(( Not completely. They just have to be better than their basest instincts. Easy, right? Not so easy, Emmanuel is learning.
He closes his eyes to breathe in deeply. This has to stop. He can't keep giving in to this. He can't keep leading Horus to believe there's something here to pursue, to hope for. It's cruel.
It's cruel on its face. It's worse because Emmanuel does care about Horus. He hasn't analyzed the details of it, but Horus is a trust ally and friend. The first Emmanuel's allowed himself to have in so very long. That counts for something! Horus deserves more respect from him. ))
We'll be fine. We just have to... be wary of ourselves.
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(( Not completely. They just have to be better than their basest instincts. Easy, right? Not so easy, Emmanuel is learning.
He closes his eyes to breathe in deeply. This has to stop. He can't keep giving in to this. He can't keep leading Horus to believe there's something here to pursue, to hope for. It's cruel.
It's cruel on its face. It's worse because Emmanuel does care about Horus. He hasn't analyzed the details of it, but Horus is a trust ally and friend. The first Emmanuel's allowed himself to have in so very long. That counts for something! Horus deserves more respect from him. ))
We'll be fine. We just have to... be wary of ourselves.