"Like what?" Pratik asked. It was always adorable to hear people gush about their crushes.
"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 shoved his hands in his pockets. "She's very professional, and she's a quick thinker. And she makes little loops in the long letters when she writes. And she always tries not to laugh at jokes but she's not very good at it. She's compassionate beyond belief. And she's beautiful."
"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
"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 glanced at him. "You don't want to hear an old man going on like this, Pratik. I'm sorry."
"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
"Psh, I absolutely want to hear you going on like this." Pratik waved his hand, grinning. "It's endearing."
"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 blushed yet again. "If you say so. Er, what else...she sticks up for herself. And she doesn't abuse the authority she has. She can raise both her eyebrows individually. She likes hand holding more than any other kind of physical affection, I think, and she likes to trace my palm lines."
"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
Pratik smiled gently, glancing over at him. "A woman of many virtues."
"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]
"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
Pratik nodded. "I agree with you -- she's fantastic."
She irritated him sometimes, in the decisions she made that he had to obey. But. Well. He felt like they'd reached a truce, overall. She didn't feel as cold as she'd been when he first got here. Even if she still acted like he was a schoolboy.
But... well... sometimes he acted like he was a schoolboy. So. He supposed it was fair.
"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]
"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
“Nah.” Pratik flashed a little grin and shook his head. “I’m not the sort of man meant for love. I’m content with a single night at a time.”
"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]
"Ahh." He nodded. "And is that...fulfilling for you?"
"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
“I… enough.” Pratik shrugged. Of course he’d fantasized about an actual relationship — who hadn’t? But it was best this way. “I can’t afford to drag anyone else into this mess I call my life… it’s a decent compromise.”
"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]
"So stop making a mess and settle down," he suggested. "It's perfectly possible."
"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
“It’s not.” Pratik shook his head. “The instant I stop running, the consequences of my actions are gonna catch up… they’ve been getting progressively closer for a while now anyhow. My bit is about up.” He shrugged. “Which… whatever. I’ve expected it for a while… besides, I have no other useful skills. This is all I’ve ever known.”
(Remembering that tiktok audio rn lol)
"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]
