#Gladiolus (Homesick)

[thestaticonyourscreen]

got bored

[thatoneluckybee]

homesick textpost (just one)

To torment the mutuals but I think it's just tormenting me at this point (has been in a car working on this for two hours help) may be mistakes but I would be lying if I said I would fix them later

[homesick-incorrect-quotes]

Kenny: Samael...

Samael: I can tell by the tone of your voice that you are disappointed. Alas, I must further disappoint you by affirming how little I give a fuck.

Tomoha: Guys where did Rayne go?

Navin: She got arrested.

Tomoha: How the hell-

Rayne: *bursts in through the window* the cops are after me, I thought it would be fun to steal crackers and throw them at people.

Navin: Is that a gun?!

Gressil: It's not what it looks like!

Navin: It looks like a gun!

Gressil: Okay, maybe it is what it looks like, but in my defense, it doesn't have any more bullets, so I technically can't shoot it anymore.

Navin: ...ANYMORE?!

Rayne: You don't think I can fight because of my gender!

Gressil: I don't think you can fight because you're in a wedding dress. For what it's worth, I don't think Raven can fight in that dress either.

Raven: Perhaps not. But I would make a radiant bride.

*when a child starts crying in public*

Kenny: *tries to make the child laugh*

Navin: *tries to play a game with the child to make them calm down*

Raven: *gives detailed instructions to the parents*

Oak: *cries with the child*

Samael: *ignores the child*

Poppy: *is the reason the child is crying*

Navin: I've never smoked marijuana. I ate a brownie once at a party. It was intense. It was kind of indescribable. I felt like I was floating. Turns out there was no pot in the brownie. It was just an insanely good brownie.

Oak: Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way.

Navin: Okay, two person huddle.

Kenny: You can't huddle with two people. This is just a hug.

Poppy: It's not our fault!

Poppy: Yeah, but... come on, the least we can do is talk to them.

Poppy: No, the least we can do is nothing!

Poppy: Did you know spiders can hold 8 guns at once?

Oak: How does it WALK??

Poppy:

Poppy: Did you know spiders can hold 7 guns at once?

[quintessential-candles]

I’ll never get tired of Gressil’s never ending list of strange names for Raven/Glad

[thehotgrandparent]

Homesick headcanons from Webtoon made by Ms.Freaky because I have nothing better to do. (It’s a school night and it’s 10 at night)

Gladiolus is that one person who you can drag around and he wouldn’t mind at all.

He also finds a lot things mundane and he doesn’t understand how people find happiness in things.

Gladiolus had a shitty childhood when he was younger, which is why he doesn’t show emotions much

Rayne was always reckless and got hurt a lot, so Tomoha learnt how to use a first aid kit due to it.

Kenny and Sam are both Argentinian, and they can speak Spanish as well because they often visited their extended family there.

Poppy is really good at doing hair, but is extremely rough with it. He also used to have a pet snake and cat.

Tomoha and Kenny sometimes voice over fanfics whenever they’re bored and have nothing else to do.

Kenny also makes a lot of dumb decisions, which Tomoha sometimes has to use a first aid kit for.

Kenny and Gladiolus used to hate each other, mostly on Kenny’s part, because he thought that Glad didn’t really care about the group at the house, when in reality, he doesn’t know how to show it.

Once they got along, which took awhile, they were decent friends.

Gladiolus often watched over Kenny when he was out and about because he knows Kenny will do something dumb.

Kenny and Samael used to go around telling everyone they were siblings, but as they grew older Sam started hating Ken.

Now only Kenny says that their brothers.

Rayne cannot cook at all. If she were to cook food for Tomoha and Sam they would wait till she isn't looking to throw it away

She once almost burned down the kitchen before the apocalypse by accident because she tried to cook.

Sam would throw it out right in front of her, and he would have a disgusted look and say “you should invest in some cooking lessons.”

Kenny would straight up say that her cooking sucks.

Tomoha would be holding back tears and give her a thumbs up while trying not to vomit.

Kenny once ate her food by accident and he got food poisoning.

Samael is a huge cat person and dislikes dogs

Meanwhile Kenny loves dogs and dislikes cats.

Tomoha is the one who likes both and she just watches them argue.

