Who was it that led you on
And makes you want to hurt me so?
And makes you want to hurt me so?
Liam had been trained for years to protect innocents, and it was easy for him to assume that his perspective was shared by others, even on their darkest days. So Maea’s revelation surprised him, enough that he glanced down at her with a furrowed brow - not necessarily from judgment, but from concern, because to reconcile that person with the woman he cared for, he could only imagine the kind of pain she had been in.
Because he knew all too well what loss and hurt and anger could do to a person. Maea might have turned her rage outward, but Liam had turned his inward, finding his only solace at the bottom of a bottle that it had taken him years to claw his way out of. He wasn’t proud of the person he’d been, of the things he’d done - and while he had never attacked innocents, he had wanted to, back when he blamed all Ascended for what had happened to his family. If he’d had the option, would he have done something like what Maea had done, determined that anyone in his way should pay for the crimes of the few?
It took him a moment to process, but when he did, he tugged her gently closer. ”We all have light and dark in us, Maea. And sometimes we all lose the fight to be good.” He tilted his head to catch her eye. ”All we can do is keep trying, one day at a time.”
Because he knew all too well what loss and hurt and anger could do to a person. Maea might have turned her rage outward, but Liam had turned his inward, finding his only solace at the bottom of a bottle that it had taken him years to claw his way out of. He wasn’t proud of the person he’d been, of the things he’d done - and while he had never attacked innocents, he had wanted to, back when he blamed all Ascended for what had happened to his family. If he’d had the option, would he have done something like what Maea had done, determined that anyone in his way should pay for the crimes of the few?
It took him a moment to process, but when he did, he tugged her gently closer. ”We all have light and dark in us, Maea. And sometimes we all lose the fight to be good.” He tilted his head to catch her eye. ”All we can do is keep trying, one day at a time.”
Who do you want to forget?
Who forgot you long ago?
Who forgot you long ago?
Liam
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
