[private] what's left in that cave you call a chest

[elio]

elio

Elio remembers dreaming as a boy: Taigan trees taller than giants lifting him gently into the sky, mystical moss and riverbeds leading him to fairies' dens, and nightmares, too--ones larger than life and more terrifying than even Beqanna's worst reality. Even when terrified, dreaming offered him solace when he felt more trouble than a child could bear. He wishes he could go back to those dreams now that he truly needs them.

The burdens he bore as a boy are nothing compared to the pain of true loss he feels now.

Succumbing to the ache is easy. Most days Elio wakes up only to wilt back into restless sleep moments later, too lethargic to protect himself from surrounding weather or grab a mouthful of grass to eat. The worst part of it all is that Lannister can't seem to find him, or refuses to find him, or has found some way out of the dream world and can't find Elio in this realm or the next.

Lepis would know what to do to find Lannister, but even the slightest thought of Lio's mother sends waves of anguish and melancholy crashing over his body. When the grief is at its worst, he is brought to a slamming halt on his knees--feeling nothing, not even the ache of his torn skin and bruised bone as it hits the earth.

He is nothing.

Wholly, completely nothing.

The burden of being and perceiving has become too much to bear.

i don't think i could stand to be
where you don't see me

@[Catcher] i'm so sorry he is so sad bc lepis died. i left this kinda open-ended cause i wasnt sure if you wanted them to meet in dream or real world!! <3