[ He hates this. Everything had just been going so fucking well between them, only to be ruined by this stupid shit. (It's not stupid. It's beyond pivotal, more important than anything they've ever discussed before.) Amos absorbs that discomfort from Vander and feels it for himself, reflecting it right back at him. Just...
At least they're standing beside each other again. At least they've got that much, right?
He looks sharply back up at Vander at the endorsement of his suggestion. ] Really? [ A childlike surprise in his voice, as though he hadn't actually been expecting that.
It quickly gives way to relief. Gratitude. Just... this is so shitty, but... ]
I am. [ Up for it. He doesn't like it, doesn't hide the fact that he doesn't like it, but tamps those feelings down in favour of coming to an easy solution with someone he respects. Likes. Had almost felt like something like a brother to him, until now. (Maybe still does? Shit, he doesn't know.) ] I don't want to...
[ Kill you, and it's uncharacteristic of him to not actually just say the words out loud, but he doesn't.
Amos backtreads. ]
You gotta have a good reason to do what you want to do with it. So I trust you.
[ And — as much as he doesn't like it, as much as it continues to go against his instincts, it is the truth. ]
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At least they're standing beside each other again. At least they've got that much, right?
He looks sharply back up at Vander at the endorsement of his suggestion. ] Really? [ A childlike surprise in his voice, as though he hadn't actually been expecting that.
It quickly gives way to relief. Gratitude. Just... this is so shitty, but... ]
I am. [ Up for it. He doesn't like it, doesn't hide the fact that he doesn't like it, but tamps those feelings down in favour of coming to an easy solution with someone he respects. Likes. Had almost felt like something like a brother to him, until now. (Maybe still does? Shit, he doesn't know.) ] I don't want to...
[ Kill you, and it's uncharacteristic of him to not actually just say the words out loud, but he doesn't.
Amos backtreads. ]
You gotta have a good reason to do what you want to do with it. So I trust you.
[ And — as much as he doesn't like it, as much as it continues to go against his instincts, it is the truth. ]