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2021.7.2
I'll be with you soon
Venti x sick!reader
Tw. Death, angst, alzheimer's disease
Venti pov.
As my eyes slowly open, I wake up to see y/n shaking in their sleep near me. I didn't know what to do so I try waking them up from their sleep.
"AH GET AWAY FROM ME WHO ARE YOU???"
They looked at me with a shaken and terrified expression, *sigh* I would never get used to this.
"Y/n it's me. Venti. Im here you, ok?"
I tried to reassure them that it's me and they start to calm down.
"So you are venti... Who is venti? Do I know a venti?"
It's hard to admit it but it hurts seeing my lover not recognising me. All because of that alzheimer's disease years ago.
"Im venti, your lover. I won't hurt you"
I pat their back as they calm down but they won't stop crying.
"I.. You're venti... My lover?"
At this point, they looked like they're about to cry. Why was it you that caught this miserable disease? You don't deserve this.
"Yes im venti and you love me. I love you and I won't ever hurt you ok?"
"Venti.. Im sorry.. Im sorry if I forget you... I don't want to forget you."
Ah.
My heart aches even more when I see y/n crying under the covers.
"How about we go get some fresh air and go to windrise?"
"Ok venti. Please don't leave me like that again, ok?"
As they start wiping their tears, I help them stand up as go get changed and prepare to go to windrise.
*at windrise*
As we get near the statue at windrise, I pull out my lyre to play a tune for them. The melody of the music im playing from the lyre was very gentle so I could atleast help y/n from the stress that they're feeling from their disease.
"I love that tune, Venti used to play it to me before. Can you play it again?"
While they say that to me, they turn to me. That alone makes a smile emerge from my lips. I would love to cherish their memory forever.
"You know, you're so so good at using the lyre, I want to learn how to but I might forget again."
"Dont worry. I'll teach you how"
As days and weeks go by, they started to slowly learn how use the lyre. But their neurological disease would intervene and make their case much worse than usual. We had to go to the doctor several times but no good results came. Not a single cure has been made for this miserable disease. I wish I had more time. I wish I used the time before they developed this disease more wisely.
As I walk through the hospital in mondstadt, It hurts so much knowing they don't have much time left. All the times we've spent together will all remain a memory for me, and will all be deteriorating scraps and pieces of memories left for them to remember.
I go to their room seeing them lying down in their death bed, waiting for the time that the grim reaper will finally take them away from me.
...
"Who are you?..."
They stare over to me with a confused expression not knowing again who I was.
It hurts so much. Why did it have to be you.
"It's me venti. Your lover"
"I don't remember a venti. And i had a lover before? But... Who are you?
"Do you.. Really not remember me? Im venti you still love me.. Right?
It was too much. The pain was too much. I finally burst into tears while holding their hand.
"... Im sorry... I can't remember... Can you make me remember? Like that old tune again?"
I was shaking and crying all over again but I regained my calmness as I pick up my lyre and play the soft gentle tune to them again.
As the music stopped, they gave me a serious look and said.
" I love and remember the tune. I'm slowly remembering the past memories I've had but.. Are you that guy who was always with me... Are you... Venti?"
"Yes. Yes i am venti."
Tears start to form in my eyes again and my eyes started to get puffy.
"I love you venti. I can't remember anything more. I can't remember your face and what you are but I love you. I can't remember you but I only remember those old memories and the music. Forgive me venti. I may not remember what or who you are now but I know I love you. "
They try to intertwine our fingers together, I lowered down to their level and they go kiss my lips. And they finally say.
" Ah yes. I remember you know. Venti, my god and my love. "
As they start crying, my tears couldn't help but flow from my eyes.
"Thank god...you..finally remember me.."
I hugged them close and they were crying on my shoulder.
"Venti... Im getitng sleepy... What's going on..?"
They were looking tired and their vision was getting blurry..
"Don't worry love, I'll join you soon.."
"Thank you.. I'll be waiting for you on the other side"
The last words they said after finally letting go.
I was finally losing control of myself and I let all my tears out.
It hurts too much. Too much for me handle. This is the same thing that happened to my old friend. They died in a war that took many lives. Like how y/n died in a war of a neurological memory loss.
It hasn't been a minute since you were gone but I miss you already.
If we had 5 more minutes...
'I promise you y/n, I'll be with you soon.'
The end lol. I think I should really write fluff next.
https://khuzena.tumblr.com/post/655569754033143808/ill-be-with-you-soon-venti-x-sickreader-tw