Prompt: Guilt
Word Count: 182
Pairings/Characters: Implied Riku/Sora/Kairi
Rating/Warnings: K—Kind of angsty? Does that count as a warning?
Riku feels the guilt every day, gnawing at his stomach like a cruel beast. He knows that Sora and Kairi have already forgiven him for everything that he did, but that only makes it worse. If they won't hold him accountable, then he will hate himself enough for all three of them.
Some days are easier than others. Riku almost becomes numb to it when he's really distracted, when the three of them are having fun and laughing and it seems almost like Before. When they all lay on the beach, holding hands, he can smile.
Other days are harder than he could possibly say. Sometimes, the guilt swirling inside him makes him want to vomit, or feels like it might eat him alive. Those are the days when the sun is just a little too dim, or the nights when he catches Sora and Kairi watching the stars with bittersweet smiles.
Riku tries to hide it from his friends, though. If they knew that he was still feeling guilty, then they would feel guilty, too. The burden isn't theirs to bear.