TW: Angsty

Title: ~Envy~

“Are you still upset that I did this to you, Nano?”

“No… at least, I’m not as upset as I once was…”

“So, you’ve accepted it?”

“I wouldn’t go that far…”

His fingers slowly traced the purple that traveled down my face, and I tensed up a bit as his cold touch pressed against my skin. He had recently become so fascinated with the colorful curse that continued to overtake my body, and in all honesty, he had reason to. It had been spreading quicker and quicker day by day and my appearance was making it very obvious. My abilities too.

“Does it hurt at all?… Do those hurt?…”

“No, but I… still can’t make them go away.”

Somehow, Someway, Wings had grown out of my back. Wings made from Flux. They resembled those that a fairy from a fairy tale would have, but instead of a soft pink, they were a dark purple and though physical in their appearance, they could not be touched and I had no control over them; not even their soft movement. They were just a part of me. Just there; another permanent mark that the Flux left on me.

“They’re beautiful, you know?” He said, his fingers passing through them as his eyes reflected the menacing glow to me.

“Beautiful?” I echoed, not convinced in the slightest, “They’re just an annoyance really.”

“An annoyance? These are a physical manifestation of your power. With these, you could go anywhere you want. You wouldn’t even need a jetpack or a glider anymore. The Flux has made you stronger, and you really just think it’s a burden of some kind?”

“I’m infected with Flux, Lalna… It’s some kind of foreign substance slowly devouring my body, and you’re confused that I’m against it?”

“I am…you’re something that has never existed before. As I scientist, all I can think about are the upsides. I want to find out all there is. I want to see just how powerful the Flux can make someone. I want to… I want to see how powerful it could make me… How much it hurts… How it feels…”

His eyes began boring holes through my skin, and even the Flux that was always present seemed to fluctuate around us. It was really frightening. “Lalna, you’re being strange again.”

“I’m sorry. It’s just…,” His hand softly touched my skin again, “I’m jealous that this isn’t happening to me.”

I laid my hand on his, “You shouldn’t be. It’s not as beautiful as you think… I’m not as beautiful as you think.”

He shook his head before wrapping his arms around me, “I’ll never believe that.

”Though I hesitated a bit at his sudden embrace, I wrapped my arms around him too. “And I’ll never know which is stronger… my love or my hate towards you…”