sollux was running from a monster in the woods but suddenly he heard crying. "huh?" he thought to himself. he stopped running to catch his breath. after a couple minutes he started walking again, he followed the sound of crying into what looked like a beach or somewhere near the sea. it was dark so he couldn't see very well. he walked onto what he knew was sand now. the crying got louder as he proceeded forward. he found the source of the noise, it was eridan. "what2 thii2 lo2er doiing" he thought to himself though, he actually felt bad for some reason. he didn't know why or what but something was telling him to ask what was wrong. at first he was hesitant but he eventually proceeded to walk towards eridan. as he was walking in the sand, suddenly eridan whipped around. with tears in his eyes and a shaky voice he said "wwhat do you wwant landlubber!". Sollux didnt answer he just kept walking towards eri. sollux sat down next to eridan. "i said wwhat do you wwant!" eridan said trying to suck it up. "ugh, i know thii2 i2 probably really weiird but, what2 wrong?" sollux said trying to sound like he doesnt care. "wwhy does it matter anywway..." eridan said sniffling. "ii heard you cryiing, diid 2omthiing happen?" sollux said still confused on why he was doing this."i,i just-" he said before breaking down into tears. sollux didn't know what to do, so he did what he thought made sense in the heat of the moment. he pulled eridan in for a hug. they sat there. eridan and sollux were both sitting there, eridan in sol's arms. silent. eridan finally broke the silence by breaking back down into tears but, he held sollux back. sollux felt bad for eridan, he felt REALLY bad. they sat there and held each other until they both fell asleep. eridan wasn't sure if the feelings he had for sol were black anymore. sollux felt the same, they didn't get along but they cared for each other deeply. sometimes eridan wonders what a matesprit ship with sollux would be like.
THE END <3
