“…I have?” she asked timidly. That didn’t seem true. What had she done beyond sulking, yelling at Gaius on the trip, and now yelling at Zander now that they were here?
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"You kept a level head and came to get me this morning," she said. "It's important for me to get there quick when he's like that, Ky, and you were fast. I thank you for that."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky blinked. Right, that. How had she already forgotten so quickly? “Oh… for sure, yeah!” She offered an awkward smile. “… is he… doing better now?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Sara sighed. "He's a little better, yes. More responsive. He probably won't be down to dinner though, especially with Tristan here...that wasn't expected; we're usually prepared."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky nodded. That was a whole added layer of complexity she wasn’t sure she wanted to start unwrapping yet. And yet. “…I imagine it makes things complicated?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"He's a good boy," Sara said quietly. "But he's a reminder. To everyone." She hesitated. "Gaius needs time to prepare himself, when Tristan visits. He looks a lot like his father, you see. A lot like Sera too, but enough like his father that it can be....upsetting."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky cringed and nodded. “I’m sure. There are some faces you don’t ever want to see again.”
(Probably won’t but this reminds me I did toy with the idea of giving Aleth a twin in canon just to make Ky flip the fuck out after she knows for a fact he’s dead haha like have then be estranged so Ky has no idea the twin exists until she meets him)
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Exactly." Sara nodded. "Poor Tristan knows what his appearance does, too."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
(Yeah! I think that would be a fun twist of ‘wait, what—? Ffs what did Aleth do this time? I’m so sorry—‘ haha maybe mom raised nice brother, dad raised Aleth, and it’s a classic case of nurture winning out over nature)
“Poor guy.” Ky commiserated with another cringe. “I’m sure that’s got to be rough to live with. I don’t know what I’d do with myself if Zander started doing terrible things to people. Not really something you can help.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
I'm not sure that I'm fully happy with it but here's what I've got so far for Ky poem 2.0: malediction
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
(I love that so much; it makes me think of changelings)
"It isn't his fault his father's a monster," Sara sighed. "It's not his fault he gets stares from servants when he comes here. If I could make it go away for him, I would."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky nodded. “I’m sure everyone would appreciate it if you could. He probably hates it.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"He does." She walked in silence for a moment. "Sera would like him here more often, I think. Now that anyone who might try to harm him has died. But that's always been out of the question."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky cringed and nodded. “I’m sure that must be even harder. And unfortunate situation all around. I’m glad she’s able to have somewhat of a relationship with him, though. Is she able to visit often, if he can’t come here?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Absolutely. She goes over there every other week to say hello. But it isn't the same, you know? Someone else raised him; she's only been part of his life on the side."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
