When China woke up without Stocking next to him, he first assumed that she was cooking something in the kitchen, or taking a shower. The sun had yet to completely rise from the horizon, but some of its light was already peeking out.
However, when he saw that Stocking was not in the apartment, he began to worry. There wasn't a note or anything. So he dressed in his casual clothes before stepping outside in search of his wife. He called her name, though not too loudly lest he attracted monsters.
At one point he lowered his eyes to the ground and saw it...
"B-Blood?"
His eyes followed a trail, which ended at a collapsed figure... which had its head separate from the body.
"By the gods...!"
He ran over and he kept yelling in his mind for that body not to be Stocking's, but once he was close enough to see, there was no mistaking that blue and pink hair. China didn't know how to react, his mind was blank and not a single muscle in his body would move. They eventually stopped supporting him, for he collapsed on his knees, soaking his pants in the puddle of blood. His wife's blood! What was that on his hands? More blood! That's right, when he collapsed he put his hands out to keep him from falling face flat and now they were covered in blood too!
He looked down at his two red palms as they trembled. Something hot was running down his face? Tears? It has to be, because as the substance falls on his hands, it washes away some of the red. He puts those hands at his head and unconsciously digs his nails into his scalp. The blood on his hands made the hair they touched sticky.
His throat hurts. He feels something in there. It's trying to get out. It's a scream, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't get it to come out! He moves his hands to his throat now, clenching himself. He wheezes as he tries to get the scream out, but all there is are raspy breaths. He looks at Stocking's corpse again. Judging by her clothes, she must have been exercising. But why did she go by herself?! Why didn't she leave a note?! Unless... was she planning to return before he woke up? This was Taiwan's death all over again, except this time he wasn't even there! He couldn't be there to at least be the last thing Stocking saw! Why does this always happen to people he's close to?! Is he really cursed like the oracle said when he was small?! He can't remember having any specific enemies here. Sure, there's people that he doesn't get along with, but they don't seem the type to go as far as kill someone he loves. So why...?!
There's something else in his throat now besides the scream. It's coming out too fast. He gags before hunching over and letting the substance out from his mouth. He hasn't eaten anything yet, so it's only his stomach acid that comes out. He's seen decapitated bodies before and much more gruesome sights than this and he only threw up the very first time he saw them, so why now? Is it because this person is his wife? Who he just married and enjoyed a honeymoon with?! Yes, that has to be it! The stomach acid burns his throat and leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He spits a few time to try and get it out. He opens his eyes, which are still tearing, and sees his stomach acid mixed in with Stocking's blood. It's horrible.
Then... it finally came out, the scream that had been stuck in his throat. He didn't know how long he screamed, but if anyone was nearby, they'd probably hear him. Or if people's apartments were near this area, he's probably woken up. But he just kept on screaming, until his throat hurt so much, he thought he might have torn something internally.
Putting mine in prose since it's so long
However, when he saw that Stocking was not in the apartment, he began to worry. There wasn't a note or anything. So he dressed in his casual clothes before stepping outside in search of his wife. He called her name, though not too loudly lest he attracted monsters.
At one point he lowered his eyes to the ground and saw it...
"B-Blood?"
His eyes followed a trail, which ended at a collapsed figure... which had its head separate from the body.
"By the gods...!"
He ran over and he kept yelling in his mind for that body not to be Stocking's, but once he was close enough to see, there was no mistaking that blue and pink hair. China didn't know how to react, his mind was blank and not a single muscle in his body would move. They eventually stopped supporting him, for he collapsed on his knees, soaking his pants in the puddle of blood. His wife's blood! What was that on his hands? More blood! That's right, when he collapsed he put his hands out to keep him from falling face flat and now they were covered in blood too!
He looked down at his two red palms as they trembled. Something hot was running down his face? Tears? It has to be, because as the substance falls on his hands, it washes away some of the red. He puts those hands at his head and unconsciously digs his nails into his scalp. The blood on his hands made the hair they touched sticky.
His throat hurts. He feels something in there. It's trying to get out. It's a scream, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't get it to come out! He moves his hands to his throat now, clenching himself. He wheezes as he tries to get the scream out, but all there is are raspy breaths. He looks at Stocking's corpse again. Judging by her clothes, she must have been exercising. But why did she go by herself?! Why didn't she leave a note?! Unless... was she planning to return before he woke up? This was Taiwan's death all over again, except this time he wasn't even there! He couldn't be there to at least be the last thing Stocking saw! Why does this always happen to people he's close to?! Is he really cursed like the oracle said when he was small?! He can't remember having any specific enemies here. Sure, there's people that he doesn't get along with, but they don't seem the type to go as far as kill someone he loves. So why...?!
There's something else in his throat now besides the scream. It's coming out too fast. He gags before hunching over and letting the substance out from his mouth. He hasn't eaten anything yet, so it's only his stomach acid that comes out. He's seen decapitated bodies before and much more gruesome sights than this and he only threw up the very first time he saw them, so why now? Is it because this person is his wife? Who he just married and enjoyed a honeymoon with?! Yes, that has to be it! The stomach acid burns his throat and leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He spits a few time to try and get it out. He opens his eyes, which are still tearing, and sees his stomach acid mixed in with Stocking's blood. It's horrible.
Then... it finally came out, the scream that had been stuck in his throat. He didn't know how long he screamed, but if anyone was nearby, they'd probably hear him. Or if people's apartments were near this area, he's probably woken up. But he just kept on screaming, until his throat hurt so much, he thought he might have torn something internally.