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they/he 🔆 19 minors DNI 🍯 desi 🍂 writing films at day, fics at night 📒 sakuatsu is colonising my brain 🏐ENG/HINDI/ESP(im learning pls be patient)
with eyes that look older than they should be.

“let’s go.”
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“you gotta honour her memory, kid. move forward with her. forward together.”

there’s a long moment as he looks down at hinata who’s transfixed on the flowers. it’s another long moment until hinata stands.

“alright.” he places one hand on the mound. “bye natsu. m’sorry.”

hinata turns back to him,
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
by the pile of dirt, the mound decorated with wildflowers making swirls across it. he tries to come close loudly, so he isn’t startled when he comes close. atsumu places a hand on the kid’s shoulder.

“we have to go.”

“i don’t wanna leave her.” he pleads.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
what with pipes being limited to the safezones.

“we gotta go, we’ll need to make it ta ayabe if we want shelter for the night.”

kiyoomi nods. “alright. i’ll get our stuff, you get him.”

kiyoomi turns back to head into the house. atsumu approaches the boy kneeling
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“you’re good with kids.”

“shut up.” atsumu knocks his side into kiyoomi, causing him to stumble. kiyoomi kicks him in the back of his shins.

atsumu smiles anyway. he finds himself staring at kiyoomi, his curls falling messily. neither of them had seen a proper shower
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
hinata buries his head into atsumu’s side. and atsumu holds him.

kiyoomi watches on from behind them, a small smile on his face. atsumu walks back to kiyoomi while hinata picks flowers to decorate his sister’s resting place. natsu. hinata natsu.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
he loves to stand beside hinata.

“i couldn’t protect her.” hinata mumbles. “they bit her, she didn’t even realise. one of the adults killed her as soon as she turned.”

atsumu pulls the boy a little closer.

“it’s not yer fault.” he says, firmly. “yer a kid.”
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
ta smuggle ya elsewhere.”

hinata nods. his face glances down to the hall.

“can you help, please? i couldn’t do it on my own.”

— — —

atsumu shovels dirt, filling the hole. it’s the second time he’s had to do this in two weeks, that’s not a great track record.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
the boy lights up. he looks at kiyoomi with a bright, wide smile.

“thank you! thank you uh- i didn’t get your names.”

“sakusa kiyoomi.”

“miya atsumu.”

“i’m hinata shouyo.”

atsumu bends down to his level. “we’re headed ta a town in osaka. after that, ya can find someone else
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
it’s a miracle he lived as long.

but there’s something in his eyes that atsumu can’t ignore. he’s so young, he’s seen too much.

“what the hell. we’re three days away. kid, i hope ya got food on ya because we’re short.”
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“i couldn’t leave her here. the group left, the ones that weren’t infected, but i couldn’t.”

atsumu runs a hand through his hair. kiyoomi looks at him severely, pleading.

they shouldn’t. the trip’s already extended and they can’t feed another person. besides, he’s twelve.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
the kid ducks his head. he points to a doorway. atsumu leaves kiyoomi to dress his wounds as he wanders down. in the bathroom, he sees a body through a crack in the door.

it’s a girl. ginger. maybe seven. she has a knife sticking in her back. atsumu’s jaw clenches.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“easy.” kiyoomi holds his knee still to dress his wound.

atsumu exhales.

“anyone we can return ya to?”

the kid shakes his head. “my mom died the first week. then my sister and i got shifted to a safezone. that safezone was compromised and on the way…”
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“what the fuck kid, why are ya here?”

atsumu extends a hand to help the boy crawl out of the cupboard. kiyoomi spots a few cuts on him, deep on his leg and guides him to sit on a chair.

“i was a part of a group. took shelter for the night and they- they got infected.”
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
when he draws near, he pries the door open in one smooth motion, halfway done swinging his crowbar at the body when it reaches its hands out.

“stop! stop, i’m not infected!”

atsumu freezes. the kid can’t be older than twelve. he’s got ginger hair that’s a dirty brown from dust.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“stay behind me.” atsumu instructs. kiyoomi picks the arrow from the neck of the body, loading it into the bow. atsumu’s hand tightens against the crowbar.

the rustling is coming from the kitchen cupboard. they approach it slowly and carefully. faintly, atsumu hears breathing.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
and nara. but a longer trip was worth it to keep them safe. kiyoomi wasn’t reliable with close range fighting yet.

atsumu leans against the the wall of the house. it’s silent, for the most part. until they both perk up at the slightest rustling. they make eye contact.
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
“i thought this route was clear.” kiyoomi says between pants.

“this is clear. ya don’t wanna see the other ones.”

there were hoards of infected swarming the hyogo-osaka border. the detour they were taking would extend the trip by three days, crossing through kyoto
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
sakuatsu zombie apocalypse/tlou au pt 3

atsumu jumps at the sound of kiyoomi opening the door. the taller boy has a rabbit in hand.

“yer gettin’ better with that bow.”

kiyoomi nods. “i took inventory this morning. we should have enough food to last the next two days.”
December 4, 2024 at 3:14 AM
eventually. and i really thought you’d find that reason with me.”

atsumu reaches out to touch his shoulder. he shrugs it off.

“we’ll leave in the morning. i’m taking the upstairs bedroom.”

so atsumu stays down. he’s sorry. sorry that he can’t be the person omi wishes he was.
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 AM
kiyoomi gets up, and starts his way up the stairs. atsumu stands up to go after him but kiyoomi turns back and shakes his head.

“no. i don’t want your half hearted reasons why. but i want you to know that there’ll be a reason for you to stick around and it’ll come
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 AM
atsumu feels something harsh on his face, he blinks. kiyoomi’s glares at him, enraged. atsumu realises belatedly, that the feeling was kiyoomi slapping him.

“fuck you. you saved me, and you can’t even save yourself.”

“i’m not a good person, omi.”

“like hell you are.”
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 AM