Two Tears

by reminiscent-afterthought

[AT, 03/06] She'd been the catalyst. He'd been the killer. Both of them were stained with blood, blades that could only cut more wounds no matter how others tried to heal them. And neither of them had enough left to atone with.

10. Chapter 10

Two Tears

/10/

It seemed like an easy way out, but she was right. Now that she'd said it, it seemed like the only way. Snatch their existences away: these existences that continued to cut new scars, bleed fresh blood – not his blood or hers, but theirs. All those people trying to save what couldn't be saved.

And what didn't deserve to be saved.

'Yes,' he said, and then he said it again. 'Yes.'

He wouldn't have to wonder again.

She looked almost…relieved.

He didn't think he would have come to that answer on his own.

And, maybe, she wouldn't have been able to take that step on her own.