prompt; forever
fandom; scum's wish // kuzu no honkai
word count; 100
'Forever' was a lie.
It was nothing short of a plethora of false fantasies, attaining the belief that they loved each other, when they in fact, didn't.
So what exactly was 'forever' supposed to symbolize?
Inexorably, they would face separation.
Inevitably, they would drift apart once their goals were achieved.
Together, Mugi and Hanabi were toxic individuals alike; friends with double-edged benefits.
They were foils; nothing more than simple replacements for the ones they could never acquire.
Evanescent pleasure and ephemeral gratification only stained the scum's wish. Regardless, the memories blotched, lingered, and clamped on their feeble, yet crude hearts.
