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Whump prompt by @your-local-vamp

"I feel broken," they said to the darkness, a secret whispered between them and their fellow captive in this place.

Only the quiet inhale and exhale of the other's breathing answered them.

They stared into the darkness above them, wondering if they'd get any response. What did they want them to say? Words of comfort? Of affirmation they felt the same? Some confirmation at least they were not alone in this nightmare.

But the silence stretched. Until they became convinced their companion was asleep. Their admission had gone unheard. Perhaps it was the best, to keep such things inside. That once fears were said out loud, they would become reality.

Or perhaps, they had never said anything in the first place. Maybe they only imagined the admission had whispered past their lips. More of their sanity, slipping through the cracks.

A shuffle broke the silence, their companion turning over to face them. They heard them sigh, as exhausted as they were.

"You're not broken," their companion whispered in reply, their voice low and hoarse.

They smiled softly at the words. Perhaps that's what they had wanted to hear, needed to hear, to make it through another night. Until their companion finished with-

"Not yet."