'Broken Image' ♡ (MXM) ♡

- get out -

It was going all too well for him. Sooner or later, the villain will be standing right beside him with a smile that shows nothing but pride for his little brother.

~Cleoi, Oxzy's apartment~
The hero watched as the pot of boiling vegetables began to simmer. He got home from the station with a dimmed mood. Milo's word shouldn't have hurt, the hero has been called worse things before. But the way they said it just felt.. Personal.

It always hurts more when the people the hero has spent time with, turn on him. They use the words that he has been called, or whispered about by those who don't know what he has done for them.

The hero took the top off from the pot, picking up the wooden spoon, Oxzy mixed the vegetables in the pot. Watching as the steam came from above it.

His mother used to make soup just like this when he was younger. Her food of course had more of a flavor compared to Oxzy's bland food. She just had a special way of making something that is eaten everyday taste wonderful. She paired the soup with anything, everything that tasted good.

His mother. Why did Pierce have to bring her up? He can make rude and sexual remarks about Oxzy. But Genna? Why her?

What struck him with even more confusion was the way he said it. The way he mentioned her. There wasn't anything really rude in the way he said it. It wasn't rude at all. It was more like he mentioned her to make Oxzy realize how the town is treating him.

It wasn't gonna make him change his mind. He will stay here. This is where he was grown up, this is where his mother is buried. Why would he leave? The only reason he is staying is because he doesnt doesn't to leave her.

After he finished making a bowl of the soup, Oxzy walked into his room. The light was off, but a lamp that stood next to the bed gave enough light for him.

The bed felt cold, Oxzy felt cold while sitting down alone.

The cold was washed away when a similar sound came from beside him. A soft purr paired with fluffy fur filled his senses. Crilia May walked on top of his lap, turning around a few times before she found her comfort on his lap.

The hero moved the bowl away from her, watching as she curled up on herself. The vibration from her purrs made the hero smile lightly, he stroked her fur, leaning his head back to take in the comfort.

All the anxiety and stress came out in deep breaths. Everything felt all right.

He didn't even think back to what Pierce had told him. Milo's words were a blur to his mind. Weird things had happened, but comfort was all that he felt.

~The Grubs, Pierces home~
Mercy had left once again, Pierce ended up not caring what she plans on doing with her free time. He did know what she decided to do which all involved getting high.

Pierce was in his room since the beginning of the day, waking up with nothing but the bright light from the open roof. His mind was only on Oxzy, the hero had found out where he lives last night. It did make the villain curious on why Oxzy was in the grubs in the first place.

Probably to help with the police "search." They aren't gonna find anything, the station sucks at doing searches. Oxzy on the other hand could find who killed the people, if he really wanted to. Pierce didn't really care, so he would end up staying back, letting Felix get caught. His brother meant nothing to him.

If anything, no one in Pierce's family mattered to him. He literally burned his older siblings when he was 5.

The villain thought for a second. Did he care for anyone?