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She should have noticed.
She should have noticed how fast John grew, and how much he changed in difference to her. It was obvious really, but she put the thought furthest back into her mind, only listening to the promise he gave her when they first met after the game.
They would always be together.
Aaaaaaaall of them.
She would never be without the pranks he did regularly, and she would wake up every twilight with his fragile skin against hers. And she would steal his glasses as often as she could and he would do the same. And then they would walk around with each other’s glasses and bump into everything because of the different prescription. That was how it would be. Because they belonged together, the two of them.
The sixteen of them.
But even with two time players, and a new world, time would not be allowed to stop, and the differences between them all started to show. Lowbloods and humans alike started to fade even with how hard they fought and Feferi searching for a reason of her title. They had to expect the worst.
The wakeup call came a sweep back as Kanaya broke down crying after Rose had said her final goodbye, and it seemed that the sadness would never end. But perigees went and the jade-blood stood up on her own, stronger than ever. Vriska never thought she would be able to act like that, and pushed away the hints John gave with childish stubbornness. Until she couldn’t hide it anymore, that his body was breaking.
EB: hahaha, love you too B*
EB: but…
EB: you know…
EB: it’s time for me to go
EB: and i want you to do something for me.
Time seemed to stop. And for the first time she realized fully what he was talking about, what all had been trying to tell her. She reached out with her mind in a panicked feeling, and felt his mind grasp after hers. It was in pain. He was in pain. And she knew his request. She wrapped her arms around his, and he embraced her back lightly.
With a simple motion, harder than everything she had done, she put him to sleep.