me: I'm burnt out from the 2k+ OS

also me: ooOOoooooOOOOO peopling jumping intoing arming. (exact words. I was speaking to someone and we were talking like that idk. but that stuck w/ me) 

also, I'm gonna be writing a shit ton of angst at some point bc I want to commit murder.

TW: Character Death, Death from falling off a cliff, mentions of suicide (News report). idk if this is a trigger, but mentions of characters w/ mental issues ig?

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[No POV] 

The sheer amount of times that Xemon or Hels has run and jumped into the other's arms is abysmal, but it was a part of their friendship. 

They'd started the habit one night, when Xemon had spotted Hels at their usual hang-out spot, a playground near both of their houses, and ran and leapt onto the other's back. 

Hels had, of course, caught him, after Xemon shouted about how he was running over.

To most, it was a show of how close of friends they are, which it was, but it was now also a way to show to each other they trust the other. 

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[Xemon POV, 19]

I had been talking with X for a short bit, as he was trying to 'get it into my head' that I needed to apply for this one college. [I already have, I just like wasting his time.]

'Course, he ended up going inside once he'd figured out that I wasn't paying attention. 

"Oi Xem!" I heard Hels from behind me, so I turned around, only to barely catch him.

And by catching him, I stumbled backwards and fell over. 

"Hi-"

"Hey."

"Can you get off? You're laying on top of me-"

"No. We're only in your yard anyways."

"Oh my Aether- I hate you. Let's just go hang out in the treehouse."

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[Xemon POV, 21]

The first time I didn't catch Hels was around a week after one of our uncommon fights.

We'd argued over something stupid, something I don't remember, but we'd both left fuming.

And to think that a month ago I had a stupid little fucking crush on him. 

I'd had it since we were 17, but I'm sure it's gone by now. 

Our friendship's too strained by now.

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[Xemon POV, 23]

After two years of no contact, Hels and I finally got back in contact. 

We'd met again when he walked into where I work, Rose Cafe, and we'd exchanged numbers. 

We've clicked again. 

I'm actually happy we have. 

I've missed my best friend.

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[Xemon POV, 24]

Hels and I have started the jumping thing again. We may be "adults" but it's nice. 

We only do it when we're not in public though. Only around friends, if they were our friends back then. 

Or if we're alone. Which, surprisingly, was a rare occurance. 

I guess we just didn't have the time to hang out much.

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[Xemon POV, 25]

I'm going to this one cliff face named after it's high death rates. 

Since it's my only vacation I get this year [I've saved up for it], I'm camping her for the week.

I did try to invite some people, but only Hels ended up accepting.

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It's the last day of the trip.

I'm stood on the edge.

"Hey, Xemon!"

He better no-

I've barely caught him, I can't hold on much longer.

Fuck.

"Hey, Xem, it'll be okay. I'll be fine."

"If I drop you, no you wont!"

"I'll be okay, alright? Just know that I love you."

"Hels, don't you fucking da-"

And he's pushed me backwards, which, unfortunately caused me to stumble and I ended up falling as well.

I've fallen into him.

"Xemon... Fuck, no, how?"

"I stumbled and fell, dumbass."

"Don't call me a dumbass when we're both about to die!"

"Anyways, Hels, I love you too."

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[No POV]

Xisuma gripped the newspaper in his hands, tears threatening to spill out.

He hadn't learned of the twos' deaths until he'd gotten home. He was in an area without any way of direct contact, and he'd gotten the news paper to see if anything interesting had happened...

He continued to the skim the paper.

"Two found dead in presumable joint-suicide at 24, now 26, Cliff.

The two males; Hels Knight and Xemon Void were found at the bottom of the second highest cliff, where above was their campsite. According to close friends and family of the two, it was their last day at the site, and they were planning on returning the day after thei untimely deaths.

From clues found at the scene, they'd assumed that it was a joint suicide, due to the clear evidence that they'd both died at approximately the same time. 

Both have also had mental issues, or something of the matter, in the past."

Despite X trying to hold his tears back, he ended up staining the paper with his tears.

Not only had he lost his twin brother, he'd practically lost his other half.

And this time, unlike before when he cast him aside, he couldn't get him back.

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i love this OS. 

I remember on my old ACC I wrote a Rendoc OS (rlly cringe, don't read, I wrote it while on a trip and I ended up losing my progress like twice so----) like this. (first OS in my 2nd os book there.)