adopted or found out you're pregnant.
23. WILDCARD. Anything missing? Make your own, and tell us about it in your top level!.

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[The memories of their time together come in vague flashes, not so different from his connection with Tsugumi. If he wasn't already so used to Weirdness he would have freaked out, honestly. Instead he nods and smiles warmly]

Yeah. You got taller.

[Sora's mouth opens, works silently for a bit, then closes again. Even if Neku's memories of him are a bit hazy, what he probably can't forget even if he wanted to was how talkative Sora was. How...pretty aggressively in his face he got at times with how much he wanted to be his friend and help him out. And while that's still true for Sora now, it's clear just by the look in his eyes and the way he carries himself that he's been through some shit since they saw each other last.]

Yeah- [The word is almost wheezed out, more breathed than spoken.] I...

[Sora finds himself struggling to speak again, because it's hitting him in that moment that he's...well. Here. Even if here isn't home, or maybe he's in the dreamscape again, it doesn't matter. He still exists, in spite of what fate had designed for him.

So when he tries to continue, he finds that the lump in his throat makes it impossible to do that. He brings his hand up near his face and holds it there for a moment, brows furrowing as he puts fingers to the side of his cheek. He hadn't realized he'd been crying until that side of his face felt weirdly warm all of a sudden, different from the clammy dampness of the rain.]

S...sorry, I. It's, uh...a long story...

[...]

I'm just...really happy to see you, Neku.

[He was already starting to get concerned with Sora's halting words. The tears only seal the deal. Neku is moving, and as easily as breathing embraces his long-lost friend.

The Neku he met, even at the end, would have found this way too embarrassing. And even now it's a bit awkward. But it's earnest]

Same. You don't need to explain, let's just get you out of here- even with the city on lockdown there might be Noise.

[He remembers Sora can fight, but they don't have Dreameaters here and who knows if his key... thing... works in the UG]

[The embrace...isn't expected. At all. There's something to be said about the personal growth Neku experienced when Sora met him, however brief it was. Sora knew deep in his heart that Neku would come around eventually, and that his veneer of gruffness was mostly just a facade. A defense mechanism.

So why, then, does being genuinely hugged by him feel so...unreal?

It's almost...a sad feeling, even as Sora shifts in place so he can wrap his arms around Neku in return, not really seeming bothered by whatever note of awkwardness may or may not be present. The contact is too appreciated for that.]

Yeah...I really don't know where I'm going, so I'm glad you showed up.

[In his defense, Neku went years without much physical contact... so even if he's forever awkward he can't make himself be stingy with it now. He steps back, rubbing the back of his head]

You didn't come here on purpose then?

[...'is he dead?' his mind supplies but he pushes that though down for now]

[Sora's brows furrow in a way they simply don't do often, his gaze flickering to one side.]

Not...exactly. I wasn't kidding when I said it was a long story.

Ah.

[Said like he knew exactly what Sora means]

Okay, follow me- let's hope Joshua is still at my place and can send us to the RG.

I'm right behind you.

[And the thing is? He's getting a sneaking suspicion that Joshua might be the reason he ended up here at all. Because otherwise, well...

Sora shakes his head a little to chase that thought away, because there's no sense in dwelling on it now. He's here, regardless of how or why, and he's with someone familiar. Someone who isn't going to speak in vauge riddles or attack him on sight. Probably.]

[He might be softer and more friendly than he was when they met, but Neku is still far from chatty. He trusts in Sora to follow, darting through the silent streets. Occasionally he stops, head tilted and eyes closed like he's sensing something, before taking an alternate route]

...it's not normally this quiet. But things are... tense right now.

Edited 2021-10-10 02:02 (UTC)

[Sora follows dilligently, though he'd be hard pressed not to notice the still quietness of everything. Sure, he's never been to the real Shibuya, but something tells him it's not like this at all.]

What's going on?

It's a long story.

[His lips quirk with wry humor]

But believe it or not, it's like this because things worked out in our favor. Just... everyone in the city fought hard. My guess is the UG is resting and recovering.

[Every Soul in the city had fought the discordant Noise... if he HAD to theorize he'd say Joshua had put the UG in a kind of hibernation while everyone healed]

Normally the streets would be full even this late at night- you'll be able to see it in the RG. Way less creepy. Plus side is without people around there's way less Noise. So... spooky, but safe.

Huh...I guess that makes sense. That does sound like something he would do.

[And if Sora were to show up anywhere deemed as "safe", this would be an ideal place for that. Not that he can really wrap his head around the semantics of all of that...at least not without asking Joshua himself if he was involved, somehow. He's the only person he knows of who could have that kind of power, after all.]

So...we should be able to just go to the RG, right?

[He nods]

He might be obnoxious but he does care about this place. And... yeah. I can't do it on my own, but Joshua sent me here to find you, so... let's just hope he's not planning to keep us here for a laugh.

So he did know I was here...

[Well, that doesn't outright confirm anything, but it does help Sora feel a little better. Just a little.]

Did he say anything else about me? And...have either of you guys seen anyone else show up here lately?

[He shakes his head]

He didn't even say who you were. Just 'a friend'. You were traveling with... some guy before, right? I haven't seen anyone else that isn't supposed to be here. Just... you.

Riku. He's...not with me, right now.

[If he knows Riku like he thinks he does...he must be out there looking for him. The roles have truly been reversed, in that regard.]

It's not him I'm looking for, either. It's...this other guy.

Other guy... well if he's here Joshua will probably know. And if he's not we'll figure something out.

Here, this is my place.

[Big apartment building get?]

[Sora nods, deciding to leave that there for the time being. He'll explain as best he can if asked further, it's just...a weird situation, since he knows very little about what exactly happened himself.

This, at least, is something else he can focus his attention on.]

You have your own place?

96th ♫ | they all say that love wins, but I keep losing no matter what I do.

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