striketwice: (Default)
alec (𝘩𝘒𝘀𝘬𝘦𝘳π˜₯𝘢π˜₯𝘦) brennan⚑ ([personal profile] striketwice) wrote 2022-11-17 03:48 am (UTC)

[ The way Henry responds is almost clinical. Crisp and carefully distant, like the way he does everything, but it isn't wrong. Maybe this was always going to happen, maybe even if he and his father had the best relationship in the world.

But those "what ifs" are of little comfort now, with his father's corpse cooling beneath his hands and the storm of his anger raging outside. It will take more than a simple observation to undo the decades of damage that Alec has done to his own self-worth.

Grimly, ]


Did I have a choice? Of course not.

[ His choices begin now.

Outside, the wind begins to howl, and rainwater splashes its way in through the open mouth of the garage. Sirens blare in the distance. ]


I think you should go now.

Post a comment in response:

If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting