[L is a shifting and erratic thing in these moments. The detective isn’t often ruled by his emotions, but whether this punishing week has worn his veneer thin or it’s simply in his nature to house a slumbering caldera, he is motivated less by logic and more by paranoid and disorganized thoughts.
It’s unfair to Myr, even as it feels hopelessly unavoidable and beyond true control. L simply doesn’t breathe for several tense ticks, before exhaling, intentionally relaxing hands that have balled tightly at his sides.
We have a Bond.
[Spoken softly as any apology. A confirmation, assurance of its powerful and valued nature.]
I just meant that I don’t employ you. You’re not on a payroll as a caretaker for me.
[Even if, bafflingly, he sometimes behaves as though he is. L rests his palm against Myr’s offered one, light in direct contrast with the heaviness off his thoughts.]
Of course.
[Just how much time might it take to screw their heads on straight again, though?]
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It’s unfair to Myr, even as it feels hopelessly unavoidable and beyond true control. L simply doesn’t breathe for several tense ticks, before exhaling, intentionally relaxing hands that have balled tightly at his sides.
We have a Bond.
[Spoken softly as any apology. A confirmation, assurance of its powerful and valued nature.]
I just meant that I don’t employ you. You’re not on a payroll as a caretaker for me.
[Even if, bafflingly, he sometimes behaves as though he is. L rests his palm against Myr’s offered one, light in direct contrast with the heaviness off his thoughts.]
Of course.
[Just how much time might it take to screw their heads on straight again, though?]