Across Space and Time: Ruikasa Week 2024!!!

DAY 7: Skeletons in the Closet

PROMPTS: Free Day + Cover Song
PROMPT CHOSEN: Free Day!!
SUMMARY: Tsukasa and Rui get cruelly pranked by some first years by locking the two in the cramped, small janitors closet. With no hope of being rescued and no light source, Tsukasa begins to remember some bad childhood memories..

Obligatory angst moment. I can't take the fluff any longer.. the comfort NEEDS the HURTTTT RAAAAAAHH

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SLAM

"H- hold on, huh?!"

Tsukasa immediately gasped, moving to bang against the closet door. "Hey, let us out! This isn't funny, you...!"

The two boys could hear faint snickering from outside the wooden doors, and Tsukasa grumbled angrily. "When we get out, I won't hesitate to report you three-!!"

Rui put a hand on Tsukasa's shoulder. "Tsukasa, calm down."

Tsukasa looked over at Rui as faint footsteps slowly faded away from outside. "How are we supposed to get out..?!" He hissed, "We don't have our phones- it's so dark in here, too..."

Rui hummed. "It's not that dark," He muttered to himself, "As long as someone finds us."

"Everyone is leaving now!" Tsukasa cried out in a panic. "Our stuff is in our lockers, we can't get out of here if we don't call for help!"

Rui sighed, "I suppose you're right." He moved over to knock on the door. "Hello?" He called out, "Is anybody there..?"

No response.

"Everyone is probably downstairs already," Tsukasa whined, "What are we supposed to do?"

Rui nudged Tsukasa, narrowing his eyes. "Hold on, let me see if there's a way I can unlock the door from in here."

Tsukasa nodded, slowly inching away from the door. There was only so much space he could move in through this cramped closet, and it made him feel uneasy.

He didn't know why. But he felt his heart pounding in his tightened chest, and he didn't know why he was feeling this way.

Rui squinted at the door, feeling around for any way he could try and unlock the closet. To both his and Tsukasa's dismay, he found nothing.

The closet was stuffy and warm. It was hard to breathe.

"Tsukasa, are you alright?" Rui asked, looking over at the blond. He looked uncharacteristically nervous- uncomfortable. Was he claustrophobic?

Tsukasa's eyes widened, and he laughed. "H-Huh?! Of course I'm fine, Rui!" He exclaimed, his voice wavering slightly. "This is just a mere obstacle in my path to becomes the worlds greatest star! I can handle this!"

He was hiding his fear; Rui could tell. Despite being almost in complete darkness, he could still notice how Tsukasa's voice shook, how his smile was faltering just the tiniest bit.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I am, Rui!" Tsukasa nodded. "It's going to be alright- EEP!!"

The blond suddenly jolted, banging his head against the ceiling of the closet. "OWWWWOWOWOWEOWOWOWWWW......!!!!!!"

"Tsukasa-!" Rui pulled Tsukasa closer to him, bringing him to the crack between the door so he could examine him. "Are you alright?"

"I felt like there was a spider." Tsukasa grumbled, rubbing his head as he winced in pain. "It's alright, the pain will fade."

Rui nodded, sighing. "Alright.."

He moved to sit down on the floor, and Tsukasa cringed. "Why are you sitting down?"