Heliodor Everett shrugged. “It would’ve been better had I been on my own. That way, you wouldn’t be hurt and you could escape this planet without worrying about me.”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Heliodor Everett sighed. “And I’d rather face it alone than drag anyone down with me. Because your life… means something, where you’re from. And mine…”
He sighed. “Well, you know exactly what my world thinks of my life. If I never returned, no one would care much. I give them three days until they find my replacement and the entire world forgets I existed.”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
"Hey," Jo said, "I care about you. And if you come to Mutopia with me, I promise more people will care about you, too. Your life has meaning because you're living it, but it'll have even more meaning there. I promise."
“But why? How could you possibly care about me? You know so little about me, and you do know is pathetic and cruel.” He sighed. “Who in Mutopia would welcome my presence? Or the things I’ve done?”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
As they spoke, they finished tightening the bandages around Heliodor Everett's other injuries. Satisfied with their work and the knowledge that the bandages were just the same tightness as the one that he had directed them to tighten, Jo picked Heliodor Everett off the ground again. It was probably best to keep moving.
"That's one of the cool things about Mutopia," Jo said. "They have this policy where they don't question what you did during the Dark Year—which, in your case, would be your life on your Earth. What they care about is what you do after that because they know that people have to do bad things to survive sometimes."
They shrugged.
"And I care about you because I do," Jo said, and it was as simple as that. She would tell him that as many times as she needed to for him to believe her.
Heliodor Everett didn’t react as Jo picked him back up, even if the movement jostled all of his injuries and ached. He just shook his head. “I… I don’t understand. How could people just… ignore that? All of the evil things you’ve done?”
He looked down at his forearm. “A better man would die in my position. He would square his shoulders, fight back, and when the knives came down he wouldn’t be scared.”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Heliodor Everett flinched. “If you’re trying to insinuate that I am somehow… brave, then you’d be sorely mistaken. I was born a coward. One day I’ll die a coward’s death.”
He trailed up to rub his neck. “If I’m lucky, Estella Fay will be the one tasked to kill me if her team wins. She’ll make it quick. But until then, I fail to see how my survival does anyone any good.”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
"If she tried to do that," Jo said, voice very much serious, "I'd fight her."
They paused again, still walking. They had to be getting back to Kyle and Estella Fay soon, right?
"But she would never let them do that," Jo said, with great certainty. She could feel it. Estella Fay was a good person, just like Heliodor Everett was.
Heliodor Everett sighed. “I’m afraid you might be right there. Estella Fay she… she has hope for people who do not deserve it. The very day she met me, she determined that I was… destined for something more than being a lord. She was only angry with me because she thought I had her arrested. But never before then. No matter how many times I turned her away or called her foolish.”
He shook his head. “She trusted me. Trusts me, I suppose. Trusts me enough that the idea of me reporting her fills her with betrayal and not just, ‘oh, I guess he’ll never change.’”
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“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
"That's a good thing, then!" Jo said, glad that she was finally getting through to him. "That means she sees you as a potential friend. And now that she knows you didn't report her, you really can be friends."
“Except we arrive at the issue that we are inherent enemies and that I will always be tasked to destroy her, and she’ll always be tasked to kill me.” Hev frowned.
“We can never be friends. Because I will always be below her.”
She/They/Fae
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
"You're not below her," Jo insisted. "You're equals. And you won't have to be enemies, either, if you come to live on Mutopia. Then we can get Eddie to open portals so the two of you can visit each other. It's perfect."
Heliodor Everett frowned. “But… I’m just… she… Estella Fay knows how to live. She… she’s practically human. She’s bright and confident and… stubborn. So stubborn.”
He looked at Jo. “Just like you, really. It’s no wonder you… favor her.”
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“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
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