She sometimes tries to stop them but mostly just watches it because she finds it entertaining.

While it was just the 3 of them, Tomoha blames herself for what happened at the house and Kenny tries his best to reassure her that it wasn’t

For a few weeks, she couldn’t bring herself to look at the other two due to her believing herself as a burden and/or someone who would drag them down.

Which is why she took it seriously when Sam made a joke about her walking loudly and when Ogre died. She views herself as a reliability.

Sam tried to reassure her that she wasn’t, but it came off as rude and Kenny made him apologize for it.

Poppy likely beat up a Wendy’s worker because they got Oak’s order wrong.

They’re (being Poppy and Oak) childhood friends.

Oak was always the calm child while Poppy was the troublemaker.

One of their favorite pastimes (before everything happened), they would often go camping and/or go to the park.

Poppy is rather overprotective of Oak because he didn’t have the greatest childhood and Oak was the first person he made friends with.

Let’s ignore the fact that they’re all in my hc book on my AO3 account ❤️

[soft-chocolate-sweetie]

reasons why i wouldn’t survive the apocalypse

[sinbinfamiliar]

As always who would I be if I didn't make aesthetic edits for the seasons right?

The first two are for discord icons, I was gonna swap between Gressil and Raven during the season but uhhh Gressil has stayed as my discord icon whoops lol

And as always the bottom two are made for phone backgrounds size wise. I got both of them on my Lock Screen and Home Screen obviously xD I couldn't help myself but make something for my favorite grease weasel of a man.

[eroticdarling]

Welcome Luvbears to Slutopia's first annual 2023-2024 Slxtcember event! Please remember that some of my works may contain triggering content and kinks that might not be for you. Don't read something you are uncomfortable with.

𝓢𝓵𝔁𝓽𝓬𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

Important — The characters will be added each day, of course, and there will be headcanons, scenarios, drabbles, one-shots, and full-written

☆ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 — 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔

☆ 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 — 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗢𝗻𝗲!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞 ♡ 𝑨𝒃𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ♡

Haruchiyo Sanzu | Tokyo Revengers |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐨 ♡ 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Satoru Gojo | Jujutsu Kaisen |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 ♡ 𝑵𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Kyojuro Rengoku | Demon Slayer |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 ♡ 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Luck Voltia | Black Clover |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 ♡ 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 ♡

Aizetsu | Demon Slayer |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐱 ♡ 𝑾𝒂𝒙 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Eren Yeager | Attack On Titan |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 ♡

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez | Bleach |

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗧𝘄𝗼!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ♡ 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒆𝒙 ♡

Choso | Jujutsu Kaisen |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 ♡ 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂 ♡

Deidara | Naruto |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑫𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ♡

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke | Bungo Stray Dogs |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒏 ♡

Ryusei Shido | Blue Lock |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 ♡ 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Noe Archiviste | The Case Study Of Vanitas |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒆-𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 ♡

Aki Hayakawa | Chainsaw Man

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒂 ♡

Ranpo Edogawa | Bongo Stray Dogs |

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚 ♡

Keiji Akaashi | Haikyuu |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒙 ♡

Sanemi Shinazugawa | Demon Slayer |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒔𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 ♡

Wakatoshi Ushijima | Haikyuu |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Touya (Dabi) Todoroki | BNHA |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒎 ♡

Toji Fushiguro | Jujutsu Kaisen |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 ♡ 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ♡

Gladiolus | Homesick |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞 ♡ 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 ♡

Yami Sukehiro | Black Clover |

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐨 ♡ 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂 ♡

Garou | One Punch Man |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 ♡ 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Ogun Montgomery | Fire Force |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 ♡ 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ♡

Jean Kirstein | Attack On Titan |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 ♡ 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒔𝒎𝒔 ♡

Portgas D. Ace | One Peice |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐱 ♡ 𝑮𝒖𝒏 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ♡

Manjiro (Mikey) Sano | Tokyo Revengers |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 ♡ 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 ♡

Shoko Ieiri × Suguru Geto | Jujutsu Kaisen |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ♡ 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒙 ♡

Shinmon Benimaru | Fire Force |

𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 ♡ 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 ♡

Nanjō (Joe) Kojirō | Sk8 The Infinity |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 ♡ 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 ♡

Sai | Naruto |

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞 ♡ 𝑩𝑫𝑺𝑴 ♡

Dazai Osamu | Bungo Stray Dogs |

𝓔𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 © 𝓓𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓪𝓻𝓲𝔃𝓮, 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓮, 𝓸𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓹𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓘 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓮.

𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾!

[isuckatwritingsobenice]

Hello! I see that your requests are open now! Hopefully you don't mind me sending in multiple for you to answer at your own leisure?

I'd love some relationship headcanons for Gladiolus/Raven from Homesick with a male reader...! Thank you!

A/N: I’m so happy im finally getting to this request, i’ve been seeing it in my inbox for months but keep like trying to finish other things first, but here I am !! I hope you enjoyed this and thank you so much for your request!! happy reading!!

Navigation!!

In the dim glow of twilight, Gladiolus’s usually unapproachable demeanor softened as he sat by the fire, his massive frame silhouetted against the flickering flames. The warmth of the evening cast a golden hue on his rugged features, highlighting the subtle lines of fatigue etched into his face. You approached quietly, your steps light on the grass, not wanting to disturb his solitude.

“Long day?” you asked gently, settling beside him. Your voice was soft, an offering of comfort rather than intrusion.

He glanced over at you, his eyes momentarily losing their usual hardness. “You could say that,” he replied, his voice rough but less guarded than usual. “But it’s not so bad now.”

You studied his profile, noticing the way his shoulders tensed, as if carrying an invisible burden. “What’s weighing on your mind?” you inquired, trying to keep your tone soothing.

Gladiolus shifted slightly, his gaze fixed on the fire as he seemed to gather his thoughts. “Just thinking about everything. How things should be, how they could be. It’s easy to get lost in that.”

Reaching out, you placed your hand on his, feeling the warmth of his skin beneath your fingers. The simple touch seemed to ground him, and he looked at you with a mix of surprise and gratitude. “Sometimes sharing those thoughts helps,” you suggested softly. “I’m here for you.”

His expression softened, a hint of vulnerability slipping through his usually impenetrable facade. “You always know how to say the right things,” he murmured, his voice carrying an undertone of sincerity. His fingers curled around yours, a gesture that conveyed more than words ever could.

As time passed, the bond between you grew stronger. Gladiolus’s protective nature extended into the smallest actions, like adjusting his stride when you walked together or keeping a watchful eye on you in unfamiliar places. He was not one for grand displays, but his quiet attentiveness spoke volumes.

One night, under a blanket of stars, Gladiolus turned to you, his gaze unwavering and serious. “There’s something I need to tell you,” he began, his voice carrying a rare gravity. “You’ve become more than just a friend. You’ve been someone I can trust, someone who makes the hard times easier.”

You looked into his eyes, the sincerity of his words making your heart flutter. “I feel the same way,” you admitted, your voice trembling slightly with emotion. “You’ve shown me a side of you that’s so real. It’s not just about being with you; it’s about truly being understood.”

His features softened, and he leaned closer, his breath warm against your skin. “I’m not good with words,” he said, a small, affectionate smile touching his lips, “but I want you to know that I care deeply. More than I’ve ever shown before.”

Before you could respond, Gladiolus gently cupped your face with his large hands. The touch was firm yet tender, and he leaned in, his lips meeting yours in a kiss that was both passionate and gentle. It was a kiss filled with unspoken promises and deep affection, conveying all the emotions he struggled to articulate. The kiss left you breathless and yearning for more.

As he pulled back, his eyes searched yours with a mix of vulnerability and determination. “I don’t know what the future holds,” he said softly, his voice carrying a rare tenderness, “but I want you to be a part of it. I want us to face whatever comes together.”

Your heart swelled with emotion, and you nodded, squeezing his hand gently. “I’d like that,” you said, your voice filled with sincerity. “I want to be with you, through whatever comes our way.”

Gladiolus’s expression brightened with a genuine smile, a rare sight that made your heart flutter. “You’ve made me realize how much I needed someone like you,” he admitted, his voice softening. “I never thought I’d find someone who understands me the way you do.”

Reaching out, you wrapped your arms around him in a tender embrace. “And I never thought I’d find someone who makes me feel this way,” you whispered, resting your head against his chest. “You’ve shown me a love that’s real, and I’m grateful for every moment we share.”

