[ Jayce is already shaking his head - there was no going back. Staying with Viktor was his choice, he doesn't regret it. Experiencing that perfect alignment while using the rune, knowing and feeling everything, no sense of where one ended and the other began - he's suddenly frustrated by the disconnect now. Why are they even arguing about this?
His eyes remain closed for a long moment in silence. There's more Viktor might not know, that he never had time to tell him - the blood on his hands from the shimmer factory - other things he does know, like the decisions he made as on the council that led to more violence, like the blockade, the weapons he made for Cait. There's still plenty for him to punish himself over that is his and his alone - but making this about any of that right now is a mistake.
He needs Viktor to understand - ]
I was always going to stay with you. [ He lifts his gaze, voice cracking. ] And if this is a second chance - I only want it with you.
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His eyes remain closed for a long moment in silence. There's more Viktor might not know, that he never had time to tell him - the blood on his hands from the shimmer factory - other things he does know, like the decisions he made as on the council that led to more violence, like the blockade, the weapons he made for Cait. There's still plenty for him to punish himself over that is his and his alone - but making this about any of that right now is a mistake.
He needs Viktor to understand - ]
I was always going to stay with you. [ He lifts his gaze, voice cracking. ] And if this is a second chance - I only want it with you.