[ All of it - the desperation for a solution, the violent magnitude of emotion, the blurring of protective justice and vicious vengeance - resonates so deeply it almost overwhelms him. There are flashes - echoes - of older fury, grief, helplessness. The scent of dried blood and burning metal invades the scene, and the edges blur into different streets, different attacks, different losses.
There are screams in his mind that never quite stop, and he keeps them at bay whenever he connects with someone else. Those walls are crumbling, now.
He squeezes Chris's hands to steady both of them as he centres them in the present moment, focusing with everything he has left on what he can do, here and now, for someone who needs help. ]
Listen.
[ It's a command, one made with ferocious compassion. The screams that threatened to swallow them whole soften into a symphony and harmonise with his words. Still furious, but steadied with severe tranquillity. ]
You aren't wrong. Your mind has been tampered with. You were violated. We're going to get to the bottom of it, one way or another, just not like this.
[ What he doesn't say explicitly, but imbues in every syllable, is: You are not foolish. You are not alone. You deserved better.]
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timeasmymeasure
Re: cw: referenced dubcon
Date: 2022-05-30 07:08 pm (UTC)There are screams in his mind that never quite stop, and he keeps them at bay whenever he connects with someone else. Those walls are crumbling, now.
He squeezes Chris's hands to steady both of them as he centres them in the present moment, focusing with everything he has left on what he can do, here and now, for someone who needs help. ]
Listen.
[ It's a command, one made with ferocious compassion. The screams that threatened to swallow them whole soften into a symphony and harmonise with his words. Still furious, but steadied with severe tranquillity. ]
You aren't wrong. Your mind has been tampered with. You were violated. We're going to get to the bottom of it, one way or another, just not like this.
[ What he doesn't say explicitly, but imbues in every syllable, is: You are not foolish. You are not alone. You deserved better. ]