He held you close, his massive arms enveloping you in a protective warmth. As the stars twinkled above and the fire crackled softly, you both understood that despite the uncertainties and challenges, you had each other. And for Gladiolus, that was more than enough.

[thatoneluckybee]

Oh SWEETHEART....

[homesick-incorrect-quotes]

Gressil: What's up? I'm back.

Rayne: I literally saw you die. You died. You were dead.

Gressil: Death is a social construct.

Raven: Are you good?

Gressil: In what sense?

Raven: Generally.

Gressil: Oh, definitely not.

Kenny: COMPANY IS COMING! I WANT THIS PLACE LOOKING LIKE DISNEY ON ICE IN ONE MINUTE!

Kenny: SAMAEL IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE YOUR BED THROW IT AWAY IT'S TOO LATE TO MAKE IT NOW!

Kenny: GET RID OF THE COUCHES, WE CAN'T LET PEOPLE KNOW WE S I T !

Poppy: I wish I had more enemies.

Bella: I'm sure you will someday, honey.

Kenny: You look mentally ill.

Poppy: I am. Let's go.

Gressil: I'm not like other girls. I'm way, way worse.

Samael: This is ridiculous!

Navin: Hey, someone's gotta be the jester for the court.

Samael: Poppy, we tried things your way.

Poppy: No, we didn't.

Samael: I did it in my head and it didn't work.

Samael: Helpful grammar tip; "farther" is for physical distance, "further" is for metaphorical distance, and "father" is for emotional distance!

Rayne: What happened?!

Samael: Do you want the long version or the short version?

Rayne: Sh- short??

Samael: Shit's fucked.

Rayne: Okay, long.

Samael: Shit's very fucked.

[thestaticonyourscreen]

WHAT is your banner who are those men

I. um. in order from left to right that is. Navin, Kenny, Gladiolus (or Raven idk what to call him at this point), and Gressil. they are from a webtoon called Homesick

Gressil is also the guy in my pfp

[designers-teaparty]

YOU READ HOMESICK??! THATS SO COOL WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITES??

OH HECK YEAH I binge-read nearly the entire first season last spring, it's SO GOOD and I love the artstyle!!!

My favourite is Navin (</3) and I kinda have a soft spot for Gladiolus!! Kenny is a disaster but I can't help being drawn to him and I'm praying every day that Tomoha stays safe :')

Also Ogre best character.

What about you???

[soft-chocolate-sweetie]

this panel is everything to me

[sinbinfamiliar]

Raven doesn’t get enough content, so of course I had to make something for him.

I may make more in the future as well…. For many different reasons shhhh

Also I may make kenny some more edits as well! He deserves more love also hahaha

[thatforgottenbasilisk]

(Not) Too Far Gone

Fandom: Homesick (Webcomic)

Words: 2089 (AO3)

In one timeline, Tomoha is left with Rayne and Sam to try to pick up the pieces of what they're going to do next. She's passed over by the organization of the infected, her humanity being her one saving grace.

In another timeline, she gets to Sam and Rayne just a little too early, and she seems a little more like suitable bait for Rayne.

For Whumptober 2023 Day 4, Prompt #3: "You in there?"

They throw her and Kenny into the same cell, Raven- Gladiolus, who she'd thought she'd honestly thought she'd never see again- in a separate cell next to them. Guess they're not scared of Kenny waking up and the both of them escaping, at least, not at the moment. That, or else they ran out of cells, because she can see someone else on Gladiolus's other side, hunched over and quiet.

Tomoha huddles near Kenny, rolls him over so that he's completely on his back and not kept in the way that they threw him in. He'll be sore when he wakes up, but at least this way it won't be as bad as it could be.

Gladiolus clearly notices him, too, because he looks over at him before minutely pursing his lips; she'd nearly forgotten how small his expressions always were, and how closely anyone needed to look at him to tell how he was feeling at any given time. He always keeps a neutral expression, only in tiny details revealing his thoughts, though part of her had kind of assumed that he did that on purpose because of how seriously he took his position as a guard in the house under Mateo.

