Disclaimer: Tokyo Ghoul isn't mine, and I have just the tears.
Sacred 20, prompt 1: communion.
Setting: Anteiku raid (manga). IMSORRY in advance.
Notes: Special thanks to amariys for the proofreading! Lyrics from Koda's "Staying".
Notes2: WHY ISHIDA.
"The monster in your head
Won't surface again.
Be still, my child.
Wash away the sin.
And I as future kings,
Walk off the edge.
Hold me by my name,
Hold me 'til the end."
Eucharist
I anointed you with my blood, to wash away the blood of others – and also your own – from you. I took your pain for me, to save you from death. Took your sins, whatever they were, how heavy they were or you thought they were, and for which you asked for forgiveness in a such desperate way; and I forgave you for everything. I had already forgiven you, a long time ago. You were not alone, Kaneki. You no longer had to suffer by yourself.
So live, Kaneki, please.
One day, I just hoped you would learn to forgive yourself, so you would never suffer this way anymore.
Someday, I just hoped you'd be able to forgive me.
This is my body. This is my blood.
I wrapped you in my arms.
"…I'm sorry. Can you fight with all you got, just one more time?"