Wilbur took a deep breath as he looked at Idris who was practically bouncing up and down.
“Alright, listen up. We’re gonna start with a few wing warm ups before we even get near to you flying” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MfqUrwATV
Idris nodded and watched as Wil stretched, his wings extending past his arm length. Idris stared in awe and Wilbur yawned. “So first, stretch your wings as farrr as you can, got it?” he questioned, Idris nodded and shivered her wings materializing. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GjhUpgJCd
She closed her eyes, the boney wings expanding to almost her full body length, Wilbur blinked. He’d never seen wings quite like hers except for the fact that Endorria’s were like that, he wanted to scoff at Soul’s decision to take the child in but it seemed like he was raising her well. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1PvJTDKF1
“Good, good. Now, have you tried flapping them before?”88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCEpp9rxoR
Idris thought for a moment “no, sir. Dad doesn’t exactly want me to accidentally break anything” She responded, Wilbur stared but nodded. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHIdb4x3ZR
“Understandable, well. Lets try doing so, focus on your back muscles and imagine them moving up and down as if you were breathing really heavy.” he explained.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFMb1c55BF
She nodded and Wilbur showed her how, sooner than later she had gotten the motion down and he grinned. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBAVxcDQ3j
“Perfect.” he patted her on the head and she beamed, “you’re a natural.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKnftv9jQv
It was quiet as he thought for a few moments glancing out through Kristin’s archway that gave a direct view and access to the endless sky. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYzb03oq6u
“Now what?” Idris questioned, Wilbur hummed. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3psDqJ05Wt
“Have you been in the air before? To get a feel of what flying is like?” he asked, She shook her head. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUzUP4EmPw
“No, neither of my dads can really fly.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuPRKPtGM7
Wilbur nodded, right. Soul couldn’t fly at all and Quackity could only glide. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PFhciEMin
“Alright, here's the deal. I'm going to send you back to your dads and I want you to have one of them teach you how to glide. And when you come back we can have a little sky field trip. Got it?” he suggested, lighting a cigarette and taking a hit. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZdjWz3hqw
Idris cringed but nodded. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljeHxmQFj0
“Got it! Thank you Uncle Wil!'' she laughed running off, Wil froze. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡik3kcB46GL
“Uncle…” he muttered, Kristin smiled as she walked in. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEICJUEA20
“Looks like you’re doing well with little Idris” she mused, Wilbur shrugged. Kristin’s smile dropped and she joined his side taking his cigarette and putting it out. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkxFJphXoA
“Let me guess, you ran into Soul.”88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmClB9h5Rr8
Wilbur nodded just staring out at the sky, Kristin sighed. “Just apologize Wil…tell him how you feel, why you were scared to raise a kid” she explained, Wilbur’s eyes narrowed. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15mUTebyN7
“You think I'm scared?” he hissed, Kristin drew back and scowled. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡameZjiG4Xs
“Am I wrong?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx12vNrA75D
“Yes.” he growled storming off, Kristin rubbed her temples as he left the room leaving her in silence. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG3RmfVTUw
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Soul threw himself onto the couch and sighed in relaxation, Quackity smiled. “Happy to be home?” he questioned, Soul nodded just as Idris ran into the room and hugged Q. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdy1UCTg8G
“Daddd” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHHxqflLe4
“What” they responded in unison, Soul glanced up at Quackity and chuckled. “We need to work on that.” he suggested, Q smiled and nodded. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYR7uSGjDg
Idris grinned “Wil says you have to teach me how to glide!” she exclaimed, Soul sighed.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0NR9iLnvc
“I can’t help-” “i’ll teach her” Quackity smiled as Idris bounced up and down Soul held up a thumb and Q dragged her outside, Soul yawned and closed his eyes falling asleep. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0IM30VPAM
Idris skipped out to the front yard as Quackity followed, he was worried about Soul. Running into Wilbur probably didn’t help either. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLto8Zcubwt
“alright…Idris, spread your wings okay?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxB6DEvVW2
She nodded and did as she was told, spreading her wings. Quackity smiled. He knew she was going to grow into a gorgeous young lady… 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmHcPHxcnQ
As Quackity taught her how to raise the tips of her wings to direct herself, Soul watched from a window with a sad smile. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7HBHaCjL4
He wished he could help her, he wanted to be the one to teach her these things. And instead he was hiding because of his own fears, He watched as Quackity had her glide down from a tree which she managed on the first try. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucAm0z7lfx
Soul smiled gleefully and ran out to the front, grabbing Idris into a hug. She giggled and Quackity hugged them both. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQosC32bFdb
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“Alright, I'm going to fly out there and then I want you to glide to me and gently grab ahold of my wing okay. And then keep your wings spread and glide with me, got it?” Wil directed, Idris nodded with a smile. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd5WMqSCUl
Wilbur grinned and dove out the archway, spreading his wings and pushing himself into the sky. He gestured for Idris to follow, a sense of terror filled her but she jumped, spreading her wings and gliding to Wilbur she grabbed onto his wing. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKTsNwpd7p
He laughed and turned to the side slightly, She did the same. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiotAxkOBOB
“You’re doing great!” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSAwpfpNM0
She giggled. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKYcp4Z8Qc
The sun split through the clouds in a golden light and shone on them both, Idris beamed. The feeling of the sun made her feel warmth she’d never felt before, she giggled. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkisiz3l74
“Wanna see a cool trick?” Wilbur called, Idris grinned. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkswW8uCe7O
“Yeah!” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMaOVsSroO
Soul stopped in his tracks by a window spotting the two, Kristin watching Soul’s expression go from calm to grave to a small smile as he watched. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Yu08j3v0g
Wilbur reached over and grabbed Idris pulling her against his chest as he folded his wings around her and they spun upwards into the clouds, when they breached the highest altitude he snapped his wings out and she gasped. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX092oVHNC2
The clouds looked like a thousand mirrors, the sun shining down on them in a rainbow like brilliance. A beautiful city of gold and white sat on different island clouds, most likely the city of the gods. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImYSRCmxy5
Wil’s body went relaxed as they fell backwards, Idris squealed and laughed as they flipped backwards watching as the city fell away. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02UccimyWp
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15 years later…
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Idris giggled as she split through the clouds looking for any sort of shadows only for Wilbur to jump out and scare her, she laughed and shoved him gently as they hovered in the sky for a moment or two. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sz8l0vC7L
“Come on, let's go take a break.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuChqqyk5E
She nodded and followed him, as they returned to the city hall of the gods. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ywUa0Gxkz
They sat on the ledge of the archway in Kristin’s office, the one they met everyday those past 15 years where he taught her new things about flying. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViUrOwyzE7
As they sat, Wilbur handed her a sandwich. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRoZ9ys20V
She smiled in thanks and took a bite. Standing, she was taller than him, by a lot. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEsBftl81u
He still had the same lanky figure and dark curly hair, facial hair started to grow in, his glasses shadowed the many scars he wore on his features. His coat long abandoned now that he wore only flowy tunics and trousers that he haphazardly stuffed into his boots. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbFG7iOzno
A familiar flag-like pin stuck to his shirt. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsajgGDAd0i
“So, when can I go to the city?” She asked, Wilbur chuckled as he took a bite of his sandwich. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KmSqHYu8d
“Someday, Idris. Someday. When your father isn’t so strict all the time.” he teased, She rolled her eyes. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT0w2ne24t
“He can’t help it…he’s too busy to make sure i’m safe” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1qG5cej7i
Wilbur frowned down at his sandwich, he wouldn’t be that busy if he hadn’t run away. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9lIh7eRxj
