what do we think about ryland being the one who kills their father but court takes the fall for it
ryland comes home to their father waterboarding colt and he doesn't know how long this has been going on but colt is drenched and choking and if he doesn't get colt out of their father's hands now, he's not sure if—
he's moving before he's aware of it. but he's not moving to where their father is about to murder his brother. no, he's going upstairs and into their father's room—a bedside drawer that really only has one thing in it
their father yells something at colt (still somehow oblivious to ryland's presence) and pulls colt's head back under the running water and ryland's right arm is so heavy but he tries to keep it steady—
vaguely, he's aware that the front door opened and their father finally turning around—
ryland recoils from the force of it, his ears are ringing
the hand around colt loosens and then two bodies hit the floor
then there's a hand on his and he instinctively grips the gun tighter—a face appears in front of him, similar to his own but a little older
court. it's court who's trying to take the gun from him and so ryland lets him. court's mouth is moving but ryland can't make anything of it, he's just aware that court is wiping down the gun with his shirt before he fits it into his own hand
he pushes ryland towards colt who's still gasping and wheezing but alive
the first thing ryland hears when he's regained his hearing are sirens
"what do we think about-"
I think that this AU is ruining my life, that's what I think
