“… a while,” she admitted. “I yelled and then left and had a long cry with Severus then went back to check on him and he wouldn’t talk to me and then I came 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]
"My uncle is still here?" he asked in surprise. "I'll have to hear more about him later. Tomhas is nonverbal, though? What did you say to him before leaving the first time?"
"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 grimaced and was quiet for a moment, flushing even more as she thought back to it. “…I’m not sure…”
"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
She started crying again, somehow. Gaius was making her feel even worse about this; would he do the same to Tomhas? “…a lot…”
"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 dipped his head. "I'll take care of him. We'll need to do some damage control once he's speaking again, but you need to get some rest."
"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
She nodded numbly and mumbled something but even she didn’t know what she was trying to say.
(Blessed day the annoying coworker just decided to wfh the rest of the day)
"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'll be fine," he said. "He bounces back." But he wasn't sure this time. Something this damaging to Tomhas's heart hadn't happened in a very long time. He'd be feeling terrible about himself, without doubt.
"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
She nodded again. She hoped so. Though he’d been all depressed ever since Viol so that certainly wouldn’t help. Gods, she was awful. “…I hope so… I didn’t mean to… he didn’t pick a great time to tell me…”
"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]
"No. I don't think that conversation could have gone well no matter which way it turned."
"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
Right. Because she was a monster at baseline. She shrank, staring at her feet. How did Gaius always make her feel so small?
"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 her. "Don't feel bad, Ky. You're still navigating and it was a bad time, objectively. There was no way anyone would take that well, even if you hadn't just found out you were adopted."
"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 glanced up at him sheepishly then down again and nodded, face still burning. She didn’t feel bad; she felt awful.
"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]
"Get some rest," he said again. "I'll see to it Tomhas has someone with him and I'll try to get him up to his room. Some sleep would do him good, I think."
"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 in agreement, then hesitated, not sure whether to offer to help. Gods only knew if Tomhas could walk on his own power or not. But then she remembered the way he’d flinched like she’d stabbed him when she touched him before and felt bad all over again. Best to let Gaius figure it out. “Okay… he’s down there.” She pointed. “Second parlor from the end on the right.”
"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]
