[ There's an almost imperceptible twitch of Viktor's fingers at that shout from the other. Not unused to such things from Jayce, he doesn't move from his spot but only turns to look at Jayce more fully. His hand is wavering as he raises it to gently cup Jayce's cheek. ]
We both lost sight of what our dream was supposed to be. We both failed to notice that our dream was doomed from the very start. The Council would never have allowed for any of it. Picking who to blame will not change what has happened. But I created the hexcore to begin with, and in my desire to try and live, to cheat death, it changed me. My obsession with the hexcore allowed it to fully utilize that to its advantage over me. The dream it showed me was not a dream I would ever have wanted. The commune it was...it was horrifying. I. I did not help anyone; I only hurt and took from them.
[ Took from them the same things that had been taken from him his entire life, choice. Perhaps in a perfect world, it would have been different; it could have worked if things hadn't gone as horribly wrong as they had. ]
How could you ever think that I would not want to look at the man who has only ever seen me? [ He will slowly caress Jayce's cheek with his metallic thumb, that thrumming in his chest coming alive once again. ]
We are quite the selfish pair, but we are somehow managing. Not as, eh, bad as I would have imagined either. [ And here he will press his forehead against Jayce's, his eyes fluttering closed for a brief second as he speaks. ]
My dream...our dream, it all meant nothing without you.
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We both lost sight of what our dream was supposed to be. We both failed to notice that our dream was doomed from the very start. The Council would never have allowed for any of it. Picking who to blame will not change what has happened. But I created the hexcore to begin with, and in my desire to try and live, to cheat death, it changed me. My obsession with the hexcore allowed it to fully utilize that to its advantage over me. The dream it showed me was not a dream I would ever have wanted. The commune it was...it was horrifying. I. I did not help anyone; I only hurt and took from them.
[ Took from them the same things that had been taken from him his entire life, choice. Perhaps in a perfect world, it would have been different; it could have worked if things hadn't gone as horribly wrong as they had. ]
How could you ever think that I would not want to look at the man who has only ever seen me? [ He will slowly caress Jayce's cheek with his metallic thumb, that thrumming in his chest coming alive once again. ]
We are quite the selfish pair, but we are somehow managing. Not as, eh, bad as I would have imagined either. [ And here he will press his forehead against Jayce's, his eyes fluttering closed for a brief second as he speaks. ]
My dream...our dream, it all meant nothing without you.