[koby's quiet for a moment, looking down at their joined hands -- hands he bandaged, hands he's held, hands that have held him and touched him and kept him safe. he squeezes tim's fingers gently between his, once.]
Then you have to decide if what you are aligned on is worth it. If you can -- live with all the other parts.
[ Tim has (mostly) let go of his purgatory theory, but what that means is that more of his thoughts are focused on the future. He can’t believe that all that waits for him is Saltburnt, nothing but more death and confusion and torture. Someday, they’ll find a way back. Someday, he’ll have to figure out what he’s doing when he gets back home. He always had an idea – but Teo made it feel real, confirmed for him that it was the right thing. His methods were extreme, but he was so fulfilled by it, moreso than Tim would have ever been in Washington or the army.
He doesn’t just want to fight, he has to. So where does that leave them, if Hawk can’t handle him putting himself in even the slightest danger? ]
I don’t know. This is the same as it was last year, him thinking he’s protecting me by treating me like I’m an idiot. At this rate we’ll keep having the same fight until we die. That’s not what I want for myself.
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Date: 2025-08-28 04:11 am (UTC)Then you have to decide if what you are aligned on is worth it. If you can -- live with all the other parts.
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Date: 2025-08-28 03:45 pm (UTC)He doesn’t just want to fight, he has to. So where does that leave them, if Hawk can’t handle him putting himself in even the slightest danger? ]
I don’t know. This is the same as it was last year, him thinking he’s protecting me by treating me like I’m an idiot. At this rate we’ll keep having the same fight until we die. That’s not what I want for myself.