and a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek

Mature | Major Character Death | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Video Game)

Other | for minorthirds | 100 words | 2023-02-03 | the lamb | AO3

Hikari | Mythra & Minochi | Cole | Minoth

Minochi | Cole | Minoth, Hikari | Mythra

Drabble, Inspired by Music, Source: Genesis, Source: Peter Gabriel

If she'd only cry, if she'd only break, just once, in a human way, not that wonderfully awesomely implacable Mythra way, if he could tell her how much time had taught him about the things he was too stupid to know when he was young and she was younger but far, far older, if he could put a hand to her face and tell her the tragedy of Torna wasn't her fault, she only played a part, they all played parts, and I'm sorry, sorry, sorry--

If only.

If only they'd all been alive and told her, together, the same.