a/n: I'm sorry for the slow updates. I'm trying to pull myself away from a dark headspace. Thank you for reading/reviewing. It's very motivating. 💙
Ribbons of lightning danced across the sky, painting it with white iridescent gleams. Rin watched in awe, wide blue eyes tracing each streak and flash like a cat chasing a red laser beam. He'd heard storms before, but he'd never been inside a car while the rain poured down. Not to mention, this was his first storm since he'd drawn the sword and awakened his powers completely.
Everything seemed much brighter, much more intense, much...
"Hey, Yukio, did you see that?"
"Yes. I saw," came the deadpan reply. "You should get your hands off the glass. This isn't our vehicle."
Rin complied but kept his gaze on the raging storm outside. Lightning flashed again, illuminating seemingly the whole world. "Whoa..."
A clap of thunder echoed over them, and Rin instinctively covered his ears as if that would make it hurt any less. Demonic hearing amplified all sounds, and he was unprepared.
Much louder.
This time, Yukio regarded him with a hint of concern, catching the heavy wince crawling across Rin's face. "Are you ok, Nii-san?"
Recovering quickly (like always), Rin hummed and went back to watching the show of lightning and rain, keeping his ears covered. "Oh, oh—look at that one! Yukio, did you see—"
"Yes. I did."
"Hey, and that one—"
"Yes. I see it, too."
"And th—"
"Uh-huh. I see the lightning, Nii-san."
"It's pretty," Rin said, at last, leaning heavily on the window as he stared. "Isn't it, Yukio?"
Yukio's face softened slightly. He, too, looked out the window, drinking in the storm and its display of crackling lightning and sheets of rain. Rin's voice and expression were similar to those of a small child.
"Yes. Very," he said softly.