[It's the Oz vibes. It's almost all Oz vibes, despite the fact he has barely even spoken to him.]
's nothin'.
[Is what he says, but he takes a slight step back and a memory begins to play.
You fall into a chair next to the bed this man is resting in, affection, exasperation and an exasperation that hits you to your core. Why is he always like this? He’s half dead and barely breathing it takes everything in you not to throttle him for his recklessness.
He says something and with every word, your frustration grows. "What do you fucking mean you’re fine?!" You continue, angrily, desperately trying to convince him to see reason. You want him to be safe, you want him to be alive and to stop risking his life. You don’t think it’s that much to ask.
The North is dangerous, and you both know that. How is it that you’re the only one that seems to care about this man’s safety!? You're so tired, you don't want to see him dead. You want him alive and well and-
He reaches up, gently caressing your cheek, ignoring the pain he should obviously be in. Your heart hammers away at your chest. His voice is warm, "Don’t make that face… I’m counting on you, partner."]
[ THEY ONLY PRIVATELY TALKED ONCE AND NERO IS LIKE sweats a bit. Hm. Joonghyuk goes quiet as the memory plays. It's sweet, despite the worry. It's a type of memory that reminds him such moments exist and he had shared similar ones in the past. Sometimes, it's hard to remember.
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[ Hopefully his voice can snap Nero out of it. ]
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Y-Yes?
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[ Why getting nervous and staring?? ]
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's nothin'.
[Is what he says, but he takes a slight step back and a memory begins to play.
You fall into a chair next to the bed this man is resting in, affection, exasperation and an exasperation that hits you to your core. Why is he always like this? He’s half dead and barely breathing it takes everything in you not to throttle him for his recklessness.
He says something and with every word, your frustration grows. "What do you fucking mean you’re fine?!" You continue, angrily, desperately trying to convince him to see reason. You want him to be safe, you want him to be alive and to stop risking his life. You don’t think it’s that much to ask.
The North is dangerous, and you both know that. How is it that you’re the only one that seems to care about this man’s safety!? You're so tired, you don't want to see him dead. You want him alive and well and-
He reaches up, gently caressing your cheek, ignoring the pain he should obviously be in. Your heart hammers away at your chest. His voice is warm, "Don’t make that face… I’m counting on you, partner."]
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It takes him a moment. ]
Some people are too careless.
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It takes Nero a bit before he says anything.]
He's still like that.
[That much is probably fine to share.]
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[ Sorry that you are in love with him. Joonghyuk just talks like this about every reckless idiot. ]
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He'd say he's too stubborn for it or somethin'.
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[ He would know. He's stubborn himself. ]
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"is that why I watched you die??" is not something he wants to ask.]
It'd be nice if he could be a little more careful. He's only got the one life.
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Are you still with him?
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[Nero, please. Why are you so bad at this?]
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Right. You are not. You should find someone else.
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Why like a man like him, anyway?
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... If he cared for you, then he wouldn't be so reckless with his life.
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[There's so much exasperation there, but underneath it, maybe just the faintest trace of affection.]
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... Will he be waiting for you at home?
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[Bradley really shouldn't be waiting anymore, right? It's been a century.]
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[ Joonghyuk doesn't mean that with any romantic connotation. ]
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[Yeah, that's more or less true.]
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[ He is just thinking it's silly to hide it. ]
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It's an old memory. Nothing more.
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[ Is it really nothing. ]
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