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Error POV
I waited for Ink by the arcade. Our favorite place. They were always late. When I asked why, they would lie. They usually said they were doing homework but I knew something else bad was happening to them. They often came to me with new bruises or cuts or scratches. Someone was hurting them but they wouldn't tell me who. They were quiet and usually sad. When they were around me though, it was like they had forgotten about everything bad in their life. I sighed as they texted me. "Hey... I'll be there in ten. My dad made me do something." They texted. I sat on the bench. I eventually saw them. They had a new cut on their cheek and a crack above their eye. I ran to them. "Ink what... oh what happened!?" I asked, tears pricking at my eyes. They hugged me and picked me up. "Inky, please, what happened...?" I asked again. He led me inside. We played games for a while and I tried to forget about the crack and the cut. But, whenever I looked at them... I saw their face and got worried all over again. "Ink... why don't you talk to me... I mean a-about your home life?" I asked. "You never invite me over, I've never met your mom and dad, you don't even let me near your house." Ink looked at me. "...it's best that you stay away from my place... and me." They said. They started to leave. "Wha- Ink... a-are you breaking up with me!?" I asked. "No! No... I-I don't think I'd be able to live with myself... just stay away from my home." They said. I hugged them. They kept me in a warm embrace and didn't let go for a while. Eventually, I watched him walk off into the distance then disappear. I sighed and went to my either friends house. "Hi Dust." I said. "Lemme guess, your boyfriend-" "Partner." I corrected. "...'partner' dumped ya?" He finished. "No. I thought they were but, no." I replied. "Then why are ya so down?" He asked. "Inky won't talk to me about their home life. I mean, it's like their hiding something from me..." I said. Dust walked out.

Dust POV
I teleported to Ink's house to hear yelling, screaming, crying. "You were a mistake!" I heard a mans voice scream. I heard metal hit something. Ink? I peer inside. It was. Ink was being beaten. His— I mean, their father is drunk. Ink was sobbing on the floor. Their mom, watching, smiling, laughing. I saw their dad unbuckle his belt. I kept watching in horror. "You know the drill." He said. "I don't want to!" Ink yelled. Their mom walked into the kitchen. "You'll do as I say!" Their dad yelled, hitting them with a pipe. I gasped and covered my mouth. I watched as their father kept hitting them, kicking them, forcing them to... do things. I teleported back home, Error had left. God... that's why... I suspected Ink was cheating but it was much worse. What should I do...?

Ink POV
I limped out of my house and to the park. I laid on a bench, aching, groaning, trying to catch my breath and stop crying. I kept thinking about what happened to me... it made me sob louder as I covered my mouth. The scratches, cracks, bruises, they all ached as I flinched. It was so cold. I wasn't even wearing a shirt. I looked at the sky and tried drifting off into sleep. It didn't work. I tried limping to Error's place. It was so far but I wanted to see my ruru, my love, my only reason for living. I was almost there. One house away and i see him sitting on the porch, thinking. I try speaking but fall instead. I gasp and groan in pain. I feel myself starting to pass out. Then, I feel someone try and put my arm over their shoulder. I don't see or feel much more as I pass out. I wake up in a hospital. Error was curled up beside me, asleep. I look around and nobody else but his mom, Dream, and Blue were there as well. Good.