[It's blatant hypocrisy at work, knowing that if their roles were reserved, chances are he'd rather contort himself into all sorts of uncomfortable positions to avoid talking about what needed talking about. Wonderland reminds him too much of the Circle where things need to be kept hidden, buried. All tragedies in the Circle had been silent ones, mimed out but never given full life beyond a shallow sketch of grief.
But the offer's there. Alistair choosing to take him up on it only confirms what a part of Anders had been hoping against hope wasn't true, and the unavoidable reality of it settles heavily on his features.]
I leave you alone for a night and you go and catch the only thing worse than the taint, I swear...
[It's probably not funny, huh? Now that the truth is out, it seems more real now, more vital and solid, and concern twists the corner of his mouth.
What do you say to that? "Welcome back, how was dying? Did you enjoy the trip?"]
I kept thinking of reasons why you might be missing, and none of them were good, but that... I don't know what to say to that, which doesn't happen often. I feel like I should have been there.
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But the offer's there. Alistair choosing to take him up on it only confirms what a part of Anders had been hoping against hope wasn't true, and the unavoidable reality of it settles heavily on his features.]
I leave you alone for a night and you go and catch the only thing worse than the taint, I swear...
[It's probably not funny, huh? Now that the truth is out, it seems more real now, more vital and solid, and concern twists the corner of his mouth.
What do you say to that? "Welcome back, how was dying? Did you enjoy the trip?"]
I kept thinking of reasons why you might be missing, and none of them were good, but that... I don't know what to say to that, which doesn't happen often. I feel like I should have been there.