It was me. I said them, and I'm always going to remember I said them.
[ That's the thing about wizards. It's written into the complex nature of their magic, the length of their lives. They remember. And they will always remember. It's just how they're wired. It's a gift, in a lot of ways, and a curse in so many others.
Alec is going to carry this day, the terrible feeling of hollowness with him for decades to come. He's going to always recall how Henry looked at him, pleaded with him, and how he could not even summon the will to care.
And in the middle of all of this, he has the brief, startling, lightning-flash of a thought of, Oh my god, this is how Sprezzatura feels.
What the fuck.
He shakes his head, breathes out a sigh, and rests his hand on the side of Henry's face. ]
It's okay. Just... raw, is all. I don't ever want to do anything like that to you again.
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[ That's the thing about wizards. It's written into the complex nature of their magic, the length of their lives. They remember. And they will always remember. It's just how they're wired. It's a gift, in a lot of ways, and a curse in so many others.
Alec is going to carry this day, the terrible feeling of hollowness with him for decades to come. He's going to always recall how Henry looked at him, pleaded with him, and how he could not even summon the will to care.
And in the middle of all of this, he has the brief, startling, lightning-flash of a thought of, Oh my god, this is how Sprezzatura feels.
What the fuck.
He shakes his head, breathes out a sigh, and rests his hand on the side of Henry's face. ]
It's okay. Just... raw, is all. I don't ever want to do anything like that to you again.