Blue Black
It was worth it, his death.
You know this objectively.
His words shifted the tide of power in Timely. And as blood wept from his chest, his courage found new breath amongst the onlookers. His legacy lives on in the town itself, invisible handprints that shaped every righteous bend in the arc towards justice.
But.
But so too do his handprints still paint your hips from the last time he touched you. The pain reignites itself when you press your fingers against the ghost of his, when you try desperately to remind yourself how you believe it was worth it.
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