#( my whole heart fell out of my ass. sky bb noooooooo. )

[shesboundtobruise]

She wasn't the type to wear emotions on her sleeve, so when word of Lou's death reached her it would have been fair to assume Skylar had taken the news quite well. After all, Sky had lost people in the past - those she had been close to and other wise - but Lou Wolfe? It just hurt in an entirely different manner.

Down at the bar, she held her own wake. A bottle of Lou's favourite whiskey on the table and two glasses, one for herself and the other ready for Lou. Was she expecting the other to just turn up like nothing happened? Kind of, but she knew reality was much harsher than that.

She picked this bar for one very particular reason - the karaoke. Sky knew Lou wouldn't want her to be a sad sack of shit all night, and what better way to honour the woman she adored than to drunkenly sing at the top of her lungs until she was kicked out? That is what Lou would have wanted.

It didn't take long for a bouncer to escort her out of the bar, between her third and fourth time scream singing Purple Rain, and sent home in a cab. Laying on her bed, she called Lou.

" Heyyyy Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I hope you could hear how loud I was singin' for you. I'm pretty sure they could hear me on the fuckin' moon, ay. I ... miss you. Feels a little stupid sayin' that to y' voice mail but I got a funny feelin' you're keepin' an eye on me still. I hope they got good whiskey in whatever the afterlife is supposed t' be, cuz y' deserve nothin' but the best. There's somethinnnnnnnnng I wish i told you while you were still ... whateverrr, you'll jus' say i'm fuckin' drunk off my tits, which I am but that doesn't change what I want you to know... I love you. Like, okay, I know I told ya that all the time but I ... really do love you, more than a friend. I wish we had more time t'gether but I'm so happy I met you, that we became friends, danced like idiots in ya livin' room. Keep a seat for me wherever ya are, yeah? I'll be there soon. Or not. I dunno how time works when ya dead. I love you ... I love you ... I ..."

The rest of the message was just the sounds of her breathing softly, snoring intermittently until her phone battery died.

( LOU DIED. HOW'S YOUR MUSE DOING? | accepting! @ofdeomnes )

I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.