[ part 5 x reader ] Sweat, blood, and tears These two phrases suggest a deep and intense emotional experience, perhaps one of great struggle and sacrifice. The creation of Dark Beach may symbolise a darker aspect of the protagonist's psyche or a manifestation of their inner turmoil. The phrase was often said by people much older than our hero. She was barely ten years old. After being in that alleyway long enough for the three corpses to smell and rot, [y/n] had long given up on finding help. In her eyes, some people were just born to end up this way. She knew that, with the amount of blood spilling from where her arm used to be, she wasn't going anywhere. She has accepted it; she will die here. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to find peace in her final moments. She thought of her loved ones and hoped they would remember her with fondness. Nevertheless, as she began to nod off, footsteps echoed throughout the eerily quiet darkness that had become her resting area. She wished to pass away quietly while she bled out as her heart raced and she wondered who might be approaching her. Out from the shadows came a man, and for the first time in a while, Risotto looked into eyes as dull as his own.All Rights Reserved