Lelouch ♚ 005

[zerointegrity]

Who: zerointegrity, incorruption, cravatted, and scientize. Also featuring aevitas .
Where: Somni and Espoir
Style: First
Status: Closed

Backdated to the night C.C. was murdered.Despite having been in Somarium for quite some time now, he had never been shaken to the core. Several things over the course of the past year had shaken him, yes, but nothing like this. The people he held closest to

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[zerointegrity]

When the people that he cherished and held close to his heart were put in harm's way, when they were taken from him without his consent, when their lives were extinguished, that was when he started to panic. He lost all control over something he thought he had a handle on. Nothing could be taken lightly anymore, every precaution had to be taken lest something like this happen again. This sort of situation was what he feared the most, when all of his emotions were written all over his face and the terror can be seen in his eyes. This was when Lelouch was at his most vulnerable.

He wasn't concerned about his own wellbeing, for the most part. No, he didn't want Nunnally to have to lose her brother a second time, but that was the only thing that crossed his mind when thinking about his own life. Nobody was out to kill him in Somarium, there was no war, there was no powerful army at his disposal. Things were normal. The only thing he was concerned about was the safety of two of the most important people in his life, C.C. and Nunnally

[incorruption]

[She had almost never heard him sound so frantic. Even before seeing the scene, she was shaking and fumbling with opening the door. Lelouch was always so calm under stress, so something that had shaken him up this much...

It couldn't be good.

Finally, she opened the door. Her eyes were wide as she saw the state of C.C., and the tears on Lelouch's face. She was frozen, though her mind was trying to get her to say something, anythingBut how could she, when once again, she was faced with death? And again, of someone she was close to

[zerointegrity]

[As much as he wants to keep his composure in front of his sister, to never let her see him in such a vulnerable and pathetic state, Lelouch knows that there's no way he can keep himself from falling apart right now. Slowly, each brick starts to crumble, every wall of defense he'd spent the last 10 years building collapsing around his feet.

He stares at Nunnally for a few seconds, though it feels like an eternity, before moving into the foyer and dropping to his knees, C.C.'s body held tightly against his chest. Tears stream down his face as he stares at the body in his arms, frantic because he has lost something he truly can't replace.]

Nunnally... Nunnally, what do I do? What do I do?

[He swallows the lump forming in his throat, struggling to keep the tears from continuing down his cheeks. Nunnally hasn't moved an inch since he moved past her, frozen by the door, crying, and shaking... and he wishes he could comfort her, he does, but he can't right now.]

She's not supposed to die. She can't die...

[incorruption]

[If only there wasn't so much blood - it reminded her far too much of things that she didn't want to remember. She can't think, she can't...

But Lelouch...he was so upset. They couldn't both be this way, right? Then they really couldn't get anywhere.

Slowly, slowly, she starts putting herself back together. Her hands were still shaking as she moves her wheelchair forward, and she puts a hand on Lelouch's shoulder. Of course she had no idea about his words about her not being able to die - after all, everyone died, right?

She swallows hard, trying not to think about it.]

Did you...call anyone about this? [She's trying not to look at C.C. - it's only her and her brother right now. She's trying to be strong, but she knows that if pushed in the wrong direction, she'll crumble all over again.

But it was her turn to be strong for her brother.]

We need to put her somewhere...[Her words catch in her throat, and she curls her hand into a ball.] she can't...stay like this.

[She's scared, very scared, and it shows on her face and