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Oxygen humed to himself, typing the final section of his message. He was going to do it! He was finally going to do it! Everyone would be so happy. They would be so perfect together! He was just about to hit send, when he got a message. He saw it was from Hydrogen. They were pretty chill, if intense, so Oxygen figured it couldn't be too bad news. He clicked on the text.
He was wrong. It was the worst news possible.
Hydrogen Bomb:
i js got the news!
Cadmium and Iron are together now!
Oxygen So You Can Breathe:
oh
good for them
Oxygen was numb.
His love. His light. Stolen from him by that social idiot Cadmium.
Slowly, Oxygen's numbness combusted into anger.
How dare they. How dare they stand there and-and applaud while Iron was cut off from his life? His light? His love? They would pay. All of them.
Toxic Compound Group Chat
Oxygen So You Can Breathe:
@FeRRY WEIRD and @Computer Aided Design
Congrats guys!!!
Computer Aided Design:
Thanks bro
FeRRY WEIRD:
Thanks! :p
Helium The Stable:
@FeRRY WEIRD and @Computer Aided Design
You two are together, right?
FeRRY WEIRD:
Yes, Cad and me
Computer Aided Design:
*Cad and I
Pool Gas:
Haha i knew it
Computer Aided Design:
Yeah you and Lithium
FIRE:
Chlorine and me suspected from the start
Computer Aided Design:
*CHLORINE AND I
And stfu you js wanted yaori rpf to write fanfic abt
Oxygen watched the bickering unfold and the well-wishes pour in, a maniac grin blossoming on his face. Soon. Soon Iron would be his, and they would be free from these distractions forever.
Oxygen started humming again, pulling out a fresh notebook. He open a container of paint markers-the exact same ones that Iron used-and prepared to start writing on the cover. He thought back to chemistry class. What happens when you mix Iron and Oxygen together? Ferrous Oxide. Rust.
He uncapped a reddish brown marker and wrote in bold letters on the glossy black surface of his notebook.
OPERATION RUST. He turned to the first page, dividing it up into seven sections. In each section, he drew a little portrait of everyone in the group chat. Chlorine, Sodium, Helium, Lithium, Hydrogen, Cadmium, and finally Iron. Oxygen took special care when drawing the last one. He turned the page and got out a pencil. He titled the page: CHLORINE.
He began to write.