"I just thought--" Tomhas shook his head. "I thought he'd be good to her. That she'd help him become a better person. I wanted it to work so badly...for my consciences sake and for Lyra's. But it went so so wrong..."
"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]
"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 her. "Better she never had to endure him in the first place."
"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, glancing away. Couldn’t argue with that statement.
"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]
(Would you prefer Tomhas tell Ky or Michael tell Ky?)
"I'm sorry you got stuck with me," Tomhas finished, resting his head on a pillow.
"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
(Completely up to you ^^ she’s going to be gutted either way. Would take it better from Tomhas but still going to take it badly lol)
“…I didn’t,” she said after a moment, blushing and not looking at him. “I chose you.”
"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 feel like this is an organic time to do it but I dunno)
"I don't know why." He tugged at his hair. "Gaius would have been a better choice than me. He does everything right."
"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
(Fine with me if you wanna ^^ do what Tomhas would do lol)
“Gaius hates me,” she snorted. “…and I hadn’t even met him before, at the time,” she pointed out.
"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 doesn't hate you," Tomhas said incredulously. "He likes you a lot, Ky. He tries so hard for you--you haven't seen?"
"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 shrank a bit, blushing. “I- yes of course he does I-I wasn’t trying to say — I-I mean— I’m sorry. That’s not what I meant. I’m sorry.” Her face burned.
"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 no!" He grimaced, digging his fingers into his hair. "I wasn't accusing you. I'm sorry, 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
“It…” she nodded, then shook her head. “It’s fine. I…” she sighed softly. “I’m sorry.” Racking up ungratefulness points.
"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]
"Don't apologize," he murmured. "See, this is what I'm talking about. I'm a garbage father."
"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
For according to the trollish philosopher Plateau, "if you wants to understan' an enemy, you gotta walk a mile in his shoes. Den, if he's still your enemy, at least you're a mile away and he's got no shoes." — A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett
