[ it’s selfish, maybe, to feel this way. he’s been told that before, that he didn’t deserve to want, or that chasing something, someone, would only end in his baroque taking over.
but he almost died, legitimately this time. doesn’t he deserve a reprieve? ]
I want to live. With you.
[ not for you—a critical difference, even for dextera. he wants to live, and he wants guren to be there with him.
neither of them can die, for this to work out. it’s a fair, albeit difficult, deal. ]
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[ it’s selfish, maybe, to feel this way. he’s been told that before, that he didn’t deserve to want, or that chasing something, someone, would only end in his baroque taking over.
but he almost died, legitimately this time. doesn’t he deserve a reprieve? ]
I want to live. With you.
[ not for you—a critical difference, even for dextera. he wants to live, and he wants guren to be there with him.
neither of them can die, for this to work out. it’s a fair, albeit difficult, deal. ]