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[thatdamnknight]

[he laughs. that title actually has a nice ring to it. flynn approved! a brief pause comes before he speaks again.]

You know, some days I still can't believe it. [that his humble butt gets to be commandant] I always hoped to rise in rank, but never dreamed of rising this high.

[fatalstriker]

Just shows you've got the chops for it, right? Not like anyone would deny that you don't work your ass off.

[after all, flynn is dedicated to what he does, and even with the mistake he's made, it's always been in the best interest of the people. maybe he'd been foolish to blindly believe alexei, especially as circumstances worsened, but that was just flynn trying to see the best in someone he respected.

there were things about that situation that undoubtedly bothered yuri, but to say flynn didn't deserve to be where he is right now would be and out-and-out lie that he couldn't bring himself to say, ever.]

[thatdamnknight]

Maybe so.

[he frowns, opening his mouth and then promptly closing it. 'but you were the one who did a good chunk of those accomplishments and not me.' almost slipped out. not only had they... well, he had this talk with yuri even if the other technically didn't, but the way that conversation ended meant it'd be a futile effort to bring it up now. it'd spoil the mood, too.]

I guess we'll see how I do whenever we get home.

[fatalstriker]

[definitely for the better that flynn thinks to not bring it up. there's no reason for them to have an argument right now, and that's definitely what would happen if flynn mentioned that here and now.]

You'll do fine, because it's what you gotta do. There's nobody else who can do the things you do, Flynn. Besides, how else are you gonna change things if you're not the one at the helm, right? [he offers a smile—their approach may not always be met eye-to-eye, but the ultimate goal? it's never changed. and yuri knows that if anyone can do it, it's flynn. especially now more than ever.]

[thatdamnknight]

[the smile is mirrored by flynn, his thoughts going down a similar path. even if they argued about so much else, what both desire above all else remains identical. it brings back a pleasant memory of that friendly battle at aurnion, of when they laid in the grass and crossed swords afterward. so many things about them have changed, but this much hasn't.]

Right. Now that I'm in a position to bring about change, I can't let it go to waste.

[which is why he'll put forth all possible effort toward making this change happen. maybe, at some point along the way, successfully goading yuri into taking more credit will happen, too. it might be impossible, but a kid from the lower quarter rising this high sounded just as impossible.]

[fatalstriker]

You got that right. If you let that go to waste, I'll really have to kick your ass.

[spoken as if he's ever actually kicked flynn's ass successfully.

but hey, it's not like yuri's going to give up on that hope. someone has to keep flynn in check when he gets down on himself, and further—if he loses sight of their dream again. yuri knows he won't always be by flynn's side when those big decisions have to come to pass... but he'll still be around. and he'll be the one causing the most trouble and making the loudest noise during those times when flynn needs to hear from him. that may be all he's able to do one day, but he'll keep to that for sure.]

[thatdamnknight]

[that gets a laugh.]

If I do, you have every right to. [his smile becomes the teeniest bit more playful.] That is, if you think you can.

[flynn knows yuri can. it happened once, even if one of them lacks recollection of it. should he ever stray from that path, god forbid to alexei degrees, he knows it will happen again. that puts some of flynn's worries at ease, simply knowing yuri will always be there to beat some sense into him should it be necessary.]

[fatalstriker]

[yuri doesn't know this, but it's not like he's going to let that get the better of him.]

Someone has to be able to. I'll be disappointed if someone else does that job for me. [the thing about yuri is that when it really counts, he'll always follow through. so even if after 5,000 spars, he can't beat flynn, he'll pull out the victory when flynn really needs a dose of reality. that much, he's sure of—because that's something he has to do.]