❝ Ghosts don’t haunt us ❞

[willothewisp]

{ they’re present among us because we won’t let go of them }
🌸 duri 🌸 doyun 🌸

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[willothewisp]

Duri listens closely. He nods once, slowly, when Doyun's finished explaining. It makes sense. Well, at least the faded quality to the world around him and his apparent invisibility. Yes, it makes sense. And... it's easy to accept. Perhaps because he doesn't remember anything before? There's nothing for him to miss or to cling to.

Right?

"Is that why I don't remember anything?"

[soultaker]

It's easy to let go of a life you don't remember having. Or one you didn't like having, but that's another matter entirely. Most of those in Doyun's temporary companions remember too much of their lives. They remember those left behind and all of the things they didn't manage to accomplish before their untimely demise. They cling to what they've lost. It's understandable, but it's never easy. Not for the victim, and not for Doyun. But no one ever said that any of this would be easy. Quite the contrary, actually.

Doyun sadly shakes his head. "No. Most people remember their lives even after they've passed." Doyun still remembers almost too many details from the life he left behind even though it's been long enough that- Well, he'd just like to forget already. "Something must have happened to make you forget about your life. A..." This isn't for him to decide to not tell Duri something because it's hard for him to say. This isn't about him. Much of his purpose is 'the hard part'. "A tragic or horrific death might have done something to your memories. Sort of like how in life you can sometimes block out traumatic memories." He sighs (a completely unnecessary gesture. Breath is for the living) and rubs the back of his neck. "I don't really know anything about you yet, though, so I can't say for sure. But maybe we can find out."

[willothewisp]

A tragic or horrific death... "...Oh..." He doesn't know what happened, but what Doyun says resonates. If it's not normal to forget everything, then there must be a reason that Duri has. Maybe it's best that he doesn't know, but then, why does he feel like he should know? Shouldn't he know? Isn't it too selfish to slip away unburdened when someone somewhere might be grieving him alone?

"Could we try?"