Lemme just Slide Over some angst.
"Love? What's wrong?"-Aether
Xiao was staring out of the window. Aether was blind, how could he tell something was wrong? To Aether, it looked like he was pixelated and just staring at glass. The colors were faded and he couldn't even remember what anything was or what they looked like.
"Hey Xiao. Do you ever think I'll see again? It feels like I could see barely anything forever now."-Aether
"Yes, of course. I will give you my eyes if I have to."-Xiao
Aether felt hands on his cheeks. He felt himself smile. Xiao looked at his dull eyes and sighed. Smiling was one of the many things he didn't lose in the accident. His smile was like a thousand stars. That is what he is named after. The star Aether. Or the medieval fifth element of magic.
Xiao hugged him. He almost snapped the cord that was keeping him alive.
"Too tight! Xiao, I'm still recovering! I'm still in the hospital you know!"-Aether
"Yes I know. I'm going to miss you so much. I have exams all week and won't have time to visit you. Please have the hospital call me as soon as you get discharged."-Xiao
"Okay. Can you please let me go, I feel a cord close to snapping."-Aether
The raven let Aether fall back to the bed. He climbed up on the bed and kissed him directly on the lips. They shared a deep kiss before Xiao heard footsteps. The door was slightly open for visitors.
"Ewww. Do that when I'm not here. Dain, look at the gays."-Lumine
"You're gay as well Lumine. Matter fact, she literally dropped you off at my house and kissed you."-Dainsleif
"Hmph! At least I'm not getting as close as they are right now."-Lumine
Xiao gave one last kiss to Aether on the nose. He said his goodbyes and left. Aether felt sorta lonely again. He was destined to forget his face, so he wanted to spend all the time with him. Before it happens.
"It's okay Aether. You'll see him on Saturday. Are you sure you can wait that long? I can stay with you."-Lumine
"Mhm. Please. I never want to forget your face. Because when I get my sight back, I want to remember who you are!"-Aether
"Okay Aether. Me and Dain will stay with you until Xiao comes back."-Lumine
The blond cheered. He sat up and patiently listened to their siblings rant about their week so far. He wished Xiao was here to sleep with him. His entire body was like a warm pillow. And it's nice to dream while he was right there cuddling him.
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Months passed. Xiao kept visiting as much as he could. He still was in college. Aether has been having hallucinations and flashbacks for weeks now. He slowly forgot what everyone looked like.
"Hey. You okay? You eaten today? You just woke up?"-Xiao
"Yeah. *Yawn*. Are you going back to school this week? It's lonely here."-Aether
"Lumine visits more than me."-Xiao
"But she doesn't give the best hugs ever and doesn't know how to help with my hallucinations. Though her company is very much appreciated."-Aether
"They still won't let you move around the place or no?"-Xiao
"They put me on a wheelchair and I got to be out of the hospital for a while. We probably wasn't outside the front door, but I still liked it very much."-Aether
"That's great."-Xiao
"Xiao. I cant remember what you look like. I don't know what anyone looks like anymore. Is that bad?"-Aether
Xiao froze. How could he forget? He thought there was still time. Hell, he almost saved up for lens so he could see a bit better.
"All I can see are blurs that make up colors. I don't know if what I'm seeing is really you. It's like my eyes put on a really slanted blur filter. I don't know what I'm seeing is real or fake. I can only guess."-Aether
Xiao hugged him. He wanted to sob in his shoulder. It hurt a lot that he didn't remember. But still, this was inevitable.
"I have to process this Aeth. Can I leave earlier than expected?"-Xiao
Aether nodded in the opposite direction. Xiao gave him a peck on the cheek and closed the door. His doctor bumped right into him.
"I needed to talk to you. How much is it for eye surgery so a person could see fully again?"-Xiao
"Um. Wow. Off the top of my head, around 800$ since he has to rest after for him to fully function and the machinery used. Why, you wanted to be a donor?"-Doctoe
"Yes, please. I want him to remember everyone's face."-Xiao
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"Xiao? I can see! I can see...you."-Aether
His heart sank when he saw his lover struggling to walk through the door. He kept bumping into it. He finally got through and tried his best to make his way to Aether's bed.
"You...gave up your sight?"-Aether
"Mhm, so you could see. I still can see a bit. It's going to take a bit getting used to, but vibrations will help me."-Xiao
Aether felt tears running down his eyes. They burned a bit, but he didn't care. The blond put his hands onto Xiao's cheek.
"This wouldn't happened if I didn't go to that party. I'm sorry. "-Aether
"Why are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong to me."-Xiao
"You exchanged your sight for me. It's sorry enough. Never do something as stupid as this again."-Aether
Aether stayed by Xiao's side until he started coughing. Then he felt dizzy. So he clung onto his lover for support.
His hands. They are cold. A nice kind of cold.
980 words
TELL ME WHY, YOUR HANDS. ARE COLD?
