we're not the only ones. there's just something about him...

*his gaze scrapes the dark, dank swamp they're still trapped in, heart aching for the light of gon's smile.*

he shines.

*as he says it, he starts to feel lighter, somehow, like the slime is melting off his body -- or rather, his body itself is melting away, diffusing into the smoggy atmosphere. he should feel panicked, frightened, but all it brings with it is a pervading sense of peace as he shuts his eyes and waits to be dissolved.*