When your family dies in a shimmer factory accident you lose everything. All you want is getting your revenge, but then you meet him... The Boy Savior.
Happening during the last two acts of Arcane at first so spoilers(probably advancing further as I...
"This is useless!" Ekko groaned angrily as he had thrown the Z-drive to the ground. Its broken glass crackled even more and additional pieces fell out of it, sprinkling all over the ground. The device's bluish light reflected on them in a strange kind of beauty. The dust, that had remained of the gemstone shards were swirling insanely, seemingly trying to stick close to each other in the now opened container.
Ekko told you that the one - you couldn't even call him a human - who killed Ajuna, shot the device as well when the boy tried to make him pay for what he did, that was why it was broken. The boy could have got his revenge on him and get there to be with Ajuna in his last moments if the Z-drive didn't get damaged... But this way it became too unstable to take him back more than two minutes and Ekko had to choose.
And now that bastard lived on...
But this way, Ajuna didn't have to be on his own when...
You could only be happy that it wasn't Ekko who got hit by that bullet but the Z-drive instead. The lump in your throat had become so huge as the thoughts rushed through your mind that it almost hurt you. You felt like you were suffocating as you stood a few steps behind and watched the boy took his rage out on his trinkets and chattels.
He turned towards his desk and swiped all the books and papers off with one swing of his arm, huffing angrily. He even kicked his chair to the ground, grunting. Every noise he made, caused you frown and shook but you silently waited for him to get rid of his anger - until you saw him turn towards the wall. The moment he punched it with all his force, and you heard the bones crackling, your body finally swung forward to stop him.
You wouldn't let him hurt himself. You swallowed the lump in your throat as you wrapped your arms around his torso and hugged him from behind. He just stood there, huffing heavily, his arms dangling by his sides as he watched his own feet. You knew what he was thinking.
"It wasn't your fault..." you whispered against his back.
"I sent him out there!" he yelled his reply angrily, trying to break free of your hug, but you didn't let him. You buried your face into the jacket on his back and closed your eyes. "He just wanted some attention..." his voice shook and your hug tightened. You blinked fast to force the tears back. "I... I keep sending people to their death... And they are willing to follow me! Maybe I'm not good enough to be anyone's leader..." your heart shattered to pieces as you listened to him.
Of course, he was blaming himself - for everything.
"Ekko..." you started quietly but he stopped you right away.
"What if soon I have to paint your face onto the wall, huh?! Like Ajuna's..." his breathing got more and more unsteady and after a few seconds, his shoulders started shaking. He was crying... And you let him. For long, long minutes you just silently stroked his chest with your thumb all the while, patiently waiting for him to deflate in your arms. He needed to let his feelings out for once at least.
All this time he had been staying so strong...
You let go of him, but grabbed his hand with yours when you finally felt his crying ease. You softly pulled him towards his bed, and he followed you, with his back arching under the weight of his own thoughts and guilt. You sat him down and sat by him yourself as well, your heart aching inside your tightened chest. You cupped his face softly, forcing him to look at you and you had to swallow when your eyes met.
His gaze was so tired, and filled with pain as he looked back at you - you could see that he was searching your face with a strange expression. You saw that he wanted to tell you something which he held back in the end.
Oh, how you wished you could heal feelings as well.
"It wasn't your fault." you stated it one more time, piercing your eyes into his brown ones, and you saw his brows weakly furrow. When he opened his mouth again to speak, you cut him before a single word could have left his lips. "It wasn't!" you said fiercely, stroking his cheekbone with your thumb. "Ekko, we are all capable of making our own decisions here. You are not sending anyone to their deaths. If anything, you are always there, front row, when there's a fight, risking your life for everyone here..." you said gently. "If any of us... dies... it is not because of you." you leaned forward to touch your forehead to his and you saw him melt into your presence tiredly.
"Give me your hand..." you said quietly after a while and he obligated you a little hesitantly. He was still wearing his leather gloves so you couldn't see the damage, he caused himself, at first. As gentle as you could be, you pulled it off his right hand and he let you do it without a word. No huffs, no words, not even a tiny hiss left his lips as you forced the piece of clothing off his fingers and you first thought it was because he wasn't in pain, but you had to gasp when you finally were able to take a look at his injuries.
The back of his hand was covered in purple, crimson and black bruises. His fingers, except for his thumb, were all twice their sizes, - you were sure he had broken them...
"Ekko..." you said in a low voice. "You can't do this to yourself again..." you mumbled, holding his hand like a porcelain figure as you closed your eyes and tried to think of something happy. You tried to recall something, anything that could have helped you feel better at that moment, but your heart just felt cold and it hurt inside your chest.
Your stupid, damned powers... And your inability to fully control them... The harder you tried to think of something positive, the worse pictures came to your mind.
Your parents, Ajuna, your brother's distorted figure and eyes asking for help, Eden, the injured children all working in shimmer factories, the bodies of the Enforcers lying all around that Jinx ended, Ekko's eyes filled with pain...
Your hopelessness and the cold were eating you up alive, when out of nowhere...
"...I love you, Y/N..." Ekko said queitly - his voice somehow sounded like he was begging you - and your heart got ignited inside your chest as your eyes popped open.
// AN.: I'm still alive!! I don't know how though. I've been sleeping 3-4 hours for a week now and I think I've started hallucinating. I'm so sorry for the delay (especially for making you wait for such a crappy chapter I'm so really very sorry! I Promise I'll be back with full force soon and thank you for your patience!) Love you guys so much I hope you are doing great! ❤️ //
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