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When Talon woke up it was too an empty bed. He rubbed the sleepiness out of his eyes as he sat up. Arthur wasn't besides him, holding him in his arms until he wakes up.
That made him get up from their bed, walking through their apartment barefoot.
"Arthur..?" He kept calling, worry seeping into his voice when he couldn't find him in the adjacent rooms. "Arthur? Are you home?"
Maybe he was just in the kitchen making breakfast. Arthur keeps saying he's horrible at cooking. But when he entered the kitchen all he found was a note on the counter.
Talon's hands were shaky as he took the note in hand. There were only two words, but those two words send him spiraling, tears springing from his eyes as he kept reading and reading.
I'm leaving.
-Arthur
Talon's legs gave out on him as he stared at the note. Time stood still as he tried to find any sign this was a stupid prank. Where they could just laugh it off and Arthur could go back to cuddling him. But every last room was empty. Devoid of any life as more tears spilled from Talon's eyes.
Sitting on their shared bed they spent countless hours talking and cuddling. Where Arthur promised he wouldn't leave him.
This wasn't fair.
"please...don't leave me." Talon whispered to no one is particular as he held the note, tear stains ruining Arthur's perfect hand writing.
But no one would listen to his plea. Arthur was gone and he could do nothing.
After years of nothing but suffering and heart ache he finally gave his ice cold heart over to someone. Only for him to be excatly like all the rest, only seeing him as nothing more than a tool to be used.
Talon?
That's all he ever was to people. Either a weapon for his ability or a sexual object for his looks. Why would things be any different?
Talon.
Talon hugged one of the pillows on Arthur's side. It still smelled like him. He hid under the covers, surrounding himself with pillows, trying to remind him of his lover who held him with gentle care.
He wanted him back.
Talon!
Talon sprang up from the bed. His eyes frantically scanned the room, he registered someone touching his shoulder and looked over.
"Arthur..?" His voice cracked slightly, his boyfriend gave him a sad smile before pulling him into a hug.
Talon clung tight onto Arthur, more and more tears falling from his eyes as he started sobbing. His words incoherent to Arthur's ears.
Arthur didn't say anything. Only allowing his boyfriends to cry into his shirt as he played with his long hair. He needed it after all. It took a few minutes before Talon could finally talk.
"you wanna talk about it or go back to sleep?" Arthur asked softly, rubbing soothing circles on his back. Talon took a shaky breath and held on tighter.
"you weren't here...you left me." Talon didn't elaborate but Arthur didn't need that, this also a common nightmare he had ever since they got together.
Talon clutched his shurt tighter. "you're not going to leave me...right?" Arthur's heartbroke at the look Talon gave him when he finally looked up.
His cheeks were stained red and not the good kind. Tears stained his cheeks and a bit of snot fell from his nose. His eyes filled with sorrow, a hurt he knew all too well for Arthur's liking.
Arthur held Talon's cheeks, wiping off any stray tears and gave him a kiss to the forehead. "of course I won't. You're stuck with me remember?"
Arthur always wondered what happened before Talon got to Japan. He never used his ability on him so his past was a mystery, seems like a fair trade since Talon knew nothing of his.
Arthur helped Talon, gently comforting him and easing him under the covers, facing each other with Arthur cuddling into him.
"I'll be here when you wake up, I promise. You won't be alone again." Arthur smiled softly. He stayed awake until he was sure Talon fell asleep. He watched over him for a few minutes.
He pushed his bangs out of his face before giving him one last kiss. Sleep finally engulfing his vision.
"goodnight, love."