Falling for them (love and deepspace X OC )

The Land of NoReturn

Time passes. Then, Shiqi obediently jumps down, sniffs the blanket on the sofa that carries Zayne's scent, and runs toward the half-open door.In the darkest hours of the night, it's snowing again.
Large snowflakes dance around the glowing street lights. They settle on rooftops, streets, passing cars, and the shoulders of pedestrians.
After running for a long time, Shiq stops in front of a pitch-black fence. He circles it a few times before signaling me to follow him. The street light illuminates the faded writing on a sign. This is a public cemetery in Linkon City.It's also the final resting place for those who have no place to call home.Shiqi quickly vanishes into the darkness. I steel myself before running after him.As soon as I see that familiar figure, my heart leaps violently in my chest. He stands in the snowy night, his coat billowing between black tombstones. He's like a ghost who has nowhere to go.I understand why he left the moment I see the names on the tombstones.He chose to imprison himself in this nightmare.He wants to atone, to seek redemption for the"monsters" he killed.I hurry to his side. But when I try to call out his name, it gets stuck in my throat.

"Why are you here?"Questions overwhelm my mind. But I don't know what to ask about first.

"You chose to disappear without a word.You didn't even give me an explanation."

"These graves belong to the people who died by my hand.I don't believe their deaths were unjustified.Do you think I'm here because of guilt? I'm not standing in front of them for repentance, let alone the atonement you're imagining."

"When you almost raised your hand against me... Based on your judgment, did that mean I was also someone who needed to be killed?"He doesn't evade the question. He nods without any hesitation. So this is why you submitted your resignation letter to Akso Hospital.You haven't even healed my heart yet, and you're going to leave just like that?You told me not to change doctors on a whim. But can doctors abandon their patients whenever they want?"

A complex feeling crawls up from my throat to my tongue as emotions bubble up like boiling water.

"first I met you when I came to Akso Hospital. I was twelve at the time.Dr. Noah was a close friend of your grandmother, and I was told to look after you. You were afraid of me back then until I used my power to keep your popsicle from melting.When things finally settled down after the Chronorift Catastrophe, my parents asked if I wanted to move somewhere else.I hesitated for a long time. I was worried I wouldn't be able to see you anymore.But then that incident happened, and I actually hurt you.You were unconscious and bleeding heavily."When I realized what happened, I couldn't understand why I did it.He closes his eyes for a moment. When he opens them, his expression is as serene as the calm after a snowstorm.It's like he finally woke up from a yearlong nightmare only to discover that the nightmare has become reality. "That was when I realized I could control of my power. And not being in control can lead to irreversible consequences.It's why I chose to leave without saying goodbye."The truth pierces my heart like needles. Words are stuck in my throat. "Perhaps I chose cardiac surgery because I wanted to heal your heart.Or maybe I wanted to make amends for what I did back then. Even I don't know." He keeps his gaze lowered, and his voice is as soft as melting snowflakes. But I didn't hesitate when I chose the field of medicine.When I first recited the Hippocratic Oath, I truly believed I would become a good doctor.
...I believed I would save many people, including the one I had hurt before"It doesn't seem like he noticed my obvious shock.Zayne just gazes calmly at the weathered gravestones. "Until that night on Mt. Eternal. When I killed William."

"But you didn't have a better choice at the time!"

Once again, he lowers his emotionally detached gaze. "Do you really think a killer can be a doctor who saves lives?If something like this happens again, you might regret the fact that you tried to keep me close."

"Are you saying your nightmares are destined to become reality?Will I turn into a monster that needs to be killed one day?"

I didn't expect him to answer, yet he shakes his head. "I don't know."

"So, are you avoiding me now because of logical reasoning? What about your feelings?If we're going by pure logic, then now is the timeDo it, Zayne. Are you afraid? Or... is this something you don't want to do?"Looking at his calm, aloof expression, I find myself beyond the point of rationality. "Whatever you do today... I won't have any regrets."

"But I would."
Snowflakes land on my eyelashes. They turn his figure into prismatic fragments that are like ripples in the darkness. "I'm certain that if I were to truly hurt you one day...It would be the greatest regret of my life."

The snowflakes fall as if they're floating through the cosmos. They land on us and the gravestones.We stand in silence. Neither of us exchanges a single word. After that day, rumors related to the Alterum and Dawnbreaker faded away like melting snow.
These pure white specks were but fleeting visitors. The city awakens in daylight. And once again, it's immersed in its bizarre flood of information.The Spatium Core's energy remains concentrated in my chest. It's like a seed that's merged with my flesh. It faintly echoes with my heartbeat.I know these Aether Cores connect my past to my future. They're linked to the secrets hidden in Deepspace.
Yet I wonder what fate awaits the Alterum, Zayne... and me. EVER won't give up on The Fountain of Atei they've carefully cultivated. They'll continue to weave their dreams of immortality.
But they were right about one thing: The cycle of life and death is an inescapable truth.The constraints of matter break down, and the shackles of time and space gradually dissolve.Countless civilizations rise and fall among the stars. Because of the laws that guide entropy and dissipation, Earth's magnificent radiance will eventually fade.
Humanity's long, undisturbed period of"exile" will also come to an end.I wouldn't understand that until much, much later.
The "Creator" had planted foreshadowings D in an era predating life itself.

A/n: finally finished this anyway I hoped you enjoyed it and until then I will update if any news comes around and I'll see you next time.