[ * In all seriousness, enough is enough. He hasn't seen Gem or Kris at all. ] [ * It's time to go looking. Worry overcomes programming to wait for a signal. ]

[ NC ] This year, I lost my dear friend Kris.

... Umm...

// whatever punk, i don't even care. I DONT EVEN CARE whatsoEVER.

[ * One of these days you suspect you'll finally find a way to make your move. Assuming he accepts it, at the very least. There's a prophecy to tend to, he has his issues, and you're not sure how much of them you can even help with. ] [ * You are his knight, though. So you'll do whatever you can. ]

[ * A charming prince, dependable in and out of battle to assist the party, a sharp mind, a pretty face... you can go on, and on. You care for him deeply, and have been treating him as an unfortunate part of your favorite pranks which involve toeing the line of flirting to, effectively, no end. ]

( @darkprince.is.fluff.iest.fyi ) [ RALSEI - Wreathed in emerald and tourmaline, this gem of a companion has had your back through every last adventure (when you got to keep him to yourself). ] [ * It's a secret to nobody that Ralsei is, perhaps, one of the brightest lights in your night sky. ]

// he's making a sad face at this hypothetical scenario as we speak (i love your art)

[ * Thanksgiving is happening? He has no idea. ]

// gaster i hate how funny this post was

[ * He STILL doesn't know, chat. ]

[ * ... His ark's light isn't as intense in the Light World. But it's still there. ]

[ * ... Things feel different. He crosses in the Light World, but he hasn't seen Gem in a bit... ] [ * ........ ] [ * Wait. He... ] [ * This feeling, it's... ] [ * ...he takes off in the direction of it. ]

[ * Warmth blooms in your chest and begins to spread. Each pulse of your SOUL is heat coiling around you in tendrils, giving you feeling, gives you the reminder that your existence demands you live in present tense. ] [ * It is a wickedly miserable feeling, but you are here, and you are now. ]

[ * Still has yet to be bitten. ]

[ * He's peering at the twilight sky. Despite the fact that he should probably be happy about it, and the opportunity provided, he's more lonely than ever. ] [ * ... It still hasn't felt right to come to Kris because he wants to see them. ]

SOUL SURVIVOR - a solo by snowy - (tw for severe self hatred, some panic attack stuff, and a bit of gore)

... I think! Perhaps! I have observed enough of this part of Castle Town today. Does anyone want cakes?

// Hey can I let Gem know that they're my baby. Thank you

// it might be my fault gem is such a bitch actually

// I'll reply soon, maybe between my second and third sets hehe

[ * ... It's so strange being able to be out here. ] [ * He's avoided people, save for Kris, but... The fact that he can feel the chilly twilight air along his fur, the fact that he can look up at the moon, the fact that he can feel the street beneath his feet... ] [ * It's a lot. ]

[ NC ] That slowburn really is excruciating, isn't it? Ah, good thing I don't have anything like that with my Kris.

[ * Would hanging himself be an appropriate reaction to this situation? ]

// people are talking about death and i'm just thinking about writing gay shit

(... Is my menu icon always still wearing a hat? I took that off a while ago...)

... Kris?

[ * You know, he's actually not over that earlier comment. He doesn't feel good with comparisons like that. ]

[ * Honestly, he still wants to be a princess. ]

[ * Princess... ]

[ * ..................................... ]

[ * Come to think of it, would kissing Gem feel different from kissing Kris? It's still Kris, technically, but a different body... ] [ * It's not like he could compare. He hasn't kissed Kris either. ] [ * ... This is absolutely the wrong time to be thinking about this. ]

[ * What if his Kris said that about them............... ]

... [ * Not about him, not about him, but he still doesn't like it. ] [ * The writer thought it was hilarious, though. ]

⠀ 【 Looks like it's still here. 】 【 ...Alarmingly, Dark World locations have begun to bleed into the Light World. Where there were trees or empty rooms, now there are doors leading to familliar locations. 】 【 This should not be happening. The ground trembles slightly. 】 ⠀

// "maybe in a week or two" is fucking killing me LMAO

[ * ... He can't sense them anymore. ] [ * This is a problem. ]

[ * ... ] [ * Light bathing him is a queer experience. Despite the stakes of the situation, he must stop within the school bathed in blue and orange, body tingling from its intense shine, even at a time of day like this. ] [ * It's... different. This isn't what he really is. ]

[ * He's taken a look at the sky. It's bathed in twilight. ] [ * That also isn't very normal! ] [ * He hasn't seen his friends since this started, but... he'll have to find them at this point. This looks like a predicament that needs resolving. ] [ * ... There's one way. ]

⠀ 【 As the sun sets, the Knight expects the pillar of light and dark to fade... 】 【 Yet, it remains. Unchallenged, a monument to the power of will. 】 【 ...nor does the sun set. Hometown finds itself stuck in a state of twilight, an in-between of night and day. 】 【 What has it done? 】 ⠀

[ * You know, this probably wouldn't have hit as hard if he hadn't been looking forward to seeing Kris on Halloween weeks back. ] [ * Now everything is a mess. It feels like a century since they were messing around with Kris floating. ]

[ * Peek-a-boo. ] [ * The air crackles with sound. ]

[ * He sinks on his knees in front of the geyser. How could it have been messed with while he wasn't paying attention? So distracted was he by Kris's predicament that he let one of his duties slip him by... ] [ * How could he be so foolish? ]

[ * No way. No way. No way. No way. No way. ] [ * ... ] [ * Unusually, the door in Castle Town is wide open, because Ralsei is too busy staring in absolute horror at the gushing pillar to close it. ]

... wh. What is that.

// sorry ralsei can't be normal

// OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ * ... They haven't been back in a while. And honestly, he has a grand feeling that something happened. ] [ * Kris was supposed to be back after their whole floating debacle, too. Considering they wanted to perfect their costume and everything. ] [ * Eventually, he can't take it anymore. ]

[ * How does a corpse just get up and walk away??? ]