She glances around for another moment, trying to see if there's anything that can help her out of the cell, a conveniently-shaped bobby pin or something, but no such luck. She can't even get her handcuffs off, or Kenny's for that matter, and Gladiolus and the stranger are both problems in their own rights. She trusts Gladiolus somewhat, in that he's probably not going to purposely get her or Kenny killed or hurt somehow, but she's got nothing for the stranger, nor does she know what stake Gladiolus holds in all of this.

All that she can do is stick near Kenny. Tomoha gently moves his hair out of his face, and leans down to whisper, "Are you in there, Kenny?"

She waits for a moment of silence, to see if anyone's going to get mad at her for making noise, and when nobody says anything, she continues. "If you are, if you can hear me, please be okay. I don't want you to be stuck like this. Please make it out of there."

With that, she tucks her legs into her chest and rests her head on her knees. There's nothing that she can do right now, so she waits.

-----

"I'm here! I can hear you! I swear I'll get the hell out of this place- !"

-----

"He can't hear you, you know."

Tomoha lifts her head up and looks over at Gladiolus. He isn't looking at her, instead staring at the door that their captor walked out of not too long ago.

"I don't mean to be rude, but you shouldn't go around with that false hope. He'll wake up when he wakes up, for better or for worse. You should focus on getting yourself out of here."

She blindly picks at a loose thread in her overalls while still looking over at Gladiolus. She wonders if she should grace that with a response at all, or if she should waste her time and energy getting angry. It won't help her gain anything, but it'll make her feel better about this whole situation if she can get her frustration out for a moment.

She shouldn't do that. She shouldn't take all of this out on him, because he's just trying to help in his own weird and sharp way. Still, she's upset by what he said, so she tonelessly replies, "Maybe I want to talk to him anyway. It can't hurt any more than being stuck here."

Gladiolus doesn't seem to have any response to that, so the room falls silent again.

-----

She knows why they took her. They said it themselves- "Leverage." They want to use her as bait, to lure Rayne in, to get her to trade herself in for Tomoha's safety. They don't care about her, not really, because she isn't infected and she doesn't know them already, but they take her, handcuff her, and blindfold her anyway. She tries to fight them off, but the man with the weird skeleton-fingers was the least of her worries; the woman with braids takes her down easily, carrying Kenny in one arm all the while. It's embarrassing, honestly, to know that after all of her effort in trying to make herself better and stronger, she was still taken out so easily.

She hates knowing that all that she's good for is being bait; she doesn't know what she hates more, the idea that Rayne's going to come save her or the idea that she won't. The only reason that she knows Rayne's even alive is because of a few stolen moments with her, a handful of seconds when she'd run over to her and Kenny and Sam to find the woman and all the blood.

-----

They take Gladiolus.

He'd been talking to the stranger in hushed tones, incomprehensible to her at this distance and with the poor acoustics of this place, and when he leaves she's stuck dealing with the stranger's weird staring.

His hair is long and unkempt, and it covers his face to the point that she can't tell if she could recognize him or not, but she can still feel his staring like she's a bug under a microscope, or like he's a dog and she's a particularly interesting toy.

She's uncomfortably reminded of Gressil, so she looks away. Rayne killed him anyway, same as Tomoha had killed Mateo. Neither of them are any danger to her here and now, so she should focus on the legitimate threats that she's dealing with- of which the stranger isn't one at the moment. He's of no real concern unless he starts something.

The cell is still bare, and the most useful thing that she's got in her possession right now are her hair ribbons. They stole her knife and searched her pockets for any other weapons before they even put her into the car, not that she made it easy for them. They probably searched Kenny, too, but she checks his pockets, just to be sure. She finds nothing in there, either, though that might also be because he doesn't tend to use his pockets anyway.

Finding nothing else useful to do, she goes back to whispering to Kenny in hushed tones.

"I don't know where we are. The people that took us, they want people who are infected, people like- like Rayne. They seem to think she's infected, and maybe she is. I don't know anymore. They took Gladiolus too, but they left Sam. Rayne fought off the woman who took us both, but Sam, he- it didn't look good, Kenny. I'm scared for him, but he's got Rayne, so she'll do everything she can for him, I know that. I trust her with that. I might be stupid for it, but if I can't have a little faith, then what's the point, you know? You have to have hope in these situations. I guess that's why I'm talking to you."

