Well, fuck them. [he says, words firm, the hands sliding up Asher's arms gentle.] How the hell were you supposed to know they were trying to get away with murder?
People want you here, Ash. I want you here, I--
[Jin falters. Even now, the weakness in him, the doubt-- it's difficult to expose, a raw nerve.]
I don't know what I'd do if I lost you. Once all this is over, when we've handed Zymandis' asses to them, you don't even have to go back to those people.
[People who'd shut him out. People who would make him feel like nothing.]
Asher closes his eyes and hears another voice, sees a hazy image of red hair and long lashes, and hears a pirate whispering words that sounded familiar.
I would miss you-
He clings desperately to the very few moments in his life where people expressed a desire to have him around, as his overenthusiasm to be noticed or worthy or nurturing always seems to backfire.]
I dunno if I want to.
[He should be telling Jin how much he loves him.
That even though losing Kung Jin would be losing what felt like home in the first place, that it would destroy him entirely... The worst part about there being no more Jin would mean that the multiverse would lose one of it's greatest potential heroes.
A diamond in the rough, despite it's sharp and nasty edges.]
[It'd have been fine if Asher had been louder, riding the impulse and the implication of Jin's words. They'd go home together. Asher could meet his parents; Lao; his teammates. But even if Asher is technically agreeing, it's the hesitation in his reply that gives Jin pause, too.
What, exactly, has Jin just asked of him?
He presses his lips tightly together. He loves Asher more than anyone, but that doesn't make asking his boyfriend to leave everything he's ever known any less selfish. Slowly the fervor in him ebbs away. Jin leans into Asher, his forehead pressed against his shoulder.]
That was screwed up. I shouldn't have put you on the spot to make a choice like that.
My world sucks, Asher. We're on the brink of war every single day. It's just as bad as anything we dealt with on assignment with ALASTAIR, maybe even worse sometimes. I want you by my side, but how am I supposed to ask you to leave everything behind for that?
[Although his face is still buried in Asher's shoulder, Jin's laugh, muffled or not, is all too easy to pick out. He presses a kiss to Asher's collarbone, carefully wrapping his arms around him.]
I love you so much.
[There's nothing else left to say, or to do. Being able to hold him still is enough.]
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People want you here, Ash. I want you here, I--
[Jin falters. Even now, the weakness in him, the doubt-- it's difficult to expose, a raw nerve.]
I don't know what I'd do if I lost you. Once all this is over, when we've handed Zymandis' asses to them, you don't even have to go back to those people.
[People who'd shut him out. People who would make him feel like nothing.]
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Asher closes his eyes and hears another voice, sees a hazy image of red hair and long lashes, and hears a pirate whispering words that sounded familiar.
I would miss you-
He clings desperately to the very few moments in his life where people expressed a desire to have him around, as his overenthusiasm to be noticed or worthy or nurturing always seems to backfire.]
I dunno if I want to.
[He should be telling Jin how much he loves him.
That even though losing Kung Jin would be losing what felt like home in the first place, that it would destroy him entirely... The worst part about there being no more Jin would mean that the multiverse would lose one of it's greatest potential heroes.
A diamond in the rough, despite it's sharp and nasty edges.]
Could you give me some time to think about it?
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[It'd have been fine if Asher had been louder, riding the impulse and the implication of Jin's words. They'd go home together. Asher could meet his parents; Lao; his teammates. But even if Asher is technically agreeing, it's the hesitation in his reply that gives Jin pause, too.
What, exactly, has Jin just asked of him?
He presses his lips tightly together. He loves Asher more than anyone, but that doesn't make asking his boyfriend to leave everything he's ever known any less selfish. Slowly the fervor in him ebbs away. Jin leans into Asher, his forehead pressed against his shoulder.]
That was screwed up. I shouldn't have put you on the spot to make a choice like that.
My world sucks, Asher. We're on the brink of war every single day. It's just as bad as anything we dealt with on assignment with ALASTAIR, maybe even worse sometimes. I want you by my side, but how am I supposed to ask you to leave everything behind for that?
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He is happy to be worth enough for Jin to be selfish.]
Okay, so, yeeaaah...
[A nervous laugh.]
Maybe your world sucks.
But it's got you in it.
[❤️]
And that'd make all the face-eating monsters n' crazy fires n' zombie invasions totally worth it for me.
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I love you so much.
[There's nothing else left to say, or to do. Being able to hold him still is enough.]
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I love you too.
[Maybe his world is terrible and he is terrible.
But things just don't have to be that way anymore.]
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My mom's gonna be so excited when she finds out I'm dating a white guy.
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[sdkjflaksj lkdjfl ajlksjldjlasjlfkjaslkjf???]
What?
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[not the daughter-in-law u were hoping for before u found out i was gay mom but he's better?????]
She'll love you. She would've anyway, 'cause you're you, but seriously. She will.
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Why do I have to be white?
[buddy u better count ur damn blessings that's about the only thing ur good at being]
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I think it's a status thing. It's hard to explain.
[just be happy u get to have a loving future mother-in-law snow whitey]
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whispers... sometimes white ppl... r worse]
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[Jin presses a kiss to his cheek... Asher is so cute when he is a confused baby deer... jin why are you like this]
We can think about all of that in the morning.
i will propERLY END THIS
G'night.