[ he should snap and bark and growl at her, but damn him and damn his soul for being sewn together thread by thread the way it is. when she fidgets, he does too. when she murmurs in desperation, he listens in earnest.
he shouldn't. but he can't help it. it's his dreams guilting him, he's sure of it, but with all his existential enlightenment and reflections, he still feels guilty enough to answer.
despite himself, and despite everything she's done, she never deserved this. she may be a killer, but she's not a monster. he's seen the face of the wretched, and dipped his fingers into the wells of sociopathy; Abigail never swam those waters. she was like him; a victim of circumstance, with a much worse hand to play. ]
It's okay. It's... it's okay, Abigail. [ what's done is done, what's said is said. it's over now. stop struggling; rest. he tries to smile and succeeds only in pretending he's a better dad than Garrett Jacob Hobbs. (is that really competition, though?) ] Talk to me. Tell me what you need.
[ even if she's not real, he wants to listen, wants to know how to put her to rest. wants to fix what he failed, wants to right his wrongs. he will.
and Hannibal? you better watch your fucking back, bruv. ]
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he shouldn't. but he can't help it. it's his dreams guilting him, he's sure of it, but with all his existential enlightenment and reflections, he still feels guilty enough to answer.
despite himself, and despite everything she's done, she never deserved this. she may be a killer, but she's not a monster. he's seen the face of the wretched, and dipped his fingers into the wells of sociopathy; Abigail never swam those waters. she was like him; a victim of circumstance, with a much worse hand to play. ]
It's okay. It's... it's okay, Abigail. [ what's done is done, what's said is said. it's over now. stop struggling; rest. he tries to smile and succeeds only in pretending he's a better dad than Garrett Jacob Hobbs. (is that really competition, though?) ] Talk to me. Tell me what you need.
[ even if she's not real, he wants to listen, wants to know how to put her to rest. wants to fix what he failed, wants to right his wrongs. he will.
and Hannibal? you better watch your fucking back, bruv. ]