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[thexfactor]

[ time to mortal kombat our morals ]

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[thexfactor]

[ inhales, trying to calm down ]

We've done it before, we can do it again.

[wingtamer]

I'm sorry, but I don't want my own life to be saved at the expense of your relationship—! Call it feeling my life is disposable, but isn't it the same to offer that up—?

[thexfactor]

I've heard enough. It's happening, whether you agree or not.

[wingtamer]

[ HUFFS ]

[ i'm going to tell eveningstar on you ]

[thexfactor]

[ tough ]

[wingtamer]

[ telling blade on you too. ]

[thexfactor]

I can hear that.

[wingtamer]

I know you can.

[ petulantly ]

[thexfactor]

A life is just as important.

[wingtamer]

[ unable to wrap his mind around the concept that he is that important tbh ]

[ not so much that he puts himself down or anything but more like that is your love???? i don't understand ]

[ this must be one of those choice and agency things :I ]

If you think so.

[ resigned, if only to the fact that he can't change miles' mind ]

[thexfactor]

I've loved him before. It can happen again.

[wingtamer]

[ he doesn't have any doubt of that ]

[ but he is incredibly concerned for blade's sake. is that something you can ask of him to endure? ]

[thexfactor]

Blade can manage.

[wingtamer]

[ well okay. ]

[ is entirely too scared of hurting people again with having to reforge bonds and also entirely too scared of losing those bonds to even be marginally be okay with this ]

[ but you do what you do man. i'll just sulk here ]

[thexfactor]

A bond doesn't go away just because it's forgotten.

[wingtamer]

It doesn't.

[ a beat ]

But it hurts, too.

[ remembering capgras syndrome and hurting eveningstar when he vehemently denied even being her teammate and also remembering eveningstar not being able to recognize him

it sucked ]

[thexfactor]

I'm not saying it doesn't.

[wingtamer]

[ i feel like i'm mentally freaking out over this more than you are though ]

[thexfactor]

[ it's a rough life ]