Obsidian
New member
Dying was something that Obsidian wasn’t afraid of. He knew that one day, he would would likely be killed. He had a lot of enemies, and even the people who were considered his allies were sketchy at best. The only people who he really trusted were his family. His family, and Todd, who had been visiting on and off. There was just one thing wrong with how often they’d had Todd over.
Obsidian had forgotten to eat. Not just that week, but for two weeks, to the point of exhaustion. He could feel the heaviness settling into his bones, weighing him down. His eyes were heavy as he stumbled into the living room of the housing above the Diamond. He pressed his left hand to his temples. The room began to spin around him, and he half fell and half walked to the armchair. He collapsed in it. Everything was spinning, his body was too heavy to move anymore, and he could feel his vision begin to fuzz.
Fuck. Fuck. He had gotten so wrapped up in Todd and the shipments for Carmen and Lament. He’d allowed himself to become too distracted. This happened sometimes, but it had been years since the last time. And the last time, Mal had been there with his endless stores of energy, to help him come back. Hell, if even Rhody was home, he would have been fine. Instead, he was a shivering, freezing mess, unable to stand anymore. He patted his pockets down, eyes closed, before groaning in frustration, his voice rough and low.
He had left his cell phone on his desk in the office.
There was no way in hell he was going to manage that. He would just have to wait for someone to arrive home. He couldn’t remember through the increasing haze where or what they were doing. Lapis had left without a word, possibly off to see Connor… again. Rhody and Hematite were out on their anniversary. And Sulphur was at the office in… in… Bloomfield. The haze swirled through his head like a dark rain cloud forming on the horizon.
His eyes shot open as he heard the faint clicking of the key in the door. He looked at it, his eyes wide for a moment as he suddenly remembered that Todd was supposed to be coming over that day.Fuck! He tried to force himself up into a more acceptable position. He needed to at least be conscious enough to send the young man home. If he looked out of sorts, that might cause him to dig, and Obsidian didn’t want to feed off Todd. Not after the situation they had been in the last time.