It didn't matter what Badou said next, or that Gau would be disappointed later that he failed to listen to such important information, or that it aligned with what conclusion he had already come to himself.
The confirmation itself, those three words spat at him, are what make his entire body freeze, those rapid and panicked breaths stop short and he's sliding down to the floor, facing Badou and arms open at his side.
(Blood drips onto his chest, and it's a depressing thought to think that if he weren't in a hospital gown and in that stupid sweatervest of his, he wouldn't even care right now)
Gau Meguro, the boy who always stood up to whatever force was headed this way, never backed down and always had a word to say, was temporarily crushed by just three words, thrown to the ground and left wordless.
"What'd he do to you?"]
....
He... Before I could...
[Words weren't coming because he felt his throat crushing in, like that man's hands were on it again, it was suffocating-
He had to take action, in what way he could. Gau Meguro was always taking action, and he couldn't stop now.
In the end, it was easy for Gau to raise his shaking hands, place one over his mouth, and wrap the other around his throat...
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It didn't matter what Badou said next, or that Gau would be disappointed later that he failed to listen to such important information, or that it aligned with what conclusion he had already come to himself.
The confirmation itself, those three words spat at him, are what make his entire body freeze, those rapid and panicked breaths stop short and he's sliding down to the floor, facing Badou and arms open at his side.
(Blood drips onto his chest, and it's a depressing thought to think that if he weren't in a hospital gown and in that stupid sweatervest of his, he wouldn't even care right now)
Gau Meguro, the boy who always stood up to whatever force was headed this way, never backed down and always had a word to say, was temporarily crushed by just three words, thrown to the ground and left wordless.
"What'd he do to you?"]
....
He... Before I could...
[Words weren't coming because he felt his throat crushing in, like that man's hands were on it again, it was suffocating-
He had to take action, in what way he could. Gau Meguro was always taking action, and he couldn't stop now.
In the end, it was easy for Gau to raise his shaking hands, place one over his mouth, and wrap the other around his throat...
...because he felt them there already.]