SeraphStarshine
Dedue skids to a halt as he takes in the scene before him. His Highness's fallen form fills his vision, his body pierced with a multitude of lances, a growing blood stain swelling around him. Dedue's heart stutters in his chest. He's paralyzed; his lungs seize, his mind shatters.
Blink.
Dedue forces himself to take a lurching step forward.
Inhale.
He manages another step.
Go to him
Dimitri's lips move around silent syllables. He's still alive.
All is not lost yet.
Alternatively: what if Hilda saved Dimitri on Gronder field and brought him back to the Alliance camp instead of simply finding his body?
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*trigger warnings for graphic depictions of violence, gore, wound care, vomiting, nightmares, PTSD, suicide attempt, self-hatred, unhealthy co-dependence, minor character death*