Adora didn't know how long she'd been letting Glimmer cry in her arms for when the doctors and nurses came rushing in, the two girls pulling away as the medical staff rushed over to Bow's side, trying to revive him one last time before ultimately failing.

Glimmer's whole body was trembling as she made her way towards the door, tears streaming down her face as she glanced at Bow one last time. "I-I need a drink of water." she stammered before rushing out of the room.

Adora could only stare blankly at Bow's lifeless body as his dads said goodbye to him one last time before he was covered up and taken out of the room to be taken down to the morgue. She felt completely numb, shock slowly filling her entire body, before a hand on her shoulder startled her out of her daze. She looked up to see Lance looking down at her with a sad smile, George nowhere to be seen anywhere in the room.

"Thank you for coming Adora. I'm sure it meant a lot for Bow to be able to see you one last time." he said quietly, brushing away tears as he gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze.

"Lance I'm so sorry for your loss. Bow was my best friend, he meant so much to me." she said quietly, blinking away tears. "You and George have been like fathers to me, thank you for letting me see him one last time."

"Oh Adora." he said before leaning down and pulling the young blonde into a tight hug. "You're practically our daughter. You're a part of our family now and you always will be. The least we could do was give you a chance to see him one last time."

Adora closed her eyes as she buried her face in his chest, sobbing uncontrollably as she felt his hand running up and down her back. "Thank you." she choked out between sobs, her breath hitching as she spoke.

The man pulled away and she could see visible tear stains on his face as he gave her another small smile. "You always have a place to stay with us, alright? If you ever need anything give us a call."

"Thank you, I will." she replied, her throat burning as she looked over at the cot where Bow had been only a few minutes ago. "What happened tonight?" she asked quietly, unsure of whether she wanted to know the gruesome details or not.

"Bow... Bow went out to visit a couple of his friends who live about an hour away and he was driving back to campus on the highway when a car came barreling over from the opposite lane and crashed into him and sent his car rolling into the ditch where it landed upside down." he said quietly, wincing as he spoke. "I don't know how he didn't die straight away."

Adora felt her stomach tighten as visuals of Bow's car flying through the air and crashing in the ditch entered her mind and she felt nauseous as she stood up from her chair. "I'm going to go get a drink from the vending machine. I'm really sorry for your loss." she said before quickly exiting the room.

She wandered down the hallway aimlessly lost in her thoughts before noticing Glimmer all alone at the end of the hallway. She was sitting on a bench with her head tucked in her knees as she cried. Adora couldn't help but wonder if she should leave her alone or not but the promise she'd made to Bow kept echoing in her mind.

She walked over to the vending machine next to the girl and put in enough change for two bottles of pepsi, the drinks falling to the bottom of the machine as she bent down to collect them. She sat down quietly next to Glimmer and gently tapped her on the shoulder as she extended a bottle towards her.

Glimmer looked up at her, her eyes bloodshot as she sniffled, glancing down at the drink with a confused look in her eyes. "What are you doing?"

"I thought you could use a drink, don't worry it's on me. I'm sure you could use a friend right now."

The pink haired girl paused before shyly taking the drink from her hand, sniffling as she began unscrewing the cap. "Thank you. It's Adora, right?" she asked quietly, her voice tired and raspy as she took a swig from the ice cold drink.

"Yeah, I'm Adora. We met once a month or so back. I've never seen you around campus though."

Glimmer chuckled quietly before her face fell once more. "Well I guess you could say I'm not a very social person. When I'm not in class I'm in my dorm or at my job."

"What are you studying?"

"Nursing, I want to become a nurse later on in life so I can help people. How about you?"

"Physiotherapy. I want to become a physical therapist for some of the same reasons you probably want to become a nurse." Adora replied, staring down at the untouched bottle of pepsi in her hands as she ran her fingers over it's cold surface.

The two fell silent as the sounds of hospital machinery and staff running around filled the air. Eventually Glimmer let out a frustrated sigh as she buried her face in her hands. "I was so close to seeing him before he passed. I didn't wake up to my phone ringing right away and when I did wake up it was only to grab a glass of water and I wasn't planning on checking my phone at first. Then I had a hard time getting a taxi since I don't drive and then traffic was so slow and... I was too late." she muttered, chucking her empty bottle at the recycling bin across the hall where it missed and fell onto the floor.

Adora stood up, walking over to where the empty bottle lay and tossed it in the bin. "It's not your fault, none of us were expecting this to happen. I'm sure he knew there was a reason why you weren't there." she said, trying to sound comforting as she sat back down next to her.

Glimmer shrugged as she stood up, brushing her pajama pants off as she brushed her tears away. "I hope you're right." she said quietly before glancing over in the directions of the elevators. "I'm going to head back to campus. Thanks for being there for me." she said before turning around and beginning to walk off.

"Wait! You don't have a ride do you?"

