Hello everyone! It's been years. I got married, had a kid, bought a house, and just refinished my kitchen so life kinda got away from me there. As did my favorite pastime. I loved writing this story and after two or so years, I've tried to keep the same tone and feeling.
I'm currently writing the next chapter. After many rewrites I'm feeling back in the writing groove. I could upload it as is, but I'm not happy with the length so I've got a preview here. I'd love for any initial feedback, though I know this is a very short exerpt.
Hopefully people still want to read this! (I encourage revisiting older chapters to remember where we left off)
Gon awoke with a shiver and slowly opened his eyes to see Hisoka's sleeping face. Their bodies still lay in the cool stream which was now covered mostly by the shadows of the trees on the opposite bank. He shivered again.
I don't want to wake him, but we'll have to get out of this water soon. Gon looked at Hisoka once more and restrained a sudden urge to pull him closer. Something inside him felt off.
He took a deep breath and wondered why his chest was so resistant to movement. It felt tight as though his lungs were slowly calcifying. Thinking quickly he tested his breath again, this time focusing on the expansion of his lungs. They seemed to be working properly. He breathed again, closing his eyes to focus on every cell in his chest, but the pressure remained with seemingly no cause. He opened his eyes, prepared to wake Hisoka, when the pressure increased so heavily that his heart now felt smothered. He heard his heart beating loudly in his ears which told him he was still living though he felt that he would be crushed any second.