[Izaya's POV]

Just say something already... Izaya silently pleaded, casting another glance back at his boyfriend.

They were still on their way to the informant's apartment, since it was closer, and it had been silent the entire journey, the silence that he wasn't used to and didn't like receiving from the other ravenett. It was the silence that meant there was nothing left to say, and while it wasn't specifically directed at him, that he knew of, it was still suffocating.

But despite wanting to it to end, he couldn't think of anything to break it. He couldn't ask Kasuka if he was hungry, because it was very obvious that the answer was no. He couldn't ask him if he wanted to see a movie because God forbid if that movie held death in it, whether as a big or small part, just to trigger Kasuka into thinking or saying or doing something. He couldn't even think of asking if he wanted to visit anyone, since Shizuo was back at Shinra's apartment and he definetly wouldn't be wanting to see either of them at the moment.

So, they continued on in silence until the two got to Izaya's door, the informant opening it and letting him walk in before locking it behind them. After that the ravenett just watched Kasuka, wanting to see what he would do when left alone.

It wasn't surprising to him when Kasuka started up the stairs, heading towards Izaya's room. He did look pretty tired on the way here...

Izaya frowned to himself for a second as he glanced around, not knowing what to occupy himself with. He really wanted to go up there and lay at Kasuka's side, just in case he wanted to talk, but he probably wouldn't and he didn't think he'd be able to stand that damn silence from him a minute longer.

So, he just walked around his living room, tidying things up again and glancing up the stairs every so often to see if he would be coming back down. The entire apartment was spotless in much less time than he wanted it to be and he let out a small sigh, nails scratching at his wrist again as he wondered if he should really go up and see his boyfriend.

It's worth a try...

So, the informant went up and to his room, noticing that the door was just cracked open enough for him to see inside. He peaked in to see Kasuka under the blankets, covered head to toe in them, but he couldn't tell if the man was asleep or not. Maybe I should just leave him alone... No, I'm his boyfriend, I can do this. If simple humans can comfort each other then I can comfort Kasuka.

The man walked in further and hesitated just a moment before taking off his shoes and climbing in under the blankets beside him, noticing that his back was to him and that he didn't stir. The informant just crept a bit closer when his boyfriend didn't move, shifting until he was pressed right against Kasuka's back, listening to his breathing and deciding that he definetly wasn't asleep. It was confirmed when he let out what the man took to be a sigh, something sleeping people didn't do.

I know you don't like this, but you're still breathing, even if he isn't. Why can't you be happy about that? Izaya silently asked him, moving to wrap one arm around Kasuka's waist from where he was, trying to warm him up when he felt the other shiver.

Izaya expected for him to continue ignoring the embrace until he fell asleep but then the body shifted and Kasuka's was holding the informant's hand against his chest. his grip having no power in it. "Izaya?" Kasuka muttered, surprising him further and making him perk up where he laid.

"Yes?"

"... They're going to kill her, aren't they?"

The informant was silent for a moment before moving his grip to hold Kasuka's hand instead, pressing against him more tightly as well to show that he was there for him. "Yes.. They probably are.." he answered, waiting patiently for the other to react. There wasn't any movement from him after that, and he didn't respond again, making Izaya silent in return as he just kept holding the other, forehead pressed against his back.

Finally, after almost an hour of silence, the other spoke up again. "Izaya?"

The informant opened his eyes, having been half asleep by the time his boyfriend continued. He cleared his throat. "Yes?"

"... Remind me to thank Shinra the next time we see him.. I'm probably going to yell at him on accident." Kasuka muttered to him, the bed shifting as he got out of Izaya's grasp enough to turn around, wrapping the informant in his arms and keeping him close again as Izaya curled up where he was, nuzzling his head into the space of Kasuka's shoulder.

"I will.. Do you want to miss work together tomorrow?" Izaya whispered to him, feeling all the tension from today's events melting away from him and leaving him exhausted in Kasuka's arms. He didn't hear the other respond to that but he felt him nod, giving him his answer. "Then we'll stay here tomorrow. Sleep as long as you want." the informant invited, getting another nod of agreement before they both drifted into sleep at nearly 2 in the morning.

Chapter 57!

So... Kind of angst, kind of fluff?

I knew how I wanted to start this one off and I knew he wasn't going to recover very quickly, so I kept him quiet a lot, since that would be his go-to comfort zone. But I don't think he would hate Izaya over any of this, so I left it a bit light-hearted as well.

I know this chapter is short, but I just wanted to tie up this part on it's own first before moving onto the normalcy-shift, so here ya go!

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