fallen angel (syd barrett x reader)

Goodbye

December

I looked out my window, my view of the stars warped from my tears. I'd been pretending to be happy all evening. Why shouldn't I be happy? It was Christmas. But I couldn't stop thinking about how syd was gonna leave.

I heared a tap on my window. It was syd. I opened it up and sniffed.

"Syd what the hell are you doing out there? Come inside where it's warm." I said. He stumbled in and fell onto his back on my floor.

"Keep it down keep it down you're being really loud" I whispered agressively.

"Sorry" he whispered back.

"What were you doing outside?" I asked.

" I was thinking that since you were so sad we could sneak out and go someplace?" He said. "I'm sorry... the idea seems really stupid now but.. it seemed fun at the time. I ended up locking myself out" he said.

I laughed. "No no no that's not stupid. Lets do it!" I said

"Wait really?" He said

"Yah!"

We climbed out my window into the snow. He carried me down to the street and we waked holding hands on the sidewalk to the store. Our path was lit for us with Christmas lights. A clock struck midnight in the distance. Everything was so surreal.

I leaned on syd and cried more. He put his arm around me and cried too.

"Listen, (yn)" he said. "What do you say we get flowers one last time and then I'll buy you something really special to remember me"

"Syd you don't have to do that" I said and sniffed.

"No don't worry" he said. "Money doesn't really mean anything to spirits, I just wanna show you how much I love you" he said. That part broke my heart. He really did love me and he was gonna be taken away.

We walked to Walmart since it was the only store nearby that was open 24 hours.

"Okay wait here" he said outside the store.

"What? Why?" I asked, confused.

"I wanna suprise you" he explained to me.

He walked into the store and while he was gone it felt cold. It felt lonely. I needed his arms around me. I would have to get used to this feeling.

When he came back out he had his arms behind his back.

"Syd!!" I said and ran to hug him. He kissed me and then showed me the arrangement of flowers he was holding. It had a card that read. "Is really love you, and I mean you. The star above you, crystal blue. Well oh, baby my hair's on end about you" signed with a small heart by his name.

"But that's not the real gift" he said and took something out of his pocket. It was a silver locket necklace.

"Oh, syd it's beautiful! Thank you!"

"Open it up" he said.

I opened the locket and inside was a tiny photo of syd and I. "Syd..." was all I could say before I started sobbing. he held me in a tight embrace. "Syd how am I gonna live without you"

"That's what the locket is for" he said. "When you hold it like this, you'll feel the same warmth thay you do when we hug" he explained, clutching the charm in his hand. I tried it and a feeling of warmth and comfort in my heart filled me. I couldn't help but smile.

Five days later

It was time for syd to leave. I wore the necklace to where we first met sitting on the bench at the pond behind my school. Only a few minutes until midnight. He has his arm around me and I leaned on his shoulder. We sat in silence together. Silence that spoke more than any words.

"I love you, (yn)" syd said.

"I love you too syd"

Syd's body slowly started to fade. I could look through him like a ghost. We stood up. I hugged him tightly until there was nothing between my arms and I was left hugging myself. I sat back down on the bench and looked up at the stars.

I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't paying attention. A new star appeared in the sky. Right where I was looking, a brand new star that wasn't there before slowly faded into the sky and outshined the rest. I held the charm on my necklace and the star twinkled. My heart was filled with comfort and warmth.