answering old asks. » @tornfalse asked:
“ the price we paid is unbelievable . ” / from caleb
𝙸𝚃 𝚆𝙰𝚂. it’s undeniable ; nothing could justify the sheer trauma that they’d been subjected to, horrors of flesh and blood one couldn’t swallow —— nightmares which chased them even as sunlight painted the corners of the rooms they slept in, respectively ; despite its truth being carved into his skin, the outsider wasn’t keen on remembering — or even acknowledging — the suffering they shared and understood. the hands folded neatly behind his back tightened its grip on themselves, ceasing the twitching of his fingers.
❝ it’s admirable that you still stand. ❞ an undertone of irony and sarcasm is lacking in this statement, sincerity bleeding into every word he speaks. it wasn’t vulnerability, this ... it was honesty. ritual sacrifice and cultist experimentation weren’t easy topics to talk about. burning agony & bleeding hopelessness made it difficult to recall his own experience without an ache deep within his chest. he swallowed, his eternal black gaze for once averting the man he was talking to.
and now he struggles to find the right words. the outsider, known for the endless speeches at a poorly lit shrine, couldn’t quite figure out the most appropriate response. what was there to say ? he knew little about caleb beyond his justifiable rage and the shared trauma between them, piquing his curiosity in a manner difficult to express without possibly provoking negative emotions. dread’s talons began to dig its tips into the flesh of his chest, curling between muscle and bone. there was no option but to involve any semblance of emotion, a woefully objective thing, and it terrified him. this quiet lingered on and on and on, until ——
❝ and ... you didn’t deserve for that to happen to you. ❞
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