Chapter 8. Stained Red

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This chapter takes place after chapter 6, and during chapter 7.

This chapter contains a flashback.

Tw: Child abuse/Implied child abuse, ✨gorey/Bloody details✨.

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Monty's perspective:

Monty, Solar and Ruin all make it to the far end of the island.

"So... Is Ruin always like this when drunk-?"

"Yeah pretty much."

"..."

"Captain has been drinking for a long time, so they'll be fine."

"W-What- um- How long have they been drinking for-?"

"Uhh- If I remember, they've been drinking since they where... Sixteen-? So almost a decade."

"W-What-?! Sixteen- I wasn't even allowed to eat sweets until seventeen..."

"You weren't allowed to eat sweets-? Really-?!"

"Yeah- ... I was only given food like bread and water- if given any at all."

"So your parents are shit?"

"I-I wouldn't say that- My papa was good-"

"What about your Mom?"

"..."

"You don't have to say if you don't want to. I can't force any information out of you."

Solar flips his head around, and then kind of freezes.
"Hey- I think theres a clue on that tree-"

"Which tree-?"

Solar points at a large tree, that has red splatters on it, in a odd chicken strach writing.

"Lets see then."
Monty goes up to the tree, Solar setting Ruin down on a fallen tree, and also walking up to the tree.

Whoever wrote this has terrible handwriting- I can't make out a single word-

"Why would someone write down random letter nonsense-"

"You can read this-?!"

"... Yeah-?"

"It looks like my handwriting-"

"..."

"ARE YOU AN ACTUAL CHILD-?!"

NO GROWN ADULT SHOULD HAVE HANDWRITING LIKE THAT-

Solar slinks behind Ruin, who drunkenly hugs Solar.

"Solar!"

"H-Hey- Ruin-"

"... Well that's sickeningly sweet. Anywaysz I can't tell what this is- You said it was random numbers and letters-?"

"Oh- Yeah! It said, 'Dpohsbuvmbujpot jg zpv bduvbmmz uppl uif ujnf up efdpef uijt', and an exclamation point."

"... You just said random gibberish-"

"Yeah- I don't know what thats supposed to mean-"

Ruin randomly starts kissing Solar.

I feel like I shouldn't be witnessing this-
Monty covers their eyes.

Ruin's perspective:

After a minute, Ruin lets go of Solar's face, having been holding it while kissing Solar.

Ruin bubbly giggles and keeps hugging Solar, who's face is just absolutely covered in blush.

Hehe- Solar's adorable!

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