(saltydkdan) Friendlocke drabbles :)

Ghosts

You can see her, but you cant talk to her.

Shes scared, and cold. Covered in burns.

The others don't know shes there. You don't think she does, either.  She always seems so, so distant. Her eyes glazed over and empty. All of the light she once held is gone.

You've encountered many spirits in your centuries of life, and yet she is among the most heartbreaking. A woman, who only wished to help her friends, killed off by her own love.

How cruel.

And so, you drown your own anguish in low-budget movies and pointless social media endeavours. Its all you have left

And yet, you are still haunted in the night by the sorrow of those you could not save. Sometimes you wonder, could you have helped them? You always come to the same conclusion: yes. Perhaps if you had asked the trainer, they would have sent you out instead of them.

But thats not true, is it? It never was your fault. Dont be so hard on yourself.

As you bounce around from region to region, trainer to trainer, your baggage only gets heavier. Maybe you should retire.

Youve been thinking for too long now, and just like that— another friend is gone. Another voice to add to the chorus.

Youre exhausted. Your head is pounding. Its so loud. You just hope youre reincarnated into a better body in the next life. A Darumaka would be nice.

But knowing your luck, that probably wont happen. Youll probably be stuck as a ghost for the rest of eternity, plagued by chronic fatigue

You sway from side to side, struggling not to pass out. Its so loud. They wont stop crying. They wont stop crying. They wont stop crying.

The world crumbles to bits around you. You cant remember how long its been since you last slept. Youre so tired. You feel sick to your stomach

And just like that, almost as if at the blink of an eye, youre at the end of the road. Finally, you can rest.

Youre hurt. Bleeding. Your glasses are cracked. But finally, you can rest.

"Heal Joe. Ill take the hit"

And with that, your life has been snuffed out.

Sleep well.