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Egg felt like he was going insane, look he always ALWAYS took very good care of his wings, he prided himself on that. The way they would glimmer and glow was something he was proud of. But down here stuck in the constant state of darkness, it dimmed his light.
His wings fell scratchy, like tiny insects where crawling all over them. It was driving him mad, he couldn't even focus on writing. But he was to drained to clean them. Without light he has just felt drained and exhausted. He needed the light, the sun, just something that isn't darkness.
He sighed, flopping down into the small bed he had in his cell. His wings falling off the side. He shivered hard, more feathers than usual falling off his wings. His halos spun, them too barley admitting any light.
He just felt sick, every bone in his body felt heavy. His eye was hurting from the constant strain of trying to see.
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Yungy pushed open the cell door. Usually he would have heard the sound of a pen against paper or the soft murmurs or the player inside, but today he heard nothing. He walked in, eyes looking around the room for his angel when they spotted him laid down in bed.
He quietly walked over, kneeling at the edge infront of Egg. He lifted a hand, moving a small piece of hair from the angels face. Egg felt hot to the touch, "Angel? You awake." The spider whispered.
Egg responded by leaning into Yungy's cold hand and whispering, "yeah…"
Yungy cupped Egg's face in his hands, a worried look crossing his face. "What's wrong? Your burning up."
The angel twitched their wings, they ached with the movement. "Jst dark…haven't been able to take care of my wings.."
Yungy bit his lip. He was the reason Egg was like this. Stuck in the dark all alone. He wanted to help…but…would Egg trust him.
He contemplated that thought, it spun in his head around and around. "I can hear your thinking." Egg stated, poking Yungy on the forhead. He couldn't really but he could tell the spider was thinking instead of just saying.
"Tsk, yeah yeah…-" his voice softened as he lifted his hand up on Egg's head, his calloused hands finding one of his head wings and rubbing soft circles on the delicate feathers. "Can I.." he paused "can I help…with your wings?"
Egg's face warmed, "…yes, yes you can" he said it twice, to push his statement. He wanted Yungy to help, he needed to let him know that he did want his help.
The spiders eyes widened and he quickly responded "r-right!" He honestly didn't expect Egg to say yes but he was honestly happy he did.
He helped the angel sit up comfortably, putting a few pillows behind to support him. Yungy has read a few books about wings….NOT FOR ANY WEIRD REASONS, he just…always found them so interesting. So many people he knows have them so..why not learn to help if they need help?
Egg looked over his shoulder, eye tired and nervous. "Thank you.."
The spider gave him a toothy smile as he sat down behind Egg, "it's not a problem angel" he reached out a hand, his fingers meeting the soft feathers lining Egg's wings. He could feel the spider webs on them already. "Oh angel.." he muttered under his breath. A frown pulling at his face.
Egg sat silently, a pillow held in his arms. He didn't really know what to say, he was just tired. He trusted Yungy enough to take care of him but…he couldn't just shaking the fear of falling asleep in such a state.
His shoulders tensed when the spider softly pulled out a broken feather. Yungys sharp blue eyes and several red ones darted up to Egg. "I'm sorry…should have warned you first." He whispers apologetically. He squeezed his hands together, his glowing eyes nervouse.
Egg relaxed, eye drooping. "It's ok Yungy…it surprised me more than anything. I'll be ok now."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I'm sure"
The spider shook out his nerves, "alright.." he reached back out and hand and continued to pull away spider webs, dirt, and other debri.
The angel felt himself slowly falling asleep, his weight leaning more onto the pillow he held in his hands. Egg's eye fell closed, his breathing eased.
Yungy smiled, he was glad Egg trusted him. That he could help the angel like this. It felt right to him, he didn't know why but it just did. He leaned down and placed a soft kiss to Egg's wing, the feathers tickling his face.
He went back to work, beginning to sing a short toon to fill the empty air. Nothing crazy, nothing with meaning, jusy…something.
By the end of his song he had a pile of webs at his side, perks of being a spider hybrid is he knew how to make sure the webs didn't hurt when he pulled them away or stick to his hands.
He noticed a little creepy crawly climbing up his leg and picked it up carfully, "Hmph…being the second in command I order you all to stop annoying our lovely…guest…Eggchan here." He acted as if the spider would listen. He poked the little creature, a warm smile prickling at his face.
Egg who had woken up awhile ago to Yungys little solo singing session giggled. The spider hybrid looked up, face turning a bright red. "I thought you were asleep." He murmured
"Hmm, I was…but I woke up a bit ago.." He shook out his wings, they felt much much better than they previously had. The soft glow returning to how it used to be. He felt lighter, his eye more focused now and head feeling clear.
Yungy got up, brushing a few stray webs from his cloths. His mandibles clicked nervously. The angel looked at him calmly, standing up and walking over to Yungy.
He took the spiders hands in his own, "Thank you." He had already said it, but this time felt different. Yungy looked up at Egg, his eyes nervouse.
The angel took one of Yungys hands and placed a soft kiss to the back of it. "I mean it."
Yungy swallowed hard, nodding his head vigorously. "Y-yeah dude! No problem hahha….any time!"
Egg smiled, his wings fluttering happily. "How about I read you a story in return for your help?" He knew the spider enjoyed listing to story's of his travels.
"..I don't know if I have time…The king is probably..-"
"It would just be a short one."
"…..tsk fine."