Stranger?

“It’s you…” Kezzie’s hands trembled. The familiar face an overwhelming sight. Zyr paper friends spewed out words and words of excitement upon meeting the figure.

“You know me then?” The old one’s eyes lit up, grin creeping across their face.

“Of course!” Kezzie held out his hands, Pap and Clip bounced down zyr arms to look at their savior once more, more words fluttering from their mouths, “you’re why we travel together.”

This caught something in Atsu’s chest. A child? They hadn’t written anything about knowing children.

“You saved me from the cold. I… suppose you wouldn’t remember.”

Oh. That hurt most of all.

“Did I leave you, children?” Atsu leaned forwards, observing the paper dolls who reached towards xem.

“Y-yes,” he found his words hard to chew, still blaming himself for everything. Even if it was foolish.

Something inside Astuyuki wrenched itself, screaming in their heart, clawing back at xem. A burning sensation came from under the arm wrappings. Something from so long ago.

Who are you?

And what the hell did you do?

Atsu blinks, returning from space. Electric blue eyes flickered between the child, the siblings and the sky beyond.

Xyr still here, that wasn’t just another dream. It was uncomfortable to come back to reality and be faced with the truth.

But that’s when delicately, they hold a finger out to the fragments. The duo shocked, uncertain whether to be fearful or be relax.

“Hello,” they quietly hum, “remind me who you are.”

The pair didn’t respond with words, instead crying and cheering, falling onto the fingers. Holding them with all their might.

“Friend! Friend!” Kezzie could see the slips flutter out and into the wind, a smile growing on zyr lips.

Atsuyuki didn’t budge. They were thinking. Blinking away a tear.

And clutching onto the teen with vigor.

“We’re going to get you help.”