Glimmer turned around, pausing in her tracks as she shook her head. "No but it's alright. I have enough money for a taxi ride home, I'll be fine."

"I was going to head back to campus right now anyways and I could give you a ride! It'll save you some money."

The pink haired girl paused before making up her mind. "Thank you, that would be great. I really appreciate it."

Adora smiled at her as she stood up, walking over to her side as the two continued their walk over to the elevators. "Don't worry about it, we're both heading to the same destination anyways."

The ride back to their dorms was tense and silent, Adora was lost in her head thinking about Bow and she could only imagine Glimmer was feeling the same things she was. Every red light she'd glance over at her and would see her with her head pressed up against the window, tears glinting in her eyes as she stared out at the night sky. Both of them were numb with shock as they struggled to come to terms with reality.

Eventually Adora pulled into the student parking lot, finding her spot with ease as she parked her car and got out. "What floor are you on?" she asked as Glimmer stepped foot outside.

"Third floor."

"Same here, I never realized you were on the same floor as me. I guess we're heading to the same floor then."

Glimmer silently nodded as the two made their way inside, quietly navigating the halls before Glimmer stopped at a dorm right near the entrance to the third floor. "This is my dorm." she said quietly. "I live here alone."

"'Well then I guess I'll see you around." Adora replied, turning away before pausing and turning back around. "Do you want a hug?"

Glimmer had already pulled out her key and was ready to unlock her door when the question was posed. She glanced over at her, hesitating before she shoved her key in her pocket and wrapped her arms around the blonde without saying anything. Adora could feel wet tears dripping onto her shoulder but she didn't mind. She wrapped her arms around the shorter girl and held her close, fighting back her own tears as she welcomed the embrace.

"Thank you." Glimmer mumbled into her shoulder before pulling away.

"Good night Glimmer." Adora replied, turning around and heading towards her dorm as she stopped holding back and let her tears fall.

She quietly unlocked the door to her dorm and tried to quietly make her way to her bed without waking Mermista but evidently her attempts were unsuccessful when she heard the other girl speak.

"What the fuck are you doing up at this hour?" the other girl mumbled tiredly from her bed.

"I... I was at the hospital." Adora replied, her voice low as she sighed. "Bow died. He was in a car accident."

Suddenly her normally snarky roommate was crawling out of bed and making her way over to sit next to her on her bed as her tone changed, concern in her eyes as she wrapped an arm around her. "I'm so sorry, I had no idea. That's awful."

Adora sighed as she closed her eyes, picturing Bow's smiling face in her mind one last time. "I miss him so much." she said before Mermista turned on her bedroom light and went over to their kitchen as she began rummaging in their cupboard.

Mermista wasn't always the best with words or physical comfort but she always knew how to cheer Adora up with little things when she was sad. She pulled out a bag of microwavable popcorn and waved it in the air. "Popcorn?"

The blonde nodded as tears rolled down her cheeks and laid down in her bed. "Popcorn would be perfect right about now." she said softly.

/

The next couple days were especially quiet around the university. It was already emptier then normal considering most students had opted to go home for christmas break but ever since Bow's passing there had been a somber silence throughout the school. There were pictures and memorials hung up for him everywhere and at every meal in the cafeteria Adora would overhear someone mentioning his name. Bow had been popular before he passed away but he'd never been talked about this much.

Bow had been well liked by everyone who knew him. He was a good guy and he was friendly to everyone he met, always smiling and joking around. He had a warm gentle demeanor around him and even when someone tried to pick on him or antagonize him he'd always manage to shrug it off and find a way to still be kind. Of course he'd had his flaws such as how he could be a bit of a pushover at times or how he could be too friendly but all in all he was a genuinely good guy.

Adora felt her stomach churn as she stared at her breakfast in front of her as the chatter around her grew louder. Normally she ate her own food she kept in her dorm but lately she hadn't felt like doing any cooking so cafeteria food was better then nothing. But as of right now she didn't have an appetite for anything. She'd hardly been able to eat anything since Bow's passing which she knew wasn't good since she didn't want to fall back into old habits but she couldn't help it. The sight of food made her queazy and she'd had a hard time forcing herself to do anything. She was so busy trying to force a smile on her face and comfort everyone else around her who was mourning Bow's loss that she was neglecting her own needs.

She hadn't seen Glimmer at all since Bow's passing either. It wasn't a total surprise since she knew the other girl was somewhat of a loner and tended to keep to herself but a part of her had still expected to see her in passing maybe once or twice. She knew she barely knew her but she couldn't help but wonder if she was doing ok. She knew she sure as hell wasn't coping with things well.

She eventually managed to force herself to choke down half of the bowl of cheerios before she had to stop, feeling nauseous from the food as she closed her eyes. She'd eat more later but right now it was all too much. She stood up with her tray and threw out the rest of the cereal in the garbage, feeling somewhat ashamed for wasting food but knowing she had zero appetite at the moment.

