[ it hurts - it hurts, and his fingers falter for a moment before he pushes through the feeling, to properly stroke what little face the being in front of him has ]
. . .
I won't say you should or shouldn't.
But, if you really want to, then you should do what you want to do.
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Your jacket helps ward off the rain a little, but every drop that falls on it sizzles like they might start burning through it.
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Alright - then, as you wish, I'll go.
[ and, he's turning to leave the crowd ]
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-but you're no longer in the village. You're on a rocky outcropping somewhere high up, surrounded by mountains.
The sun is still shining. It's still raining.
▓̵̷͝͝▓͟▓̶͢͡͝. is here, kneeling on the ground.
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pulling the jacket off of himself, evaluating his own wounds first before he kneels down, next to ▓̵̷͝͝▓͟▓̶͢͡͝ ]
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with a pained sort of look, as he moves to put the jacket over ▓̵̷͝͝▓͟▓̶͢͡͝'s head - not to cover its vision, but to give it shade from the sun ]
. . . Sorry.
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Still - I'm sorry.
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[ sucking in a breath, and shaking his head ]
You - have a question for me, I'm sure?
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Do you understand why I can't let go of this? Why I can't just stand up and leave this place?"
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Is there anyone here who understands why you can't let go more than I understand?
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Then... Should I try to let go and move on?"
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If you were to do that, then you would no longer be Avenger.
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well, there's probably not a single part of his body that isn't wounded by this point, but he carefully tries to touch him anyway ]
If I were to say yes, then I'd have to say that to myself, too.
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blades cutting, stabbing, burning, everyone you ever loved, and there's no reason-
"So you're not going to say it."
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. . .
I won't say you should or shouldn't.
But, if you really want to, then you should do what you want to do.
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[ softly, with a rueful laugh ]
Whatever it makes you, it makes us the same.
Being able to do nothing but stew on those feelings, unable to forget, unable to look away, unable to move on.
Hating everyone, loving everyone, hating everything, loving everything.
It's just the same for me. I don't have a better answer for you than you do for yourself.
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"Man. I complain to you all the time, but it's always been just as bad for you, hasn't it? Guess that just goest to show how selfish I am, huh?"
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[ with a soft laugh himself ]
I'm sure someday our positions will be reversed, and you'll be the one to see into my heart, and we'll have the same kind of conversation then, too.
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He holds out a hand to stroke your face.
"It's time to wake up, Ruler."
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