[It's instinct, the way his hand moves to Kakyoin's hair, petting slowly through it with as much soothing care as he can muster. He could make this easy, he knows sadly. He could make this so easy, he could snap and it would be done and no one would ever know the difference, but if he does that, then how is he any different than any other would-be god shaping the world according to his own will?
He's not. He's something, sure, but he's not a god. He didn't remake the world to his own preference. He just — fixed it, is all. The surface tension is still there. He just tilted the glass.
That's why Kakyoin has to do this on his own, however much it hurts. Because it can't be him. It can't be him doing it, or it's all wrong.]
Yeah. I know.
[The altar is still there. He hasn't looked yet, to see whether it's changed or not. Maybe it won't. There's still plenty to mourn about that night, either way.]
He put Iggy in the curtain, right? Like a backpack. So he could carry them both at once. Like Galahad. "His strength was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure."
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[It's instinct, the way his hand moves to Kakyoin's hair, petting slowly through it with as much soothing care as he can muster. He could make this easy, he knows sadly. He could make this so easy, he could snap and it would be done and no one would ever know the difference, but if he does that, then how is he any different than any other would-be god shaping the world according to his own will?
He's not. He's something, sure, but he's not a god. He didn't remake the world to his own preference. He just — fixed it, is all. The surface tension is still there. He just tilted the glass.
That's why Kakyoin has to do this on his own, however much it hurts. Because it can't be him. It can't be him doing it, or it's all wrong.]
Yeah. I know.
[The altar is still there. He hasn't looked yet, to see whether it's changed or not. Maybe it won't. There's still plenty to mourn about that night, either way.]
He put Iggy in the curtain, right? Like a backpack. So he could carry them both at once. Like Galahad. "His strength was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure."