I know, but that doesn't make mine any more wrong than yours.
[Because he didn't honestly believe that he was wrong, that he had dedicated himself to something that he wouldn't do again if given the chance. It wasn't wrong to want a better world, to make the illusions of safety no longer illusions.
Instead he sighed, flicked off the stove and stepped away from it to grab two bowls. He returned with two steps the other way and dished out rice and then put the vegetable stirfry on top. He served Steve first.]
Ah, you don't want to risk what I might do to him, huh? Because you don't know what I can do to him if I get close enough. Smart... but also very stupid.
[He turned around, closing the distance and pressing the bowl into Steve's hands, caressing his scarred fingers against the top of the other man's hand. Utensils were in the drawer just to Steve's right.]
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[Because he didn't honestly believe that he was wrong, that he had dedicated himself to something that he wouldn't do again if given the chance. It wasn't wrong to want a better world, to make the illusions of safety no longer illusions.
Instead he sighed, flicked off the stove and stepped away from it to grab two bowls. He returned with two steps the other way and dished out rice and then put the vegetable stirfry on top. He served Steve first.]
Ah, you don't want to risk what I might do to him, huh? Because you don't know what I can do to him if I get close enough. Smart... but also very stupid.
[He turned around, closing the distance and pressing the bowl into Steve's hands, caressing his scarred fingers against the top of the other man's hand. Utensils were in the drawer just to Steve's right.]