@OFLEYLINES understood that or not. )
i do hope one day i can help you understand. perhaps when my mind isn’t so…foggy. thank you for attempting to rescue me, though. i’m not sure i’ve ever told you that.
@OFLEYLINES no, you don’t say much.
( a simple acknowledgement, not a dig. he reaches to adjust dains’ collar as if he could see it, smoothing out the fabric with a satisfied huff. )
you admit that i am your brother? surprised you wish to be tied to the one who could have prevented it all.
@OFLEYLINES and you have every right to be.
( vedrfolnir had accepted that reality a few centuries ago. that all his friends and family likely blamed him for something perhaps he could have prevented. unfortunately their homeland would have fallen regardless of his choice, whether they
@oculusfati i never said that either 、 but that’s kind of you to say 。
( he straightens up 、 adjusting his gloves 。 )
the fact you are my brother 、 for one 。 where i come from and who i was back then 、 who my friends were 。 many things 。
she does not want love. she needs her obsession to be fed, an unhinged addiction that seeks no cure. devotion that the gods would kill for. there is no soft, flowery poetry that could explain what it is she needs.
@OFLEYLINES ( he can’t help it, he laughs a little, the back of his hand pressing against his lips to stifle the noise. )
alright alright. you are the more attractive sibling with no imperfections, i understand. and what exactly have you been transparent about?
@OFLEYLINES ( a small frown settles on his lips for a moment before he nods. )
i understand. some things are…unsightly.
( it’s not like he wasn’t much better after all. it had been quite sometime since he lacked some sort of lace veil over where his eyes once were. )
@ofprophetsword yes well, at least surtr physically bites.
( pokes and prods at his hand. )
although, i suppose even those wounds disappear over time. a shame it doesn’t last longer. you do not need to sell rerir’s appeal to me, i am well aware.
@ofprophetsword well there are times when i have feelings, too. although i suppose everyone else likes to forget that. ( cheeky grin. ) take it as an off day today.