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Soul rolled out of bed at almost 1 pm, that was rather late for him. He sighed and shook it off, it would be fine…probably. He ran a comb through his hair and couldn’t get it to sit right. So instead he tied it up into a ponytail. He left his room and walked outside. Darrell was sitting on the ground in front of his coop. Soul gently gave Darrell scratches under his head.
He sighed, “I thought it was Heart’s turn to get new hay in the coop. Oh well.”
Soul sneezed as he replaced the hay. For as much as he loved Darrell, and having a pet in general, he could do without the bedding. It drove his allergies crazy.
He was making some breakfast for himself when Mind came by, “I’m heading into town for a bit, you and Heart will be fine for a few hours without me, right?”
Soul waved his hand dismissively, “Yeah yeah, go. I’ll call you if we need you. We’re adults now, Mind, we’ll be fine. I can handle whatever happens.”
Mind nodded and left. Soul went back to cooking. He finished making toast and topping it with some butter and jelly. Darrell, ever the troublemaker, snatched a piece as Soul was getting himself some milk. Soul blinked but brushed it off.
He read a book in his room for a few hours until Mind got home. He could hear Mind and Heart arguing somewhere in the house. He groaned and turned up the volume on his headphones. Today had been too much already. This just added to it. He barely noticed he was crying until he saw the drops on the page of his book.
He wiped his eyes on his sleeve, “I’m so stupid.”
He was getting ready for bed when Heart came in. They looked worried.
Soul felt fear shoot up his spine, “Everything okay?”
Heart nodded, “Yeah, just…are you okay?”
Soul was stunned, “I’m sorry?”
Heart repeated what they’d said before, “Are you alright? You had your headphones up really loud earlier when I came in. You were crying. I came to ask if I could borrow something after Mind and I had an argument. Are you doing okay?”
Soul set down the toothbrush he’d been attempting to put the paste onto, “…thank you.”
Heart felt a bit shocked, “For what?”
Soul gave a smile that looked like it would snap in half with a good wind, “For check on me. And…for what it’s worth…not really. I…today’s been a lot.”
Heart couldn’t hold it back anymore. They wrapped Soul in a big hug, going so far as to wrap their brother in their wings as they hugged him. Soul leaned into the warmth, closing his eyes and burying his face in Heart’s soft hoodie and feathers. Yeah, today was a lot, but he’d make tomorrow better.