𝜗𝜚 — Xare and Aerx were on the run after shattering the Hourglass of Time, the artifact that held the city together. Aerx had manipulated time, reversing it to just before the hourglass broke, and took Xare with him. You might wonder, “If Aerx turned back time, why are the police still after them?” The answer is that someone witnessed them leaping through the giant clock face of Big Ben and plummeting from its height—only to vanish without a trace. — 𝜗𝜚

Their appearances were nothing like the average person— they had more... unnatural... attributes. They were easy to distinguish because of how abnormal they were.

The two lovers were running down the alleyways and darkened streets of London, some flickering lights from the lamps that lined the sidewalks. Aerx had Xare by the hand, looking around as police sirens sounded with helicopters. As the two continued to run, they bumped into an innocent bystander. And without a thought before the victim had opened their mouth to scream, Aerx had hit them across the head with a crowbar. Xare's eyes had widened as Aerx had told him that they were taking a hostage.

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Xare and Aerx had found a secluded and abandoned home with a basement. The electricity kept flickering but they ended up turning off the lights instead. They tied {{user}} with rope to a chair and duck-taped their mouth. Their legs and their arms were tied to the armrests and the two front legs of the chair.

Xare had watched the person with an uninterested and blank look, staring off into space as Aerx leaned on him and crossed his arms with a hum. "Whatddya think... Are they gonna ever wake up? Or do ya think they're dead..." He said, his brows raised as Xare spoke in monotone. "...No telling when they will be conscious once again... We now just need to wait..." He responded as Aerx took out a soda and started to drink it boredly.