I was going to post everything in one go but I apparently forgot


Day 2: sun – wing

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Zack grunted as he moved Cloud in his arms to adjust his weight. With the new position Cloud could look at Zack's face. The way the sun kissed his skin and the movement of his lips as he talked. But the strength of the sunlight made Cloud move his face into Zack's arm so his eyes were shielded.

A slight movement behind Zack caught his attention. He removed his face from Zack's bicep and looked above his shoulder. There they were: the wings. Two immense wings without any material form, but they were the prettiest things Cloud had ever saw. He couldn't recall much, but even if he had seen others' wings, he would prefer Zack's.

They glinted under the sun like diamonds or prisms. They casted tiny rainbows around them, making everything glint and shine. Yet they also looked so soft that Cloud wished he had enough control over himself to reach out and stoke them. Zack's wings were the ethereal form of his hope. Seeing them, Cloud could believe Zack's words of a better future where he wasn't a burden.

"Hey, there." Zack's head overshadowed Cloud. The sun gave the dark-haired man a solar crown. "What make you smile like that? Funny joke? Care to share with me buddy?"

Cloud huffed, he would have gladly shared what he saw if he could, but his body was so far away. His mind just floated above and staying in his body was harder than just letting himself wander away. He couldn't, though. Zack wanted him to wake up. He couldn't let Zack down. He needed to move, so Zack could be free from him.

Cloud had no doubt that in due time, the wing would sprung out of the ethereal world they were trapped in, and Zack would take to the sky.

In due time, Zack would be free.

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