“Tell you what. I’ll take you, not today but someday, okay?” he stated, Idris smiled and Wilbur was almost blown away. He may not have gotten the sweet hugs and dinner times with her and the others or have gotten to help her grow into such an intelligent woman, but he got to teach her and watch her grow into a tall, gorgeous young woman. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZO6AwzeWI
It was quiet for a few moments as they watched the sun set. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YWGewSoFv
“Did you and my dad love each other once…?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzcGC2boDX
Wilbur froze, and looked at her. Half her skin black and creeping into her pale flesh, she chewed her sandwich as she stared out at the sky. Wilbur frowned and leaned back slightly. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuilxdstzZx
“Something like that…” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lDNDreXSQ
She eyed him as he crossed his legs and lit a cigarette. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVWPyXuCb8
“What changed?” she asked, Wilbur stared out at the sky, reminiscing. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdlIylf6Vb
“I ran…” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhTjMCda8L
“From love?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhF9vIpzfy
Wilbur nodded and she frowned looking down at her hands which she had folded in her lap. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGHW0N4tr1
“I guess that's understandable…” she said meekly, Wilbur chuckled lightly. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK0tmrGaB7
“Not really…” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHFnXWQk2z
The door to Kristin’s office opened and Wilbur helped Idris up. Forgetting how tall she was for a moment, she had to have been at least 7’8’’ . She was taller than anyone in this building. Well i guess that's what she got for being related to the creator of endpersons. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBDB5RVYk8
Soul stood there holding a book to his chest, his hair was short again, to his neck. Still blue his pale eyes landed on Wilbur before flickering to Idris he smiled. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4hKsvHa7b
“Come on, we're going home.” She smiled and made her way to her father, her heels clicked against the marble. Wilbur watched as she waved to him before they left, Soul didn’t look back even if he did he wouldn’t be able to see him. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtUAUi18Do
He sighed and flicked his cigarette out the window. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfnIyQrm4A
Maybe he’d feel better if he took Kristin’s advice…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl93vao1tMy
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It was silent as Wilbur made his way to Soul’s office, he decided on apologizing, maybe explaining himself but he also was using Idris’s hairpin as an excuse since it fell from her hair upon landing.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47pCXQ7Ejw
He stood there silently before knocking gently, the doors opened on their own and he peered in to see Soul putting his hand down from opening the door as he walked around organizing papers. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqKoE9LjsA
“Don’t just stand there. What do you want?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUNvJh3R0Y
Wilbur opened his mouth to say something instantly regretting his choice before sighing. “Idris forgot her hairpin…” he spoke, Soul looked in Wilbur’s direction and scowled. He knew that voice from anywhere. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg9RLkNxPH
“Oh. thank you” he said gesturing to the desk. “Just set it down somewhere” he finished. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4J6Xr5XH6
Wilbur slowly made his way to the desk and set it down, his eyes landing on a photo of Quackity holding a smaller Idris on his hip, Soul smiling with his eye covered halo over his eyes. He could just barely see the yellow cloth wrapped around Soul’s face. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6Hvk2MRnP
He turned to the real Soul and bit back a tiny smile, he still wore it…88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT8uI1wibz
“I’m assuming you’re still here” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b9IjryVPi
Wilbur flinched as Soul spoke and set down a stack of papers. Wil nodded before realizing Soul was looking in his direction. “Is there something else?” he questioned, his hands folded in front of him. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqjLqniPGn
Soul always seemed almost emotionless towards Wilbur, professional, nothing like how he was before he became a council god. Wilbur took a step forward before deciding against going any further. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR11TWm2Kvr
“I’m sorry…” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg7ejYMeh5
Soul’s facade broke for a moment before he turned away to grab a jacket, he was going to leave. No. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0ibFBw7DO
“Please don’t leave. Just…hear me out please” Wilbur begged, Soul scowled and pulled the jacket on, making his way to the doors. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihkTk4hY8d
“I don’t want your pathetic apologies. It’s been 16 years.” he snapped. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhWwKGWXxt
