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Chapter Four: the hypocrite, the liar, the thiefĀ
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Damon Maitsu/Kai Monteago, with future Eva Tsunaka/Diana Venicia, Mark āMayhemā Berskii/Jett Dawson, Wolfgang Akire/Grace Madison
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He couldnāt afford to fuck up, or be selfish, or lose control. Stay focused. No matter what happened today when they reached the shutter doors of the Alpha Sanctuary, no matter what Tozu did or said about the perk, he would remain in control. The others didnāt know, they couldnāt know.
āNothing you do mattersā¦ā
āIām fine.ā
He was the only one who could stop this.
'Theyāll die, and so will you, Damon. Again, again, again.ā
āTheyāre alive. Iām alive.ā
By the time he emerged from the bathroom, Damon had found some clarity amidst his anxiety and enervation, a new swell of determination. He rolled up the sleeves to his elbows, buttoned up his light brown vest, and adjusted his tie, ignoring how without his blazer he felt too exposed. Heās survived worse, he could survive a day without it.
āIām fine.ā Then more firmly, āIām fine.ā
He said it over and over again, steeling his expression, preparing to face everyone and everything. He couldnāt let that vulnerability show.
Damon would wear the face of the Ultimate Debater.
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Additional Tags: Time Loop, Damon Maitsu is stuck in a time loop and has to save everyone with the power of friendship⦠kind of, it really depends on your definition of friendship, Damonās really going through it, killing game but everyone survives, character death but like in past loops, Iām gonna be real with you: this is mostly kaimon-centric BUT everyone will get their turn to shine, youād think damon would be better at feelings by now but nah, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, this fic is self-indulgent and a melting pot of ideas based on info thatās come out about pjegās plot with my own twist on them, Slow Burn, Touch-Starved Damon Maitsu, Hurt/Comfort, mentions of past drug use/overdose, self harm in the way that neglecting self care can get to the point of being self harm, Self-Harm, Trauma, Anxiety, Damon Maitsu says heās fine but c'mon now, itās not all angst i promise lol
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Hello again! Another stressful chapter (good stressful for me, bad stressful for Damon) Thank you so much for the kind comments on the last chapter! I really hope you enjoy this one, too! It took a lot outta me lol























