Single for Eternity

"Good, then take it out. Actually, let’s get them inside first."

Blondie nodded. "I’ll take Flavia. You take Ben."

Without hesitation, he crouched and picked up the tangerine-haired woman, carrying her towards the cave’s entrance.

I just stood there for a second, mouth slightly open.

’Son of a... you expect me to carry this giant?’

I turned to Ben’s unconscious form, lying sprawled out on the ground like a collapsed wall of muscle. His breathing was slow but steady, face smeared with blood and dirt from the earlier beating.

I clicked my tongue.

"Man... fuck you," I muttered under my breath as I crouched down.

Lifting him was surprisingly easier than expected. I had assumed he’d weigh as much as a boulder, but something about his build—maybe his aether composition—made him lighter than his sheer size suggested.

’Still heavy as hell, though.’

Grumbling, I trudged toward the cave, following Blondie’s lead.