So I should sit back on my ass and watch while you damn yourself further?
[flynn lulls his head off to the side, also facing away from his friend. only then does he feel a slight trickling sensation, one masked by the sheer rage of a few moments prior. blood dripping from his nose. he reaches over and wipes it away with his shirt sleeve, with him wincing slightly at the sudden pain. one thing's for sure: they've definitely gotten better at beating the crap out of the other in addition to getting better at holding their drinks. he eyes the bloodied sleeve for a second before lowering that arm and speaking again.]
I can't do that. I won't. I've already failed so many people; I'm not going to fail you, too.
[not fail again, rather. not fail to a degree that it leads to yuri actually dying this time. both of them can't be inhuman, but flynn plans on being the one who is. a commandant can't be human, anyway, so the role fits him far more than yuri. yuri still has a chance to lead a good, pleasant life. one of them deserves that much, at least.]
Maybe it's selfish to want that, to want equality and to do so the right way while also wanting you to not go further down the road you're on, but I'm prepared to pay whatever price for my selfishness.
[namely giving up being flynn scifo the nobody and become commandant flynn scifo, head of the imperial knights and epitome of knightly ideals. if it's just him suffering then it's okay, right? it has to be. everyone else suffered so much for him, so many innocent people did, so him feeling it now and possibly for the rest of his life is how it should be, right? right. all that's necessary is to convince yuri of this. easier said than done. both of them seem so evenly matched in terms of stubbornness right now. both of them want the same thing so why can't they agree? why can't yuri agree? he gives a small sigh.]
I meant it when I said you matter most to me. Even if I'm willing to turn my blade on you, that doesn't mean I won't try to do what I can to prevent it from happening.
[everything he can to, within lawful reason and all. flynn doesn't plan on stepping outside the boundaries of what is right. he knows, with his level of dedication and determination, that it can and will be done. it has to be.]
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[flynn lulls his head off to the side, also facing away from his friend. only then does he feel a slight trickling sensation, one masked by the sheer rage of a few moments prior. blood dripping from his nose. he reaches over and wipes it away with his shirt sleeve, with him wincing slightly at the sudden pain. one thing's for sure: they've definitely gotten better at beating the crap out of the other in addition to getting better at holding their drinks. he eyes the bloodied sleeve for a second before lowering that arm and speaking again.]
I can't do that. I won't. I've already failed so many people; I'm not going to fail you, too.
[not fail again, rather. not fail to a degree that it leads to yuri actually dying this time. both of them can't be inhuman, but flynn plans on being the one who is. a commandant can't be human, anyway, so the role fits him far more than yuri. yuri still has a chance to lead a good, pleasant life. one of them deserves that much, at least.]
Maybe it's selfish to want that, to want equality and to do so the right way while also wanting you to not go further down the road you're on, but I'm prepared to pay whatever price for my selfishness.
[namely giving up being flynn scifo the nobody and become commandant flynn scifo, head of the imperial knights and epitome of knightly ideals. if it's just him suffering then it's okay, right? it has to be. everyone else suffered so much for him, so many innocent people did, so him feeling it now and possibly for the rest of his life is how it should be, right? right. all that's necessary is to convince yuri of this. easier said than done. both of them seem so evenly matched in terms of stubbornness right now. both of them want the same thing so why can't they agree? why can't yuri agree? he gives a small sigh.]
I meant it when I said you matter most to me. Even if I'm willing to turn my blade on you, that doesn't mean I won't try to do what I can to prevent it from happening.
[everything he can to, within lawful reason and all. flynn doesn't plan on stepping outside the boundaries of what is right. he knows, with his level of dedication and determination, that it can and will be done. it has to be.]