Monochrome
Matt
Matt's whole life had been in black and white. Good days and bad days. Good days were days in which he felt almost like an actual human being. His bones and skin didn't ache as bad, his mind was sharp and clear. And then there were the bad days. Bad days were defined by pain, hot flashes and vomiting. By a drop in morality, creativity, optimism, and most of all, humanity.
But then there were days that stood out in vivid Technicolor. Days like his first kiss, the first day he met Wendy, the first day his dad came home drunk, the birth of Mary, losing his virginity. Finding out he had cancer. They all stood out in the parade that was his life.
But there was one day that exceeded them all.
The day Matt's life ground to a shuddering halt. The day his life stood still. White enveloped everything after the fire, except for maybe the blue.
Jonah
Jonah's whole life had been in black and white. The living and the dead. The people in his life who were among the living were all rather remarkable. His mother was a saint, his father….was a mystery. The librarian, the girl by the creek and the fortune teller were all such major parts of his life they all almost surpassed the dead. Almost, for the dead were everywhere. His life was defined by the constant stream of fresh bodies in the morgue, by the ghosts in corners and in his head. They surpassed the living, and were everywhere. And while life is a rare and fragile thing, death is sure as breathing. And all eventually succumb to death.
Even Jonah.
But there was color. It came in little streaks, vivid and jarring against the morbid canvas of his life. Fast and fleeting, like the birth of his sister, the death of his mother, his first contact with the dead. The first day his father abused him. The day he died.
But there was one day that exceeded them all.
The day Jonah's feeble existence in this world ground to a standstill. The one day he ever felt truly alive. Black enveloped him after the fire, and his journey into eternity lay before him.
Or so everyone thought. No one suspected their worlds were about to become all color. No more grey, no more in-between.
No more questions, no more time.
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Please review and tell me what you think. This is only the intro, do you all want more? I'm sorry I was from the fandom so long, my computer exploded under unfortunate circumstances. im planning on more HiC fics to come. This will be a multi-chapter fic if people wish me to continue.