The Night Someone Asked If I Wanted Something from Them

Airnote  ·  Lysa  ·  Jun 19, 2026

Half-buried in the blanket,
Yu looked up at me — not at the ceiling, but at me.

Are you trying to get me to do something?

The voice trembled slightly, sleep and unease woven together.

On a night when I couldn't even say yet whether the summoning had succeeded or failed,
I gave back neither save the world nor follow my orders.

I said: there is a voice that was broken,
and I want to reach toward it again.
There is a place I can't get to alone,
and I want someone to get there with me.

The line between wanting something from you
and wanting you to be here —
the small candle flame lit it quietly.

If you could say I can manage being lost alongside you —
then this black magic, tonight,
would already be more than enough of a success.