𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: gene and the rest of his trio made it to starlight, but as soon as they arrive, they're told they're trapped on the island. amid the chaos, gene finally finds you, only for you to be ripped away from him once again
𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: angst, hurt/comfort, zenix being slow(in the head), lowkey wingwoman sasha, gene crying and whimpering >:), could be seen as slightly ooc but i traumatized him for the plot so :3 oopsi!
𝐂𝐖: mentions of character death and violence, getting shot
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it had happened so quickly. one moment, his eyes had landed on yours, the corners of his lips raising as he started to walk towards you. it had been too long since he'd seen you, and he couldn't help the almost childish excitement he felt in his stomach. his mouth had only barely opened as he was about to call your name, when he realized the panicked expression on your face, your head shaking at him to stop. it stopped him in his tracks, the way your eyebrows were pinched together and your eyes were wide in... what was it? shock? fear?
it was then he realized people were shouting and pointing in your direction, drawing the attention of some nearby soldiers. the ones who trapped everyone in here in this big mess.
"isn't she one of the ones with the ultima?"
"right here! guards!"
then it was chaos. the crowd around him screamed and pushed him further away from you as armed men swarmed the area. he had started to push back, confused and dazed as he finally caught a glimpse of you again, running in the opposite direction.
then there was a loud popping noise, one that echoed across the plaza, and he watched your body drop and disappear amongst the crowd. loud, panicked screams sounded muffled in his ears as he stumbled back, the blood in his face draining.
why was his vision blurry? where was he again?
he couldn't breathe. he can't breathe.
familiar hands pull him out of the crushing pushes of the crowd, keeping him upright as he gasps for air. when did his ears start ringing?
"gene! gene! come on man, let's go, we need to get back to the room." he's finally able to focus on a voice, his normally narrowed blue eyes blown wide in shock.
zenix felt disturbed, looking at the state of gene in that moment. he had never seen his friend like that, his mouth was agape in shock, chest hitching unevenly as gene's glazed over eyes looked straight through him like he wasn't even there.
"what happened...?" he trails, before shaking his head and dragging his paralyzed friend through the crowd. "come on, sasha is back towards the condo. she'll be worried."
it was a blur, the next week. the guardian forces sent out a curfew, only letting people out of their rented residences if they were getting food or necessities and arresting anyone they deemed "suspicious". he couldn't sleep, eye bags darker than usual and skin gaunt from exhaustion.
