IC Inbox - Snakes on Serpentine Horizon

[firstworldproblem]

[It just goes to a beep.]

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Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

Cruelty?

I'm not like those half men, Hythlodaeus. Not like those broken shards and malformed fragments you tried to collect all those years.

[To prove his point he wraps his aether around his fingertips tugging him in further. Reminding him that he is whole and his aether is as bottomless as ever.]

Let the shards go. He would never want you to torture yourself so.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

[He closes his eyes because they are abruptly wet.]

Oh? Perhaps I'm the only one who learned cruelty then.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

[He leans up to kiss the corner off his eyes. That is all he can do in this state.]

He will come back to you. Zodiark willing.

But I can tell you are torturing yourself.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

[He kind of likes Emet with no hands but it also kind of sucks? Oh well, he gentles his hold on his soul.]

Am I? It's hard for me to tell. But I do like the sound of hearing you beg.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

I am a captivated audience.

[He releases his hold on his soul, dampening his own abilities.]

I can even promise to be good.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

Ah, but I shouldn't get distracted. You do have your own squares to fill don't you? I might even release your hands for it.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

Do you really think I'm interested in this farce right now?

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

Farce or not, I do not wish to see your soul damaged, Hades!

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

And I do not believe they have the ability to do any lasting damage. If I were to speak the truth, I would be more concerned about you.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

If you're that confident why not put it to the test with me then?

Whether they have the power to do lasting damage or not, do you think I can bear seeing you harmed so? Your faith in my strength is flattering.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

Weren't you the one that always remarked I was an 'endless fountain' of aether. The difference is not comparable.

[He sighs leaning into his shoulder.]

You are simply setting yourself up for heart ache.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

Not if you let me help you win.

But it is hardly like I'm trying to be hurt, quite the opposite.

[He slides his fingers in Emet's hair, kissing his temple.]

I'm just telling you what is impossible for me to bear. Would you like me to pretend otherwise?

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

Yet I am not him, Hythlodaeus. Not that I would not protect you any less, but this fact remains true.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

Do you think I'll have any easier time seeing your soul come to harm? The same color, the same beauty that draws me inevitably.

I lost him. Shall I be fine losing you as well, when I've only just found you? I think not. Even if I wished to be, it's not possible.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

[He brushes his thumb across his cheek.]

I imagine that sentimentality finds you no small amount of trouble.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

Am I the sentimental one here?

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[firstworldproblem]

[Forget about the brushing before, he's still bound. So have a half hearted, bound shrug.]

Without a doubt.

Re: Continuation - Bingo

[utternonsense]

So you never get your heart in trouble, is it?