hate you lots | s. heizou ✓

xiao's nightmare

Perhaps it was too late.

As he sat in the hospital room alone, he watched the subtle rise and fall of Tao's chest.

Maybe their friendship wasn't meant to be.

Would she ever wake up?

Where were her parents?

Why didn't he come sooner?

This was his fault.

All his.

So why, why was he so lost in his thoughts that he couldn't hear the single long beep from the heart monitor?

If he truly cared, why did he watch his dead friend's chest rise and fall?

She was dead.

He was sure of it.

He watched doctors desperately try to rescue her, to start her heart again.

But he knew that she wasn't coming back.

Pulling out his phone, he sent one last text to her.

~

Hu Tao

Xiao
i love you, tao. i'll see you in the next life. we'll walk into the next life together, and finally live a happy carefree life.
wait for me, please.

~

"Xiao~!"

"Time to wake up, dingus."

"Dude, he hasn't slept in like, three days. Could you leave big bro alone for like, two seconds?!"

"Oh shit, he's waking up!"

"Who taught you that word?"

"Don't look at me."

Xiao sat up suddenly, panting heavily. The nightmares were getting worse.

"Xiao, you're awake!" Bonanus cheered as she bounced up and down on his bed. "You've been asleep for like... a whole day!"

Bosacius shook his head. "What she means is that you've slept for half the day today."

"Probably dreaming about his lover girl..." Indarias snickered.

"Hey, too soon!" Menogias warned.

Xiao frantically grabbed his phone, checking for the text he sent in the dream.

He hasn't sent any texts to her since yesterday.

He sighed in relief, smiling at his siblings. "I'm glad I got a bit of sleep, at least."

a/n: its FIVE AM HELP
so guys im having a dilemma okay
either i kill off hu tao
or i dont
i can see how like both sides could work
and i might make an alternate ending in the future
but till then
yall might wanna start pleading ur case...
JK i hate major character death so i would mever pull that shi on yall
tysm for reading and stay safe! 💕