Among Us Shorts

Such Sweet Sorrow (BtI)

Sometimes... I try to stay asleep.

"No! No! Dad! You can't go now!" I kneeled by my father and pressed my hands against the wound. He was losing blood... he was losing too much blood...

And I usually fail...

I kept on hearing strangled gasps coming from his throat. It was like he was trying to say something, something important. And yet I couldn't hear it.

But I still try.

Eventually, he just reached up and brought his bloodied glove to my helmet, bringing me in for a hug. He was weak, and yet he still had all the love in the world to give.

Why?

His body went limp and the hand slid down to the ground with a dull thud. Before then, I had been able to keep the dam around my emotions strong enough to keep it in. But now... there was no way to keep the tide at bay

Because in my dreams... you're still here with me.

I still imagine him sitting on the edge of the bed with me sometimes. Giving me that well-known smile. Telling me in a soft voice that everything would be okay one day. That we would go through it together and make it through to the other side. That when we did, we would look back upon ourselves before and be proud of what we had become.

And yet... some things can never die.

But it wouldn't have helped me then. I screamed. And I cried. I mourned the man who raised me. Who saved me from what I would have been had I not been found on that fateful day. I carried that hurt with me for a long time. And I would continue to carry it, for I couldn't save him. I failed. I failed like I failed everyone else in my life. People kept on dying even after he died. And I couldn't do anything.

Some things...

'Open your eyes and see the world.' That was what everyone else that I met said to me. And yet the only thing that he said was to make it one day at a time. That sometimes your eyes can adjust to the light. And that it was okay to need more time than others to do so.

Are eternal...

After all...

And not just in your head...

When you leave the dark...

But in your heart.

The light can be blinding.

I let out a breath and opened my eye. If only he could see me now.

A/N: When I was writing this, I actually didn't intend for this to be a BtI oneshot of sorts. I meant for it to be from the point of view from someone who lost someone dear to them. So I guess I dedicate this to everyone who has felt loss in their lives. I hope you come to peace with that pain, and I hope you find something in your lives that you can really believe in.

Stay safe out there.

-Northwind

P.S: This is canon. Always has, and always will be. And I have almost no regrets.