broken heart-strings (seer x embalmer, +more ships apparently)

forty-three

"You act like I'm supposed to care about what you have to say." 

"Because you are."

"Am I? Am I entitled to listen to your opinion?"

"Well it's really not an opinion, it's just what you need to do." 

"What you think I need to do."

Naib huffed in anger at Eli's correction. It was like nothing was getting to him. None of the others were able to get anything out of him, so Naib decided to talk to his best friend in the privacy of his room. 

"Please Eli... just take a FUCKING shower."

The boy smiled widely at the angry other. 

"Again, that is your opinion of what you think I need to do."

Naib groaned loudly in anger. He wanted information at first, but now he just wanted Eli to take care of himself.

"I swear to god, if you don't take a fucking shower, then I'm making someone shower your body themselves whether you like it or not."

Eli felt his face go bright red. He wouldn't-

Naib walked out. Eli felt his heart racing like crazy when people started began to walk up the stairs again. Naib wouldn't do that to him, right?

One person entered the room. Eli calmed, looking into the familiar face. The person looked pretty calm, walking towards Eli's hurt body. He leaned down, connecting there lips for just a split second before backing off. 

"You have to bathe, sunshine." 

Eli looked at Aesop, then thought about all the water pelting down onto his body. He couldn't bring himself to stand. 

"Aesop-"

Without another word, the taller male picked Eli up bridal style, carrying him out of the room, through the empty hallway, and down towards a bathroom. Eli felt his heart drop in his chest. There was no way that Aesop was going to force him to painfully take a shower. 

When they entered the bathroom, Aesop sat Eli down onto his feet, closing the door behind them and clicking the lock shut. Eli felt his face go pale and the blood just stop flowing. 

Oh my god. He didn't leave.

Aesop slowly turned to the boy, looking at his now pale face. He felt himself freeze a little bit, but quickly got over it. Shame is for the weak. 

"Okay... I know why you don't want to take a shower, so why don't you just... take a bath. I can help you, if you like. I can also just leave you alone, as it's your decision. But... you don't have a choice. You have to bathe one way or another."

"Oh... I get that. Uhm.. I honestly don't know if I'll be able to uhm-"

Eli looked over to the fucking bathtub. This was going to suck. He knew that he wouldn't be able to properly get in there, wash himself, and especially get out because of the countless number of deep wounds that were all still fairly new. 

Actually very new. 

"if I'll be able to properly like..."

"Do you want my help?"

Eli felt his face go bright red. He wanted to just say yes, as he wasn't afraid. He loved Aesop more than anything at all, but... he was scared. So very scared. He didn't want to feel like a burden, and he really didn't want to look so vulnerable, but he just gently nodded anyways. 

Aesop couldn't help but smile and roll his eyes at the boy. 

"Don't be scared. I'll be careful with you, sunshine." 

-:-:-

The soft humming from Eli echoed in the room. They had been in that room for far longer than was needed, but it didn't matter. Neither of them wanted to leave, as it seemed perfect already.

Eli stopped humming a few times, his body going lax for a few seconds before restarting, as Aesop's hands worked the sudsy substance into Eli's hair. The boy in the actual water felt calm and purely at piece, as he was being washed. It was arcadian. 

The calamitous boy being washed by the person he loved the most felt totally at peace. 

"So... don't you feel better now that you are being cleaned and you don't have to worry about having such a painful shower?"

Eli hummed a response, before going back to the song he was going with. It was strange, yet so beautiful. 

It was almost a sort of light feeling. Maybe it wasn't even there. 

It was all light sunshine falling onto your face, going night swimming with all your friends, smiling at the person you love most at all, gentle hands taking away all the pain you ever thought you'd feel, and records playing a soft sound throughout the house while you're cleaning and waiting for your partner to come home so you can spend the rest of the day together. It was peaceful and happy, and nothing could break it.

Nothing would ever break it. 

-:-:-

"Fuck!" Tracy screamed out, looking at the card William just played. 

"DRAW FOUR?! YOU'RE KIDDING?"

He smiled widely, watching as the angry girl did as the card said to. 

Emily laughed loudly, falling to her left into Wu Chang's side. She grabbed his arm tightly, laughing like crazy. Eli just smiled gently, waiting for him to call a color. 

"Red."

The seer cursed under his breath, looking at eh one card left in his hands. He drew, immediately placing the red two down and calling uno once again. The game was gong just fine, when Naib threw down his last card, a yellow two, and jumped up cheering. Everyone else sighed in annoyance, throwing their cards into the giant pile in the middle. The fifteenth game of the night had officially ended.  

As people started to silently pick everything up, Tracy called over her friends, whsipering something to them all. Aesop couldn't help but smile at her idea. This would be great. 

After sneaking away, they all met in the mechanic's room, waiting on what she was gonna say. She dragged this makeshift TV out of her closet, setting it up on the floor. They all worked together to move the furniture an such, grab blankets and pillows from all their rooms, and set everything up. 

The five sat on the floor all together, surrounded by blankets and pillows. Tracy grabbed the remote she had made with the TV, put the disk Wu Chang gave her in, and clicked play. Halloween began to play, making them all smile gently. 

As the movie played, they all stayed silent, watching with anticipation. This wasn't something the babies would ever get. 

Eli, Emily, and Naib were the ones that screamed in the scary places, leaving the other two to comfort them and laugh. About two minutes in, the door opened. 

Tracy flew to shut it off, them all looking up in fear. it was Wu Chang. 

FUCK-

He laughed gently, before sitting down. He had some snack s in his hands, which he sat in front of everyone. He sat right be Emily, who laughed gently and leaned onto him. tracy realized it was okay and started it back up again. 

Maybe things were gonna be alright. 

-:-:-

Thank you all so much for reading. i'm not gonna put much here for awhile, caus I'm going to be posting a lot today and probably just during this next week or so. You know the drilllll I love you guys, ndjsvhs

-Mags++