(Free x Valt) Crazy yellow eyes

Case 8= Emptiness

|Valt|

I've never seen Free so panicked and scared. It was almost frightening. "Free, would you like a cup of tea?" I ask. He just nods. I can see this is getting to him. He doesn't want to tell me what's going on either. I sigh and get up to go to the kitchen. I can't rush him, not in this state.

In the kitchen, I make my mother's special tea. Whenever I get too excited or anxious, my mother makes me a cup of tea. It made me smile. I wish you were here. My look became sadder, but I shook off the thought. I have to smile. If I'm sad, he'll just be dragged down with me.

I came back to the place where I left Free. I hand him the tea and he takes it. He takes a sip. He's calmed down in the time it took me to make the tea. That's good. He doesn't look so shaky anymore. "Are you feeling better?" I ask. He nods, "Yes, thank you," he tells me. He's still shaking from the nightmare.

I sit with him and keep him company. He doesn't want to talk about it, and I respect that, but I can't help him if he doesn't tell me what's going on. I can tell him that something is bothering him. It's just a nightmare. It's not real, but he still looks worried. Why is he worried? Why is he worried about it?

Free.... What worries you so much? I could see it.... Your eyes.... They radiate coldness and yet infinite emptiness. What have you experienced that makes you feel almost nothing? Or feel too much. Maybe everyone else doesn't notice, but you don't fool me. These empty.... You look like someone who has already murdered someone with his own hands. Without remorse or pity. It reminds me of the one case that changed my life and my way of thinking.

When I think of her smile.... It makes me tingly and serious. I can't shake that feeling. I rarely see people like her. The kind of people who have lost themselves and yet remain themselves. That should contradict itself, but it doesn't. I couldn't save her then or convince her to change, but I won't fail again.

If Free is like that, I'll do everything I can to save him. "Free, can you look me in the eye?" I ask carefully and gently. He jerks his head slightly and looks at me. As expected, his eyes are even emptier than before. I lean closer and touch our foreheads. "No matter what you dreamed, I'm here for you." I begin, "I know we haven't known each other long, but you've become important to me." I tell him directly.

I see his eyes widen. He wants to burst into tears, but he holds them back. What a fool. "You can't pretend with me. I can see the emptiness in your eyes," I say, just looking at him. His realization is clearly visible. "What, how? How did you...?" he panics. To see him like that surprises me. So he never wanted anyone to know? Does it bother him so much?

What must he have gone through to be like this? I don't think about it and take him in my arms. "I don't know what is bothering you so much, but I can tell you one thing. I will get you out of it. You won't be trapped in it. I promise." I whisper the last part and hug him tighter.

He wanted to stay, but I wouldn't let him. I won't let him go in this fragile state. After a while he stopped and his body went limp. His face is buried in my chest. It is a silent cry. Without any sound or movement. Just silence. The silence crying for him.

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