She began her walk back upstairs to her dorm and paused at Glimmer's door when she reached the third floor. She debated about knocking for a split second before deciding against it and continuing on to her own dorm.

When Adora stepped inside her room she noticed Mermista was gone which wasn't entirely unusual since the other girl liked to go and hang out with her friends on a regular basis. Adora tried to relax on her bed and turned on the tv to try and distract herself but after ten minutes she gave up, her mind too distracted to focus on the tv.

She turned it off and rolled over onto her back as she sighed. Her mind kept wandering back to Glimmer and the urge to check on her kept growing stronger. Part of her felt bad that the other girl had no friends and she felt obligated to reach out to her in a way. But she also related to her struggles and understood the pain of being all alone. Sure now that she was an adult she was somewhat popular and had a decent amount of friends but when she was younger she only had Bow for a long time. Most of the time they were together but there were a few school years when he was in a completely seperate class then her and she was all on her own trying to make friends.

She felt like she should do something for her but she wasn't sure what. Her mind drifted to the thought of food and she found herself wondering if Glimmer had actually been able to eat much since Bow's passing. She sat up in bed as she remembered she had a large container of homemade frozen chicken noodle soup she'd made a week or so ago before Bow's passing. She'd made a large batch to freeze so she'd have some for a while but since the accident she hadn't had the appetite to eat any of it.

She began walking towards the kitchen as she dug out the container from the fridge and pulled out a metal pot, turning on the stove as she began thawing the soup out. She knew it wasn't much but she'd reheat some of the soup and bring it to Glimmer so she had one meal she didn't have to cook for herself. It was the least she could do.

It didn't take long for the stove to heat up and for her to reheat the soup to a nice hot temperature, she poured it in a heat proof plastic container and sealed it with a lid, grabbing a plastic spoon from her cupboard as she pulled the pot off the stove. She smiled to herself as she put her shoes on and walked down the hall with the bowl of soup in her hands.

She made her way to Glimmer's dorm and stopped in front of her door before knocking on it with her free hand. She waited for around three minutes in silence before she let out a sigh, assuming Glimmer either wasn't inside or wasn't going to answer. She turned around and was ready to walk back to her room when she heard the door creak open.

Glimmer poked her head out, her skin pale and dark bags under her eyes as she glanced over at Adora. "Oh hi Adora." she said somewhat sheepishly, running a hand through her dissheveled hair as she let out a nervous laugh.

Adora smiled at her as she extended the bowl of soup towards her. "Hey, I brought you some soup. I know I haven't been able to eat much these past few days and I thought you might be in the same boat as I am so I brought you some homemade soup."

A small smile crossed Glimmer's face as she took the bowl from her hands. "Thank you, that's so nice of you. Did you want to come inside? My dorm's a mess and I'm still in my pajamas but if you wanted to come in..."

"Sure!"

Glimmer nodded as she opened her door, rubbing the back of her neck as Adora stepped foot inside. "This is my dorm, I know it's a mess. Make yourself at home." she said nervously.

Adora glanced around the small dorm, taking in the sights as she walked into the center of her room. It was no bigger then her own dorm with just a small fridge, a counter with a small sink, a microwave and a small stove. There was a bed in one corner of her room and a small couch and tv sat across from it. It wasn't as messy as Glimmer had made it out to be with only a couple dishes sitting in the sink and a few blankets laying on the floor. Her walls were pretty much bare except for one photo of Glimmer and who she assumed must be her mother and a large flag with the bisexual pride colours.

'Interesting.' Adora thought to herself. She didn't know that Glimmer was bi. She'd assumed she was straight but evidently she'd jumped to conclusions too quickly.

"I know my dorm is pretty bare." Glimmer said half jokingly as she sat down on her couch with the bowl of soup in her hands. "You can sit down if you want, I was just watching a movie before you showed up."

"What movie were you watching?" Adora asked as she took a seat next to the shorter girl on the couch.

"Cinderella. It's an old favorite of mine."

"Oh I love that movie! I watched it all the time as a little girl."

"Well I'm only a couple minutes in so you didn't miss much! I'll rewind it to the start."

Time seemed to fly by as Adora settled into the couch and lost herself in the movie, humming along in her head to the songs she used to sing all the time in her childhood. Eventually the movie ended and as the credits were rolling Glimmer spoke.

"Thank you again Adora. For the soup and for just... coming over. It was nice, I needed some company."

Adora smiled at her as she pulled out a scrap of paper and a pen from her pocket and quickly scribbled something down before handing it to Glimmer. "It's no problem. I know you're only a couple dorms down from me but this is my number if you ever need anything."

"Thank you." Glimmer replied quietly, a small grin on her face. "I was going to watch another movie if you wanted to stay a while longer?"

"Sounds like fun, count me in."