[come sail away] ic inbox (season 1)

[light_mischief]

Skulduggery Pleasant

Cabin 117 - 6:39 PM

altered from killthecake

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[light_mischief]

It's a hollow victory, allowing her to believe that a fraction of the truth encompasses the whole. She isn't wrong, he rationalizes; he absolutely is worried how Vile could be used against him. More than that, he has no idea how being here will affect it. Affect him.

At least it buys him some time to figure out how to tell her. Or at least to make peace with what will happen after she finds out.

You haven't done anything wrong. It's probably wise to be suspicious here.
I have a long standing habit of dealing with things on my own.
You will unfortunately have to be patient with me. Old dogs, new tricks, etc.

[saltwaterlungs]

yeah but
you gave me the gauntlets when you were still freaking out about your torture thing
the least i can do is match that trust right?

Which he still hasn't explained, but she already feels awful enough for the amount of prying she's done, it's not like she's going to be doing more now.

im sorry
ill try harder to be worthy of the trust you put in me
and if its not obvious im never doing something like that again
we cool?

[light_mischief]

This is nearly worse than being forced to tell the entire truth. Nearly, but not quite enough to drive him back out into the rain. He knows she's being honest, too, which only makes it worse. It's that guilt that drives him to try and prove his freshly and fully restored confidence in her.

Yes, we are.
I'm sorry for putting this burden on you, you don't deserve it.
I'll be better about trusting you with more than just guard duty.

Since I've already admitted it under duress:
Between the events on the timeline and how I absorbed them, I was not in my right mind when I came to you. Or at karaoke.
I've been feeling more affixed to this point in time. I can handle you asking questions about it, if they come to you.

[saltwaterlungs]

its fine
honestly
i can carry it
im strong remember?
ill bug you if i think of anything, she lies, as if she doesn't already have questions about... Everything. Her gut lead her astray this time, into almost wrecking an important friendship because of her own damn suspicion. Darcy resolves herself to leave him be, to trust that he'll come to her if he needs help, that if he lies to her, it's for good reason.

It doesn't silence her gut entirely. The contradictions in her mind don't wholly disappear, nor does her worry about him. But she can bludgeon herself with guilt over being a bad friend whenever they arise, now, and that's just as good.

[light_mischief]

Stronger than I am.
Stay out of the rain if you can help it.
Don't hesitate to reach out. I'm here when you need me.

[saltwaterlungs]

dont sell yourself short
youre smarter than i am
we have different strengths
thats why were a good team
i will and i will
stay safe yeah?

Even if she had been under the rain, her wording wouldn't have changed. There are many honest ways to say 'I love you'.