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It was peaceful.
Ajax laid in Scara's embrace for one last time, they both knew it was his time.
Childe had aged, but Scara still looked the same, he still had his classic hair cut, his short frame, He knew he wasn't immortal, but it would take awhile for him to go out.
So when he Fell for a mortal, Ajax, he had been preparing himself from the start, but nothing could prepare him to lose the only person he has. He simply tightened his grip on him, the most valuable thing in his life.
"Do you think...It'll be lonely?" Ajax spoke, cutting through the gentle silence.
"No, Of course not. You'll see Signora and everyone else, Your parents too." he paused, taking a moment to gather his thoughts.
"Just wait for me, I'll be there sooner than you realize." he spoke softly, running his hand through the other's hair.
"Scara- You're crying again." Childe reached up with shaking cold hands, rubbing the tears off his cheeks.
"Yeah..I am." they let silence take over again.
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"I'll miss you."
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"I'll miss you too, more than you could ever know."
Scara placed his head on the others shoulder, letting out as many tears as he could.
"I love you Ajax." he spoke one last time, before letting out a choked out sob that he had tried to contain.
"I love you too Scara, but remember, smile I don't want this to be sad."
"I can't- I don't- I don't want you to go, not yet."
"We both know it was inevitable You'll see me soon, you told me so yourself, you might even find someone else"
Scara placed one more kiss on Ajax's lips, almost as a goodbye.
"I think I'll love you forever."
Ajax let out a small chuckle, his vision fading to a dull blue now.
"I will too."
Scara held his breath and gave Childe one last smile.
"I'll see you, Scara." Ajax spoke weakly, closing his eyes, his breathing gradually got weaker.
Scara soon found himself looking at the lifeless body of what was once his husband. gone, just like that.
Tears flowed out of his eyes like a waterfall, but he didn't make any effort to stop them.
"Yeah- see you soon."
from this day on, Scara would be completely on his own, No one to make his nightmares magically go away with one kiss
No one to listen to his rants about Ei
No one too sooth him,
No one to love him.
No one's hair he could run his fingers through
No one to insist that he is the most perfect boy they'd ever seen.
No Childe
No Tartaglia
No Ajax.