[ the heat feels real, but the fire won't hurt them, not while this is still the domain of louis's dreamscape - he could never bring himself to hurt his older brother, after all.
louis glances back - and for a moment, it looks like he's surprised to see albert standing there, too, even as the flames continue to lick at the portrait, eating at the visages of albert, and william, leaving the printed image of louis untouched by the flames. ]
Albert nii-san.
[ there's a crack in his tone, one that betrays the same kind of turmoil that's simmering under their bond, something that albert can feel too. ]
[Albert nods, then tries to approach Louis. The fire flares up in front of him, blocking his path, singeing his shirt at the wrist. He recoils, looking around for a moment as the fire gets closer.]
[ if albert looks closely, the fire that springs up is more a wall, a barrier - blocking him from getting closer to where louis is in the heart of the flames, even as they continue to flicker so that they're not completely cut-off. ]
Nii-san--
[ but the flames will part for louis, since this is his dreamscape, after all, alarm seeping into his tone as the flames singe the end of albert's shirt, and ]
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louis glances back - and for a moment, it looks like he's surprised to see albert standing there, too, even as the flames continue to lick at the portrait, eating at the visages of albert, and william, leaving the printed image of louis untouched by the flames. ]
Albert nii-san.
[ there's a crack in his tone, one that betrays the same kind of turmoil that's simmering under their bond, something that albert can feel too. ]
You're here.
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Louis... did this, didn't I?
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Nii-san--
[ but the flames will part for louis, since this is his dreamscape, after all, alarm seeping into his tone as the flames singe the end of albert's shirt, and ]
I never meant for you to find out about this.
[ no one was supposed to know. ]
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No... He can't think that way. He has to be here for his brothers. They're fine, aren't they...?]
...You were never going to tell me. I understand.