Set aside // open+visitor/trespasser // the highlight reel

[jacob w.c.]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE — Jacob was vaguely aware of Lilypoise's words but his eyes were locked on the dying Pincher. His distress only grew and more sobs came from him. He heard her words and his ears flattened against his head. "This is real! Your captain is... is-" He couldn't even bring himself to admit it. Deniz was dead. Yet he leaned over the man and held his body against him, rocking back and forth as he sobbed. "Come on, Pinch, come on. Ya' can't go. Th-there was s-s-so much I had ta' tell ya'. I jus' didn' know how ta' say it,"[/color] the words came between gasps and sobs, some of them being nearly indistinguishable. "'M sorry, Pinch, 'm sorry I dunno' how ta' save ya'. I can't remember. Oh God, I can't remember-" he broke into a new fit of crys as this reality set in. He didn't even remember how he'd go about saving Pincher. He was absolutely useless. His friend... no, not just his friend... his companion was dead and he couldn't do anything about it. "P-Please come back, Pinch, please-" There were a few cries before his next words. "I love you. Jus' come back, please, don' leave me. I dunno' what 'm gonna' do if you go too. Don' leave me-" His voice broke completely at this point and he curled around what he believed to be Pincher's body, sobbing uncontrollably. How could he lose his son and his... his Deniz in the same day? What did he do to deserve this? For once, Jacob didn't even notice the nearby flames. He just bent over the captain's body and sobbed. Not even fire could distract him from this pain. How could it hurt so much to love people? —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP

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