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Kyuseisha no Hikari

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Dragonslaying Dragon

PostPosted: Thu May 18, 2023 8:42 pm


Zac gave him time to think. To process. To breathe. He didn’t interrupt him or tell him not to apologize, because at this point in time it seemed like he’d be wasting his breath, anyway. It wouldn’t have mattered. He’d’ seen enough panic attacks with Evan to know that you didn’t try to push buttons or change someone’s mind while they were emotionally compromised.

“Why not?”

He glanced at him, only briefly, and kept his eyes on the road. Todd didn’t need to experience a car crash at the end of the day he’d had already.

“Isn’t your pack supposed to help you carry the weight? What’s the point of having a pack at all if you still try to handle everything on your own? You should let the people who care about you help carry your burden. You’d help carry theirs if they were having a hard time, wouldn’t you?”


genovianprince
PostPosted: Fri May 19, 2023 12:42 pm


The question made him stop and think, hands loosening their death grip on the seat belt. He took a few deep breaths as he considered it.

"Hmm..." His head tilted to the side. "Feel like... Pack already do so much for Todd. Pack support Todd, but Todd not support pack. Not well. Todd take generosity but give nothing back. No hunting, no... job, for money. Maybe walk dog? But Todd... never do enough. Sleep, eat. Fight, sometimes. Try to learn, but Todd... no good with computers. Read child books. Todd feels like he'll never fit in, never do enough to help where pack has already given so much to help lost Todd. There is so much about Earth, it... scary. And Todd wants to help more than he can. But it take... much effort. More than Todd can give."

There it was. The root of everything he felt. He was so small in a world so big and he felt like he'd never be able to measure up to the humans, to be able to blend in well, would always cause problems instead of helping fix them.

Like today. With getting arrested.

He sniffled, rubbing at his eyes. "Sorry. For being trouble."

Kyuseisha no Hikari

genovianprince



Kyuseisha no Hikari

Crew

Dragonslaying Dragon

PostPosted: Sun May 21, 2023 8:24 pm


“You’re not trouble,” Zac said offhandedly, because one day he would say that and it would cement into his brain. Maybe.

“We know how hard it is for you. Or, we can imagine it. I don’t think any of us can actually put ourselves in your place and imagine exactly what you’re going through. But it’s not your fault that you’re here. You’re doing everything you can. Why does it have to be one-to-one anything? You’re the only one measuring what sort of contribution you think you’re giving. Earth is scary, why should you have to contribute when you’re already trying to figure everything else out?”

He shook his head and spared a second to look away from the road so he could put a hand on Todd’s shoulder. His eyes were on the road as he spoke again.

“We do what we do because you’re worth it, right? You contribute in different ways. You’ve been doing patrols, haven’t you? Helping keep Earth safe is a big help. You know how important it is to all of us. So you don’t hunt, you don’t make money. Tobias is loaded, he has so much money that it literally doesn’t even mean anything to him. It’s like being able to go outside and pull a leaf from a branch. If you take one, there’s still a whole tree, right? Look, I’m stingy as hell. I love money. I’d let you know if there was a problem. But there isn’t, Todd. You’re doing enough. You are enough. You don’t have to be so hard on yourself. No one wants you to beat yourself up over these things. We think you’re doing a great job.”


genovianprince
PostPosted: Fri May 26, 2023 7:02 pm


Todd reached up to lay his hand over Zac's, swallowing back the objections that automatically rose to the back of his throat. Zac's hand was so warm...

A happy grumbling noise rumbled in his chest and he finally, finally relaxed, tail gently thumping at the edge of the seat.

"Thank you, Zac. Todd love you. Good friend, good pack leader. Glad that... Talia found me. Be lost without all of pack," he said, turning his head, finally, to look at Zac again, with a warm smile.

Kyuseisha no Hikari

genovianprince



Kyuseisha no Hikari

Crew

Dragonslaying Dragon

PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2023 10:24 pm


It wasn’t a perfect situation, and Zac knew there was probably plenty bubbling underneath the surface, but Todd’s smile at least meant that the moment had passed.

He was okay for now.

And Zac knew not to mention his homeworld again.

He flashed a quick smile before focusing on the road. “Yeah, yeah. Well, I’m glad you wound up with us. We’ll make sure you’re taken care of. Starting with a good dinner, huh? Today wasn’t a great day. Tomorrow’ll be better. You’re doing good, Todd. I’m proud of you.”


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