Not looking your best

Kotori had been hesitant to seek out Ikigai but there came a point he simply had too  It wasn’t that he didn’t care about her but that he cared enough to worry about being sick around her.  The sickness had him and there was no avoiding it.  The ooze flowing through the mouth, ears, and even some from the eyes told the world he was sick but his random shifts in emotion, the lack of focus, occasional headaches, and even sometimes strange half-heard voices were all getting to him.

On the other hand, leaving Iki alone felt cruel but what if he said or did something he’d regret. Hesitantly, the horned boy would seek out the princess.  He felt guilty for not being with her the entire time but would feel even worse if he hurt her now.  ‘Focus focus focus!’ the boy continuously repeated to himself

It would be fun going out to meet Iki secretly and spend time getting to know her in their own little spot if not for how serious everything was.  An eternal night, spirits and curses, ghosts are seen walking about, and all sorts of things had him hoping and even maybe asking the spirits at points to please stop the madness.

“Ikigai?” Kotori called out as he neared their spot, his heartbeat picking up remembering how he’d seen her last and silently pleading in his own mind that she look better than she had last.  The way everyone in his pack was it seemed unlikely.


Kotori Fatalis