"I'll hold you. Trust me." You nodded, you were at the end of your road, the final destination, the last seconds of your very life.
You looked up at him, wondering, wondering why. Why would he love someone like you, why would he choose this?
Hot took cold, and your hands met.
Three.
"I love you."
Two.
You'd tell him you loved him too.
One.
"I'll hold you, I promise."
Zero.
You jumped, and there were arms around you in an instant.
It took seconds, but it felt like minutes.
Your foot burned with licking flames as you made your downfall.
"I lov-"
And then black.
Nothing.
It was over.
He had kept his promise.
You thought the country was safe from attack, you thought you were going to live a long, happy life with the man you loved, you thought that Sollux was an asshole when you met him.
But you were wrong.
You were so very...very...wrong.
This would be the story of two young men, driven together by planes and towers, broken by Terror and fear. This would be the story of a day, less than two hours' time, and it will change the lives of many they loved.
This downfall, this..This hideous and tragic tale would be the death of the pair, their end.
Starting..
With a normal day at work.