...Thanatos is a twin, like him, and evidently there's more than one set of twin gods on his world. He mulls that over and opens his mouth to reply, but Thanatos continues, and-
For a moment, he can't speak, can't breathe- he remembers Orion, hand firmly on his shoulder, green eyes meeting his- "You're not a curse. Don't let anyone tell you differently."
Thanatos does understand.
His grip tightens, and he clings to Thanatos, shaking. There's something else he needs- but he's asking too much already- but-
But Thanatos understands-
"Promise me something," he gasps. "Promise you won't leave." Wait- no, that's not it- "I mean- I know the train sends people away sometimes, and that- that's not what I mean- I-" Oh, gods. "Promise you won't abandon me. Promise you won't- be done with me, if I- if I do something wrong." The words tumble over each other, almost forced out, because he needs to know. "Or if you do, at least...tell me."
Deep down, some part of him knows that Thanatos won't simply get rid of him - not after everything they've shared. Despite that, a different part of him - the part of him that's been eaten alive by anxiety and fear ever since he'd started considering people to be his friends here - needs to hear it spoken aloud.
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...Thanatos is a twin, like him, and evidently there's more than one set of twin gods on his world. He mulls that over and opens his mouth to reply, but Thanatos continues, and-
For a moment, he can't speak, can't breathe- he remembers Orion, hand firmly on his shoulder, green eyes meeting his- "You're not a curse. Don't let anyone tell you differently."
Thanatos does understand.
His grip tightens, and he clings to Thanatos, shaking. There's something else he needs- but he's asking too much already- but-
But Thanatos understands-
"Promise me something," he gasps. "Promise you won't leave." Wait- no, that's not it- "I mean- I know the train sends people away sometimes, and that- that's not what I mean- I-" Oh, gods. "Promise you won't abandon me. Promise you won't- be done with me, if I- if I do something wrong." The words tumble over each other, almost forced out, because he needs to know. "Or if you do, at least...tell me."
Deep down, some part of him knows that Thanatos won't simply get rid of him - not after everything they've shared. Despite that, a different part of him - the part of him that's been eaten alive by anxiety and fear ever since he'd started considering people to be his friends here - needs to hear it spoken aloud.