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[sliceitwithwind]

The shift from Milliways to the air over the ocean rips into Xaldin with even more force than the shift from Milliways to the World That Never Was did. This world is aliveHe's also not as drunk as he was then and so the pain isn't dulled as much. His scream is lingering and agonized; and it hurts enough that it's almost half a minute before he

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[thinkitwithguns]

Good thing they're so high up in the atmosphere that the sky is almost black.

[sliceitwithwind]

Pain
and
Xigbar
and
falling
and it's almost like "Just...seemed weird. I like girls, and you like girls, but..."
except where it's not "What were you doing while I was gone, Braig? You're all tense." "Missin' you."
and it's "Oooohhhh.... dude, like, thaaaaat. Maaan."
the closest he can come to "Missed you."
feeling...

When he's back to himself Xaldin just stretches his arms out and covers Xigbar's hand with his and

f
.a
..l
...l
....s.

[thinkitwithguns]

It's.

Strange.

For now, he lets gravity pull him the same as it would any other, staying with Xaldin.

[sliceitwithwind]

Xaldin obviously has lots of experience with this. His eyes are closed and he's splitting the air now so that they don't get the freefall experience. They're falling, the same way that people fall from buildings.

The air isn't treating him as it normally does. His dreadlocks, his coat, they're all being pulled up like anyone else's would be and for the first time in years Xigbar can see peace on the bigger man's features.