"Please wake up soon."

Tomoha doesn't say just how confident she is in their captor's words, but the fact that she's mentioning it at all probably says enough. She remembers the last time she saw Rayne, the last time before Mateo, and she thinks that Rayne being infected would make a lot more sense than if she isn't. She doesn't like it, she doesn't want it to be true, she wants Rayne to have just miraculously come back to life with no repercussions at all whatsoever, but there's a difference between having hope in nearly hopeless situations and just being delusional.

-----

Kenny hears Tomoha's voice, cutting through the oppressive silence of the void that he's stuck sharing with the Murk. She's silent now, seemingly waiting on him to get bored and just give in. It's a war of attrition, but only between the two of them, and Kenny knows that he cannot lose.

It would be useful to be the kind of infected that Rayne is, he thinks, but he shuts that train of thought down before it can get any further than that. This Murk doesn't seem like the type that would willingly cede control at any point, instead piloting his body entirely. He would barely even be okay with the timeshare-type arrangement that Rayne seemed to have going on, and this Murk seems like much more of a control freak than any that would agree to something like Rayne's got.

Speaking of Rayne, it's clear that Tomoha knows the truth about her, or at least suspects it. The kidnappers probably didn't convince her so much as suggest a theory that Tommie had already subconsciously held; after all, she wouldn't listen if someone who'd kidnapped her had said that and laid out evidence and reasoning behind what they said, no sane person would, but the fact of the matter is that Tommie felt that it was worth mentioning to him. That means that, on some level, she believes it.

That's Rayne's problem, at this point. Not his.

And Sam. He doesn't know what happened, what could have made it so Tommie sounds so worried, but whatever it is, all that he can do is trust Rayne too. He trusted her then, when he kept her secret, and all that he can do is carry that forward. Even if the Murk gives up right now- glancing at her, it seems unlikely- he's still stuck as a prisoner who-knows-where, with Tomoha and Gladiolus against an enemy that they know little to nothing about, other than that they're most likely all infected.

Three humans can't fight that. Two humans can't fight that, if they didn't take Gladiolus as a bargaining chip like they probably took Tommie for.

He looks over at the Murk again. She sits across from him, smiling serenely like she knows exactly what he's thinking.

He doesn't need her.

But she needs him. And maybe he can use that.

-----

They bring her food. It's human food, too; she doesn't think there's any meat on her plate at all, of any kind. There's nothing for Kenny, so they clearly don't think he's waking up anytime soon.

She eats in silence, watching Kenny to see if their captors are wrong about that. She'd be tempted to pretend that she needs to pee, so that she can try to escape once they take her out of this part of the place, or at least be able to get a decent look at the floor plan and layout of somewhere other than what seems to be a repurposed basement. She's hesitant to leave Kenny alone, though, especially since Gladiolus isn't back yet and the stranger is still here.

She puts her plate down and mourns the fact that there's practically nothing that she can do with a plastic fork. Still, she puts it in her pocket in case it winds up being useful anyway, possibly when she's making her escape. It'd be a good makeshift weapon in the absence of anything else.

She goes back to watching the stairs, and seeing if anyone's going to be making their way down anytime soon. It's been a few hours since Gladiolus was taken, so she's expecting him to come down anytime now, or else not to see him again.

Suddenly, there's a strange noise from where Kenny's lying. It sounded almost like a grunt, or an aborted attempt at speech, but either way it gets her attention and her head snaps to look down at him. His eyebrows are furrowed, and his hands have clenched into fists. She doesn't know what's going on in his head, doesn't know what the Murk is trying to do to him, but either way all that she can do is rest a hand on his shoulder and try to talk to him some more. This is something that Kenny has to get through on his own, as much as she hates to admit it.

"No matter what it's telling you, I'm here for you. Rayne and Sam too. You're gonna be okay."

There's a moment after that, when everything seems to go still. Even the air feels like it's holding its breath, and Tomoha feels like something is about to happen. Someone is on a precipice, and she doesn't know if she's there too.

Kenny's eyes open. For a moment, she's terrified that whatever's staring out of them isn't him.