You have absolutely no idea, do you? About what could have happened to me, with them-- digging around in my head. Or do you get to decide that too, which risks are worth taking?
[His connection to the Fade has never felt so fragile as it does now, like he narrowly escaped having his entire self ripped out by the roots, instead of only half.]
It was my mistake to fix. [For once, he can call it that -- a mistake -- without the answering wave of anxiety, fear, and guilt that he'd come to associate with Justice's disapproval. The anger in his expression cracks with either distress or relief. It's hard yet to say which.] You don't get to gamble my life for me and then say sorry.
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Date: 2014-11-17 03:44 am (UTC)You have absolutely no idea, do you? About what could have happened to me, with them-- digging around in my head. Or do you get to decide that too, which risks are worth taking?
[His connection to the Fade has never felt so fragile as it does now, like he narrowly escaped having his entire self ripped out by the roots, instead of only half.]
It was my mistake to fix. [For once, he can call it that -- a mistake -- without the answering wave of anxiety, fear, and guilt that he'd come to associate with Justice's disapproval. The anger in his expression cracks with either distress or relief. It's hard yet to say which.] You don't get to gamble my life for me and then say sorry.