It was silent as Soul walked out, Wilbur stared after him as he walked down the hallway. Wilbur grabbed the doors and ran towards Soul before stopping in his tracks. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC8IaBVFMc
“Wait. please.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cKt2PeETM
Soul sighed clearly annoyed as he stopped and turned to the taller male. “You have 15 seconds.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BuAdr4Xra
Wilbur fumbled over his words for a moment, the words coming out meekly at first before they hit Soul’s ears. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRVGCVNoF8
“My son killed himself because of me…” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYxxb8hHEW
Soul’s body went frigid. Wilbur clenched his fists holding back tears, Soul’s vision cleared for a moment and his eyes widened. Wilbur’s hair was disheveled and curly, pulled into a loose ponytail, his eyes still warm and brown, facial hair growing in. his clothes more pristine and thought through, his skin…tears rolled down his cheeks as his head dropped. Then his vision went black again, except for the occasional aura. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid7JF6AMd2
Soul completely forgot about the time limit he gave Wilbur as he heard him take a shaky breath, those horrifying words still rattling in his brain. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLsDuAIWSk
“You…had a son?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciS0AjLiqR
Wilbur wiped his eyes and gripped his sleeves in an attempt to keep himself from having a panic attack, he really needed a cigarette now. “I had a wife too…” he mumbled, ``Soul stared. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmFKe943De
“She left us though…for another man. Left my son and I to fight in a war. We didn’t get the divorce papers until after we got independence. And then, i…I started going through stuff. I got busy, I was heartbroken with grief and I forgot about my son…I abandoned him because I was not mentally okay or mentally well enough to take care of a child and somehow…he managed to get by on his own. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh4TzogW5R
“I ran into him years ago...and he yelled at me, scolded me more than I could have ever scolded him because I was never there, I wasn't there for him or myself…and eventually I was more worried about myself than anyone else. And he- he…he killed himself in front of me…left me with the same words running through my mind for the rest of my life.” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4CaxHrJYf
Wilbur choked back a sob. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAofj5Ved8
“When you wanted to take Idris in, I was horrified. I didn’t think I could provide for her the way you could. I knew i’d fuck it up again…i knew i would run i knew that being a father wasn’t the best idea that i’d be the reason she’d die eventually. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQWWasPGI0
“And then when i said those awful things about my proposal i knew it was all lost, that i’d really ruined it and i’m so fucking sorry Soul…I- i should have killed myself the day before you first met me-” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJimXaTq2Dm
It went silent and hands met Wilbur’s.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGlu5L3HVU
He looked up to see Soul holding him, his eyes tearing up and pale. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvl2OM8TaO
“You did fuck up Wil…you really did. For 16 years I had hoped you’d come back and we’d be happy again but you didn’t…and now I know why. I scared you off because you knew you fucked up and i’m so sorry. I don’t know what you mean by hurting yourself the day we met but i’m glad you didn’t” Soul choked out resting his head against Wil’s.88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCykaz5g9p
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“That day…the day we met. When I was with Tommy, I had a breakdown, one that tore me up. Really badly. Tommy had told me something that made me snap back to what happened with my son and I panicked and…when Tommy had left to go home I stood on that same bridge with those thoughts. I was so close…but I didn't and I don't know why…” Wilbur explained, Soul closed his eyes and removed the yellow cloth from around his eyes. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZEkKKCj9P
“Either way…i want you to come home. I want you to be honest to Idris and Quackity, I want us to be happy together…” Soul said, Wilbur shook his head and Soul shoved the cloth into Wil’s hands. “Please” he begged. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgqa344YvS
It was silent in the hall for a few moments as Wilbur caressed the cloth, he looked up at Soul’s pale eyes and raised a hand to his cheek. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51P9lcCu0s
“Can i…?” 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpedj1hmuDm
Soul nodded and Wilbur gently pulled Soul into a soft kiss. Soul smiled against his lips and pulled away. “Will you come home?” he asked, Wilbur thought for a moment before nodding hesitantly. 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu6r3RLRob
“Yeah…yeah i will”
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