[◘][✙] You are loved by someone who can't understand loss.

Prologue

He kneels in the dark, forehead pressed to nothingness, palms flat against the void.

The only sounds are choked sobs.

The only light is his skin, a faint violet shimmer. It flickers.

A shoulder blinks out, reappears smeared, like a corrupted film reel. Clawed fingers phase into static mid-tremble.

He doesn’t react. This has happened before.

Tears fall but don’t hit ground. They hover, glowing faintly, catching gold in their reflection before dissolving into the black. His flickering grows frantic, a stuttering bulb about to snap.

A low, animalistic hum vibrates between sobs.