She said she wanted to, and she does. She promised. She won't break it. She's been handed something so, so precious, and she won't break it. His most vulnerable parts. The things that could destroy him.
Basil looks behind her, and Max almost follows his gaze. Now, however, she's starting to understand.
It's like Billy. A creature got inside Basil's friend, Sunny, and he did things that he would never do.
(It isn't exactly like Billy. Billy still hurt her—but, he wouldn't have tried to kill her. He wouldn't have grabbed for her, screaming about how he would gut her—)
He killed his sister and Basil, out of fear for his friend, covered it up.
Max blinks out tears. She doesn't know what to do. Doesn't know what to say. Everything's coming up blank, except for one thing, as she keeps holding his hand— ]
I... I get it. I understand.
[ She sounds breathless. She feels breathless. She'd forgotten how that felt until today. ]
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And Then Max Misinterprets Omori, cw: domestic abuse
Date: 2023-04-23 03:42 am (UTC)She said she wanted to, and she does. She promised. She won't break it. She's been handed something so, so precious, and she won't break it. His most vulnerable parts. The things that could destroy him.
Basil looks behind her, and Max almost follows his gaze. Now, however, she's starting to understand.
It's like Billy. A creature got inside Basil's friend, Sunny, and he did things that he would never do.
(It isn't exactly like Billy. Billy still hurt her—but, he wouldn't have tried to kill her. He wouldn't have grabbed for her, screaming about how he would gut her—)
He killed his sister and Basil, out of fear for his friend, covered it up.
Max blinks out tears. She doesn't know what to do. Doesn't know what to say. Everything's coming up blank, except for one thing, as she keeps holding his hand— ]
I... I get it. I understand.
[ She sounds breathless. She feels breathless. She'd forgotten how that felt until today. ]
I don't hate you. I— Basil, I'm...so sorry.