no ! this is serious . we are done ; fired , expelled , cancelled , plug pulled , written off , yanked off the stage , fucked over , non conformity gate , snapped away . you name it . that’s us !
I am not having fun . not this time nope . I warned people about this !
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two looks crossed his face . one , mildly impressed at the tactical compromise . the other truly taking in the features of *his saviour .
past the scars . past the staples . past every jagged imperfection . all he saw was a friend .
“ you look great , man . ” ⤸
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` Well? I’ve done all I could do with burning them alive. I’ll be behind you. `
Voice still remained airy, one could only describe it as a burnt tone of voice. His disguise of being his actual self still prevalent and Lumi is one of the first to see.
` Before that …
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a thick gulp of air .
realising he had absolutely no plan . none at all . every word was arriving free flowing and reckless in the moment .
blind optimism .
“ … nobody here has to die and uh — you can take me out . i’d be an easy target but . let’s be real . it won’t ⤸
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his side .
“ … no one dies . no one gets hurt . or … or i might as well stay . ”
and somehow , the second sentence had felt just as selfless . because this had to be done right .
no more .
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lucas everett had hit rock bottom before . maybe not this deep——- but it wasn’t the first time .
across every statistic , every initial metric , every first glance … there had never been much 𝐡𝒐𝒑𝒆 for him as a hero . his power was weak ; its application seemingly ⤸
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you . . . and 𝐈 am one them. `
Donovan turned with his back facing Lucas. Although his friend behind him was not one to kill, if it meant carrying his body across the door frame he came in through with a mountain of bodies behind, he will do so.
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uncertain legs . one palm settled against don’s shoulder , lumi grounding himself however he could .
“ congratulations , friend . ” the first genuine words he’d spoken .
selfless .
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