[He lunges forward right as Dualscar does, and- he's not weak. For so long, he's worked on not letting himself be weak, not letting himself be just another lowblood to be used. His words, his title, his actions, everything has gone towards making himself not weak. He can't let himself be weak.]
[But right now, it's more a comfort than he can say to have Dualscar wrapped so much around him. For now, he can almost pretend like that can keep him safe and he doesn't have to fight against himself or the rest of the world.]
[Pretending is the only way he can keep himself from screaming and trying to burn everything down.]
[Gently, his fingers curl along the back of Dualscar's neck and he lets out a shaky breath. He's trying not to shake, but it's hard.]
I'm not okay. [He's acting a slave again, being eyed like a slab of meat at the market. He's surrounded by too many highbloods who hate him and too much wealth. There is no way to be 'okay'.] No one touched me. 22, I'm going to lothe my mind like thith.
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[But right now, it's more a comfort than he can say to have Dualscar wrapped so much around him. For now, he can almost pretend like that can keep him safe and he doesn't have to fight against himself or the rest of the world.]
[Pretending is the only way he can keep himself from screaming and trying to burn everything down.]
[Gently, his fingers curl along the back of Dualscar's neck and he lets out a shaky breath. He's trying not to shake, but it's hard.]
I'm not okay. [He's acting a slave again, being eyed like a slab of meat at the market. He's surrounded by too many highbloods who hate him and too much wealth. There is no way to be 'okay'.] No one touched me. 22, I'm going to lothe my mind like thith.