hi its me your local cerus enjoyer 🖤 may i request #5 and #2 from the “whump fun” section of that prompt list game for him?
Thanks for sending prompts! you know it's a good combo when I immediately know exactly what I'm gonna do with it
a spark of hope + revenge
cw: referenced abuse, blood, explicit gore
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"Are you alright?"
It was a question Cerus hadn't heard since he was a very young boy, a question he hadn't expected to ever hear again, especially not in this coaldust-streaked hell.
He almost thought he'd dreamt it.
He'd been sick for days now, a fever burning away at his strength like fire on candlewick, and the tiresome, never-ending work had finally become too much for him. Only by some miracle had he made it out of the mountain before collapsing.
"Are you alright?"
The question came again, insisting on its own reality, and when Cerus managed to lift his head, he found himself staring into the bright eyes of a sandy-haired young man. He was half-crouched above him, an expression of concern on his face.
Concern. Didn't he know who he was standing over? Didn't he know better than to care?