"My blood's on my own hands. It wouldn't be on yours if I didn't ask; if I didn't put the gun in your hands. I can't stop you from feeling like it's different, but that's how I see it. Just to set the record straight." He knows he's not going to take that weight off Kaz's shoulders, that it's the guilt he'll likely hold on to regardless of what Jesper says. But he at least deserved to know that blame will never come from Jesper himself.
It's the request that stuns him, that leaves a stretch of silence laying between them as he considers what all that asks.
It's a weight and request he'd take on every time.
"Hey..." His voice is quiet, almost soft. "I won't, you know that. After everything? I'm not going to just walk out and give up on you."
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Date: 2021-10-10 10:52 pm (UTC)It's the request that stuns him, that leaves a stretch of silence laying between them as he considers what all that asks.
It's a weight and request he'd take on every time.
"Hey..." His voice is quiet, almost soft. "I won't, you know that. After everything? I'm not going to just walk out and give up on you."