𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐸𝒹𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 : 𝒫𝓈𝓎𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓈' 𝐼𝓃 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒

I reached for you but grabbed a rope instead

(TW: mention of suicide.)

Wilbur

I started to annoy Techno by grabbing and pulling his tail just to watch it curl and bounce back to sitting normally.

"Wilbur, quit it."

He muttered with a slight growl to his tone.

I backed off, letting him and Tommy be while I walked off to the spiral-staircase to get to Schlatt.

He seemed a bit shaken up .. and he looked like he didn't know where he was. Could the same thing that happened to me have happened to him ..?

My mind argued with me saying that maybe there was a connection between us. Or maybe he was just drunk off his ass.

If he was drunk then he wouldn't have been able to run up the steps so easily.

I argued back.

Before I knew it, I was at the top of the stairs and down the hall in front of Schlatt's door. I knocked gently, waiting for an answer. When I didn't get one I felt a wave of unease crash over me, my hand raising to rub at my throat a bit.

I cleared my throat and tried the handle, seeing it was unlocked. I slowly pushed the door open and stepped inside the room, looking around.

"Schlatt?" I called out.

No answer.

I sighed and walked to the closest, opening it to see the ram-male sitting on the floor under his hanging clothes.

"Mind if I join you?"

I asked softly, seeing him hesitantly nod. I sat down next to him and leaned my head back against the wall. I didn't mind the silence that came between us which only gave me an excuse to rest my eyes for a moment.

"Can I ask you something?"

Schlatt's voice interrupted my thoughts and the silence but I just turned my head to look at him, nodding.

"Did .."

He exhaled frustratedly.

"Did something happen to you before dinner a few hours ago? Like anything weird?"

I looked at him and thought for a moment, picking my words carefully.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know! But something happened and it- I just- .. nevermind. I was most likely just drunk."

I noticed he was trying to change the subject and exhaled a bit while I turned my body to him, letting him know he had my undivided attention. I gestured for him to actually get out what he was trying to say.

"Continue."

I mumbled.

" .. did anything happen to you like scenery changing or visions from the future and past show up? I know it makes me sound completely insane and honestly I most likely am at this point bu-"

"Actually yes; the same thing did happen to me. You don't have to think you're insane because if you're insane then so am I."

I saw his body almost relax at the mention of what I said.

"What did you see?"

I asked him, slightly curious if we had seen similar things.

Schlatt let out a breath and started to explain; he explained how he had been kneeling in a flower patch and saw me. He explained the fear and confusion he felt when the scenery changed. He brought up the fact that he had seen an illusion that Tubbo was in and the complete and utter guilt he had felt for what he did to him. I sat there and listened to everything, not showing any disinterest in what he had to say. When he finished, I waited for a minute to see if he had anything else to say.

"Did you have any similar illusions?"

"I had the opposite version of the flower-patch one. There was a cliff and I stood with my back turned only to turn to see you kneeling. But . . . I don't know what happened before or after that cause then everything just .. mushes together for me. And it's like that's the only important 'memory' I have. I do remember seeing Fundy at one point and hearing him forgive me .. but that's it. And dinner ended up happening and now we're here."

I muttered looking down at my wrists, trying to reach over to grab one of Schlatt's hands to see if he was here only to see a slight flash of a noose-like rope in my hands but when I looked up at Schlatt I saw that he wasn't there and instead, there was a hook attached to the rope. I jumped quickly and wiped my hands off on my blazer, trying to forget any of that had happened and getting a hint of what it meant for my future.

"Hey!"

I snapped my gaze to look up in front of me to see Schlatt, feeling an instant relief wash over me, and like every problem I had faced or been faced with had washed away.

"You ok?"

He asked in a soft, gentle tone.

I nodded and let out a shaky breath, immediately standing and 'accidentally' brushing my hand against his to feel he was real and actually in front of me.

I let out an internal breath of relief when I felt he was there when my hand didn't go through his.

"I'm .. sorry, I just thought of something that made me a bit uneasy."

I muttered, sliding my hands into my pockets so he wouldn't notice I was shaking.

"Was it a scenery change? Did you see something from your future?"

Schlatt asked, making me a bit overwhelmed on how much he wanted the answers.

"I- .. yea? I think I don't know."

I just saw a noose in my hands and the rope tied around my wrists. Why? Does that answer your question? Is that what my future holds?

I wanted to snap back only to conceal my words and reminded myself to breathe.

I looked over to Schlatt who was already working on pouring himself a drink.

I rolled my eyes and fought the urge to walk over to him.

"Stop, Schlatt. You know that won't help anything of what you just saw. Just stop trying to drink your shit away cause that's not always the answer."

I heard him start to mimic me and my words.

"You don't know shit Wilbur. This is the only distraction I have for now."

He muttered while tracing his fingers delicately over the rim of the glass.

I thought of something to say before he could actually take a sip.

In an almost panicked tone I blurted out;

"If you want a distraction then let me be that for you."

(Short chapter I know I'm sorry it's a little rushed at the end-
Have a good day where ever you are

-Orange)