A/N: Sorry, this is kind of a short and meaningless chapter. The actually little bit of conflict/romance/point/conclusion is going to be in the next few chapters.
Sollux stayed with you all through the day. It was comforting to have him there though you knew that he wouldn't be able to sleep. His dreams were bad even with the sopor and outside of it should be nearly impossible and completely terrifying to try to sleep at all thanks to his dreams.
Sollux told you about how Tavros was doing, how Vriska was. How she was functioning and what you had actually done to her. He told you about the different plans Equius was thinking about doing for Tavros, maybe Vriska and about how maybe Equius could do the same for you and your eyes.
You explained what had happened to the best of your knowledge. You had little to no idea on what had actually happened but you figured that you could try to piece things together. You were asleep, you woke up outside, now you can't see and you're burned beyond belief. There's a voice in your head that keeps singing to you and it's not Vriska and your dreams aren't terrifying but they're weird. Colours are everywhere and everything smells nice. It's disorienting but at the same time you enjoy it completely.
It was starting to get dark out when you finally crawled out of your recuperacoon. You felt bad for going to sleep with Sollux still there but you knew that you wouldn't be able to stay awake for much longer. Your body was exhausted and you couldn't have stayed awake if you tried.
He was unphased by your naked body and continued shuffling around the room when you started drying yourself off. You two were at the point of being so comfortable with each other that it barely even mattered that you had no clothing on. You assumed he was packing up, you could hear everything going to one general area of the room.
"Tz, have you seen where I put my husktop?" His lisp was pretty clear as usual but you had no trouble understanding him.
You giggle, pushing your hair back and starting to dress. "Wow, asshole." You mutter, grinning at him. You weren't offended but you always have been the type to use things like this to your advantage.
He flounders for a moment, stuttering to try to fix his sentence but sighing in defeat after the second try. "Sorry." The shuffling of your law books, drawings, scalemates, and anything else in the way of your room continues until you hear an almost silent 'finally' from the other side of the room.
Slipping your shirt over your head, you walk over to the general direction you know he's in. You hear the ruffle of his clothes as he straightens up and you can tell where he is, only faintly, but you still can now that you're closer. "You're leaving me for the night?" You can tell that he picks up his bag, slinging it over his shoulder. "Oh, whatever shall I do? Poor blind forest girl needs someone to take care of her at all times, right?"
He scoffs and pushes your shoulder lightly. "You know why, Tz. We're just being careful. Kk should be back in an hour. I need to go feed biclops so I'll be back in the morning." You two exchange your goodbyes, his warnings about Vriska and small objects in your house, and he gives you a long, lingering hug before finally leaving.
That boy worries you sometimes. He just lost his moirail, it's to be expected that he needs some kind of crutch. But you just can't shake off that little bit of pale that's creeping up into your thinkpan.