malta: (☾ eight.)
joe ([personal profile] malta) wrote in [community profile] ximilia 2022-08-05 04:44 pm (UTC)

Eh. [ he shrugs, noncommittal. ]

It was fine until we were forced to stay. [ there is no heat in his tone, it was far less of a betrayal in his eyes than recent events in his life but it was dangerous and had daisy or zari or nicky been hurt by an upswing in anti-powered sentiment, he would be much less forgiving. there is some lingering bitter resignation in the way his eyes lose some of the softness looking at nicky.

he understands andy's hurt — it sometimes feels like change is impossible, like no matter what they do the world continues to choose hate and it hurts joe to see it continue to play out. whether it be their religions or the colour of their skin or the love he has for his beloved nicky, or their inability to die. joe is aware of it more than most, having felt it for centuries.

he was hoping to avoid it in space. ]


What's done is done, we can only move forward.

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