sink or swim
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They won’t shut up about why he wears the mask.
This isn't anything new. You've heard it all before.
Maybe, then, it's the rookie inside of you still burning to be included, to be acknowledged, accepted, that makes you flick your mic on with a single press of your stupid little finger. Makes you open your stupid little mouth, and say:
"You're all wrong, boys; he's just keeping my seat warm."
(a joke at your lieutenant's expense has unexpected consequences.)
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- Part 1 of sink or swim
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"Thought we lost you." His voice is a crackle; sap popping as it burns in the fire. The log charring in the kindling. There was a battle in his head; artillery fire in the gaps of his eyes. "Thought we— fuck, pet. Thought you were gone, and we couldn't do a damn thing about it."
His knuckles graze the mark in your temple, gentle around the tight, irritated flesh—it's proof that you lived, that despite the tragedy of the betrayal from the man you counted on the most, you survived. You made it. You won.
His touch is featherlight. But his eyes–
His eyes are heavy with the promise of nothing but ruin.
(it's like holding a lit cigarette to your pulse.)
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- Part 2 of sink or swim