Title: how the river flows
Couple: Marcus/Seth
Prompt: #2: whisper
Word Count: 225 words
. how the river flows .
The little noise that the computer made indicating that he'd received a message shattered the heavy silence of the room. Marcus blinked and clicked on the little window, smiling when he realized who it was from.
He typed out a response; it had been a while since they'd last 'talked' and he was worried about how much Seth's health had possibly deteriorated since the last time he'd seen him. The images that thought called to mind stung horribly, and he shoved them aside. It wasn't how he wanted to remember the young man at all.
That horror, that fear... it was something he could live without. Even though the memories refused to go away, constantly poking at him from the back of his mind and from behind the door he had tried to lock them behind. It was no use; he could still recall them with a chillingly vivid quality.
It scared him. Honestly it did, he didn't want to lose Seth. Ever. Just imagining the world without him was painful, and Marcus knew it would be a very dark and empty place indeed. He'd never thought he'd find someone he wanted to share this existence with, but now that he had he was faced with another painful decision.
But the words on the screen were comforting, he could almost hear them.
I missed you.
FIN.