So, here's the first chapter/drabble. I'll try to list a brief summary up here before each drabble actually starts, and list the pairings in the chapter titles if able. This one here doesn't have any set pairing, just Jak and Daxter angsty stuff. I'm still getting used to this website's editing, so bear with me if I make a few mistakes!
For a little while, at least, he could tune out all other sounds, and imagine he was back on Sandover's beach. The Pumping Station was dangerous - there were almost always Metal Heads in the area - but once he'd taken care of them, if he stayed far enough away from the machinery, he could almost ignore it.
So there he was, curled up in the large entryway of the city's security door, eyes closed as he listened to the murky waters slapping against the sand a few feet away. Daxter kept watch - he would have even if Jak hadn't asked him to, and after the first time, the blonde knew he didn't need to - as the two sat in relative silence, Jak doing anything he could to put their present troubles out of his mind, while Daxter stewed over them even more.
Rage bubbled up in the form of a growl in the ottsel's throat as he saw the start of tears in the teen's eyes - it wasn't the first time, nor did he ever expect it to be the last. That was the problem, of course. They were just kids, why the heck did all the crazy crap have to happen to them? Tiny claws kneading into the fabric of Jak's tunic, he didn't realize how upset he was getting until a large, warm hand circled his back, snapping him from his thoughts. Jak's expression was pained as he watched his friend. More than ever, he seemed to blame himself for all that'd happened, and his imprisonment had definitely taken its toll on the younger of the two.
"Jak-"
He shook his head quickly and looked back out toward the machinery in the distance, his expression twisting to a snarl. Daxter had seen that scowl on his friend's face so much recently, and he couldn't deny that it'd started to scare him a little.
Would he ever see his friend back to normal again?
Just what had they done in that prison to break the carefree guy he remembered?