Shady

"I have." Pratik inclined his head, grateful that Rickard offered a topic of conversation. Because he hadn't had shit. "How about you?"

"So, uh..." Pratik cleared his throat, following him up.

Pratik winced. He was not doing well with this conversation.

“It wouldn’t be,” Pratik assured him. “Aren Presha was born because Pratik Chrenko is a name known by men who know they’re doing wrong. Most of the slave owners I ...

“Okay,” Pratik said soothingly, putting his hands up placatingly. “You don’t have to. I didn’t expect you would. But. Well. The offer stands if you ever change your mind. You ...

Pratik glanced at him, then back down the hall. “…if you give me names…” Going after slave owners might just be the thing he needed to get his mind off ...

“Heh.” Pratik smirked mirthlessly and shook his head. “There are too many of us already. The world needs peace… I’m just angry and take it out on the monsters who ...

Pratik glanced at him. “…sorry. I… spoke before I thought. I didn’t mean to burden you with that. My apologies.”

“He was raping a little girl,” Pratik said stiffly. “I was… what was I? I think I was twelve? And she looked younger than me. Screaming. Crying. Begging. And he ...

“Depends on what you did before you started running,” Pratik countered, gaze flicking to his wrist for half a moment. He’d tried, then. Interesting. But none of Pratik’s business, if ...

Pratik glanced at him, then back down the hall, considering. “I mean… it’s not safe being a slave, either… though I suppose a bit more predictable?” Pratik scratched his chin. ...

“It is what it is.” Pratik shrugged, glancing over at him, then back down the hall. “I shouldn’t complain; I’m sure you had it worse than me.”

(Haha yeah no that’s a no from me dawg) “Mm.” Pratik thought for a moment. “… honestly, I remember very little of my childhood. Which I count a great fortune, ...

(No worries! It’s just midwesterners being midwesterners xD commenting on a tornado and nonchalantly standing on their porch filming it coming directly at them while I gradually realize I’m holdin

Omg this just came up on my tiktok feed and I literally started involuntarily squirming watching it haha “Luckily money gives them one thing to care about. Dunno what they’d ...