Sorry for the lack of updates! It would've killed me to leave this fic unfinished. Enjoy!
It wasn't too much of a surprise that Hiro awoke to the sound of the empty wind without his beloved brother by his side. What was a surprise was that he was alive in the first place.
He was reported as a missing child not too long after he fell unconscious in the snow by his aunt, which was surely worried sick at this point. His limbs were still sore from the frozen cold, but he was alive none the less. And besides, he was given one last chance to say goodbye to the one he loved, something that supposedly could never happen according to the rules of the universe.
The snow felt welcoming for once, but he knew that it would be better if he were to stay alive, for at least his brother's sake.
Slowly, but surely, he made his way home back to the café. His aunt cried and scolded for hours, but was really glad that she didn't have to deal with the loss of another nephew.
Eventually, Hiro did move on with his life. He went back to SFIT with a new attitude and was able to catch up with the rest of his peers. His inventions impressed his professors and made friends with his brother's past classmates.
Still, the music that Hiro heard never did fully go away. It hadn't hindered his ability to move forward with his life, but the sweet melodies that played through his mind cradled the memory of his final goodbye to his brother.
One last time, Hiro listened in.
So cool but we don't talk
Hotels and alcohol
Pool paintings on the wall
Hot rubber on the tar
I don't wanna be around you
Just wanna be like you
I don't wanna be around you
Just wanna be like you
Song: Hot Sugar - Glass Animals
Welp, that's the last chapter of this story. Let me know how you felt about it! I hope you all enjoyed this story, and look forward to more fics in the future. :)