Hmm. Quite the To Do List you're building for yourself.
[ Viktor's gaze is unreadable over the edge of the mug. That ever-so-brief moment where Jayce had almost touched his shoulder -- god, how stupid is Viktor for wishing he had completed the motion? He barely knows the man, and yet, Jayce has shared years with another version of him. Their familiarity mismatch is confusing, and frustrating, and...
Is it strange to be jealous of one's other self? Yes, that other self apparently got changed in some horrible way by magic, and caused something awful to happen in another world, but... he had a friend. A partner. A person that maybe sometimes touched his shoulder gently.
A person that cared whether he lived or died. ]
Well, you need not concern yourself with my illness. I have a solution, though perhaps you could help me work out some of the kinks that are troubling me.
[ He nudges the plate of food an inch closer to Jayce, a silent eat, for fuck's sake gesture. His expression softens. ]
But that should not be our priority. You are hoping to save your entire world, and this world too. My little life does not rank highly in importance, by comparison.
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[ Viktor's gaze is unreadable over the edge of the mug. That ever-so-brief moment where Jayce had almost touched his shoulder -- god, how stupid is Viktor for wishing he had completed the motion? He barely knows the man, and yet, Jayce has shared years with another version of him. Their familiarity mismatch is confusing, and frustrating, and...
Is it strange to be jealous of one's other self? Yes, that other self apparently got changed in some horrible way by magic, and caused something awful to happen in another world, but... he had a friend. A partner. A person that maybe sometimes touched his shoulder gently.
A person that cared whether he lived or died. ]
Well, you need not concern yourself with my illness. I have a solution, though perhaps you could help me work out some of the kinks that are troubling me.
[ He nudges the plate of food an inch closer to Jayce, a silent eat, for fuck's sake gesture. His expression softens. ]
But that should not be our priority. You are hoping to save your entire world, and this world too. My little life does not rank highly in importance, by comparison.