[Knowing that Elle wanted to die before Maya found doesn't make her death any easier. Maya was the last face she saw before she fell. Someone who interrupted her plans to sacrifice herself, someone who killed a vulnerable woman. Elle was broken, unmoving in his arms as he held her on Friday.
Maya lives. Elle is gone, separated from her fiance. Orpheus, his friend, was taken away from him as well, but in a sick twist of fate, he is with the love of his life. Yet their killer is here, and Angus' last words to Elle was a quick goodnight.
The events of the previous night showed him how cruel it was to see a glimpse of his love and not care. How awful it was to be detached and fine with life. He only saw his body being used by the SQUIP, but living through it is an entirely different matter. A body that wasn't entirely his, going through the motions of a relaxed, "chill" prince.]
Maya.
[He looks away from her and opens the refrigerator. If he can reheat a pre-cooked meal or a bowl of leftovers, he can leave sooner and find someone else to speak to.]
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Maya lives. Elle is gone, separated from her fiance. Orpheus, his friend, was taken away from him as well, but in a sick twist of fate, he is with the love of his life. Yet their killer is here, and Angus' last words to Elle was a quick goodnight.
The events of the previous night showed him how cruel it was to see a glimpse of his love and not care. How awful it was to be detached and fine with life. He only saw his body being used by the SQUIP, but living through it is an entirely different matter. A body that wasn't entirely his, going through the motions of a relaxed, "chill" prince.]
Maya.
[He looks away from her and opens the refrigerator. If he can reheat a pre-cooked meal or a bowl of leftovers, he can leave sooner and find someone else to speak to.]