WILL

[foreverphantom]

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[stunwhistle]

Dude, you're not going to convince me that you just up and decided to kill Reigen for funsies, so don't even try.

[he sighs.]

Maybe there's a lot I don't know about you. And maybe you're - I dunno. Maybe you've been acting a certain way 'cause we're all in a crappy situation and you're doing your best to survive. I couldn't blame you for that. The gods know that not everyone here knows everything about me, even the people I'm closest to. But I think of you as a friend and I want to know you.

...is that enough?

[foreverphantom]

...If you really knew me, you'd wish you didn't.

[stunwhistle]

That's what you think. I think that's more my decision than yours?

[foreverphantom]

Well, it sounds like killing "for funsies" might be a pretty hard line for you.

[stunwhistle]

So, what, you expect me to believe you kill people for fun and don't feel even a shred of guilt about it at all?

That doesn't line up with you calling me here to confess what happened with Reigen and return the remedy I gave you.

[foreverphantom]

...for a long time, I didn't.

This, with Reigen...is a new development.

[stunwhistle]

What changed, do you think?

[foreverphantom]

[ looking away ]

...people.

[stunwhistle]

[gently:]

...people like Nico?

[foreverphantom]

[ hunches in on himself a lil more ]

[stunwhistle]

...I'm not trying to tease you or anything. I just mean - Nico's good at connecting with people. He acts like he's not, but he is.

If he helped you, I'm glad for it.

[foreverphantom]

[ mumbles: ] ...just made it harder.

[stunwhistle]

...what do you mean?

[foreverphantom]

...it didn't hurt before, and now it does. Because when it hurts people, now it also hurts me.

[stunwhistle]

...do you want to go back to how things were before?

[foreverphantom]

...it would be easier.

[stunwhistle]

We don't always want the things that are easy, though.

[foreverphantom]

I know, Will, I'm familiar.

But it's not like that's ever mattered before.

[stunwhistle]

It matters now.

[his voice is soft]

...this place is kind of a nightmare, but - what you want matters to the people here.

[foreverphantom]

[ just. looks over the tiniest bit at will, allowing enough of his face to be seen that will can tell his eyes are glistening and wet. ]

[stunwhistle]

[ah. well.



he keeps a pack of tissues in his pocket, so. he pulls a pack out and offers him one, his expression concerned.]

[foreverphantom]

[ hides his face in his arms, because to accept tissues would mean admitting to both himself and will that he is crying ]

[stunwhistle]

[#toxicmasculinity



okay no. will just puts a hand on danny's shoulder.]

[foreverphantom]

[ yeah!

anyway thanks will. he won't say anything, but he's not going to shrug the hand off either. ]

[stunwhistle]

[then he will stay there with his hand on danny's shoulder until danny calms down]