WE ARE BAD AND THAT'S GOOD

[queenofkur]

there's no one I'd rather be than me

This hyper super duper secret post is for the villains who dwell deep into the Underworld. They may be trying to end humanity, but that's not bad. That's just their job and they're doing their best with it. They may be cold, cruel or whiny, but deep down they're still the same. Except Tsururu who has no memories left. And Godzilla who's losing his mind. Oh and there's Yuji who has to watch all this and hope someone will come soon.

Sweet, sweet tragedy. On the bright side, Silco's more or less the same as usual, he just got more friends now.

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[inaahisa]

[ That surprised expression fades as quickly as it came. She cannot believe he would ask her how she's doing in such a situation, even seeing how the corruption has changed her, even knowing she pulled in her own friends to suffer the same fate than her. ]

Do not pretend you care for me. [She closes her eyes.] You are only doing this to see if there is a way to reason with me and stop all this.

[ This reminds her of Fujimaru. But unlike her, this is blatantly opportunist. ]

[eyescar]

[ Yuji blinks at her owlishly for a moment before he tilts his head, looking more sheepish than upset. He can’t blame her for the reaction, he supposes, and it makes sense that she’d be skeptical. It makes sense she wouldn’t trust him; why would she? He’s just a kid she knows.

He’s not important or anything.

Ah, well. ]

Uh, I guess we’re not that close or anything, but… I mean it.

[ Now he glances away, feeling a little awkward. ]

You look sad.

[inaahisa]

[ Ereshkigal's eyes narrow, the goddess remaining silent for a moment. ]

Where were you when I wept after the horrors in Brasov? [A beat.] When I was forced to relive my most painful memories in Egypt?

[ He's right. They were never close. And she won't just let him pretend he magically cares for her out of nowhere now. ]

I do not begrudge you for not caring.

[ This is how humans - and even gods for that matter - work. You cannot be friend with everyone, let alone close to them. Beyond that, she is a goddess. She should care for humans, not the other way around. ]

But I shall not tolerate you feigning care only because I have become an obstacle to your happiness.

jjk spoilers, cw: cannibalism

[eyescar]

Is that the argument you want to have?

[ Yuji tenses a little. ]

You weren’t there when Nanamin and Choso were kidnapped? When I was sharing my worst memories with people? When Silco-san saw me eating my brothers and congratulated me, or when my friends saw my body murder people? You weren’t there either, but that’s not the point right now, is it?

[ A soft noise, maybe a scoff or something like it. It’s hard to place what he’s feeling, but it’s all twisted up and confused in his mind. He’s never been all that good at that stuff, but he’s trying. Every day he gets better, stronger, more able to care for people. Every day he can try a little more. ]

I’m not really all that happy anyway, you know? I am, sometimes, around my friends, but I still think I should be died, before, and I still think I cause problems without meaning to. But that doesn’t mean I should be left alone to suffer, and neither should you.

[ Tired, he leans into the metal of his cage. ]

You can stay sad and angry if you want, I can’t make you talk or do anything. But… Even if no one else can accept your anger and your sadness, I’ll be there. I’ll be with you, or here, okay?

[ And then - ]

Aah… That almost sounded cool this time…