Setting: Dance Central 3
Crew: Hi-Def
Ship: MoGlitch.
Summary: Glitch's heart was broken by the Glitterati. Mo wonders if he'll ever be able to put it back together, wondering how things even got so bad in the first place.
Where did the time go? Did it all really slip through his fingers?
Maybe the minutes had been nothing more than sand, falling in between his fingers whenever he wasn't looking. Sure, a few grains were left on his hands, but they weren't enough to hold onto. They weren't powerful enough to freeze time and space. Weren't strong enough to keep everything the way it should've been-kind, peaceful, patient. Instead it continued to disappear, leaving behind grains of regret, and eventually casting him on the edge of the universe.
Where time stopped, and gave them enough room to breathe.
Mo wanted nothing but their time, their room, their breath, to exist. The moment either one of them closed their eyes, that tiny corner of memories would come to an end. And so much had already been lost.
Feels like I just found him yesterday, all alone. Without anyone looking after him.
For what felt like the very first time, they were facing each other. Mo and Glitch of the unstoppable, legendary Hi-Def crew were facing each other, and the truth was finally out. While they saw each other as creatures from another world, strange and special, beautiful and mysterious, they were really one and the same. Broken by so much, but transformed. Anxious but hopeful. Wondering where the tides would take them next. Battles had to be won tomorrow, but neither one of them could sleep. They would've have better luck learning how to fly.
Tomorrow's battles against the Glitterati weren't the only things on their minds. The Twins had just brought a few revelations to light, all of them focused on Glitch. Somehow, they were able to discover the pieces to himself he had been missing for years. The same pieces Mo longed to find. But-
Mo wished they had never been found in the first place.
The one he called 'Nanobyte' was gone. But it wasn't because Dance Central 3 had put them through dozens of battles, interviews, and Cypher units. Kerith and Jaryn stripped Glitch of his innocence in mere minutes, telling him the truth about his parents. About the family that left him behind.
Glitch was right there, so close, and yet too far away. Even with his smile, he just felt-
As if he had disappeared, without a single trace.
"Dunno what we're so worried about. We're gonna be fine. Right?"
Glitch's mentor bristled, eyes widened in surprise. The young breaker had turned to him with a smile, accompanied by twinkling eyes. Hiding every last stab wound the Twins had inflicted. Of course he was referring to tomorrow, but-
Mo took Glitch's hand and laid his head on the younger dancer's shoulder.
Both remained silent for the rest of the night.