✦ IC; ALL THE TRIGGERS

[comesfirst]

[several days after the Higurashi event . . .]

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[comesfirst]

[even for those who don't use the moogles, death is no permanent thing in camp. you just come back in other ways. in this case? slow, painful ways that involve your flesh pulling itself back together. and Takaya has the distinct honor of watching Naoe finish the process]

[it's unclear how long it has been since he revived, himself. he hasn't moved at all. he's just staring]

[masterbaited]

[. . . it's really not very pretty at all and also painful from what little he can feel at the moment]

[comesfirst]

[that's true! but he has to keep resisting the urge to reach out and touch him anyway]

[masterbaited]

[his fingers twitch]

[comesfirst]

[stops breathing]

[masterbaited]

[once he's fully back together, there's a moment where it's completely silent and still, and then he inhales, sharply, and his eyes fly open, his face immediately crumpling in pain. he brings his hands to his head, clutching at it as he curls up on his side, squeezing his eyes shut and choking out a sob.]

[comesfirst]

Naoe!

[across the distance in an instant, hand on his back]

[masterbaited]

[flinches, curling even more inward as he tries to breathe through the piercing, sharp pain in his head]

[comesfirst]

[looks stricken, drawing his hand away]

[masterbaited]

[after a little while, his breathing evens out and he goes limp, hands falling to the ground]

[comesfirst]

[this time, he simply waits]

[masterbaited]

[eventually, he slowly uncurls and struggles to sit up, his eyes are still closed as if it hurts to open them]

[comesfirst]

[ . . . composes himself, hands on his knees, visibly not reaching out to him]

[masterbaited]

[despite the fact that he's still wary, being able to sense Takaya so nearby is comforting]

[comesfirst]

. . . [tries again]

Are you all right?

[masterbaited]

. . . I'm getting there.