[She's mad, and he knows it. There's a part of him that's still twisted that wants to lean into it, make her leave, fix this entirely by making her hate him, but the outcome of that eats at the core of his being without him even needing to think of the full implications. He's spent so long thinking about his own survival, his own heart, that even with the realization he had her here all along... he hasn't needed to be this open. She's expected him to. Expected him to come to her of his own volition because why wouldn't he, he's her fucking brother, why is he acting like this.
He sighs, and the air almost shakes.]
So, we got away at the conservatory, right? Didn't get the Light but Magnus got the... the jellyfish. Fisher. Don't forget about that guy 'cause, uh, he comes back to fuck some shit up later.
[He'll get to the Voidfish part later, that's like... that's so much, and chronologically is probably the easiest way to approach this.]
Stuff started getting bad with the Hunger after that. Kinda a blur for me now that it's been so long so I dunno, like, numbers or whatever, but there start being years where everybody dies except for one of us at some point. So, uh, one year we're on like, this really fucked up world where the planes of magic got all screwed up-- like, nobody else lives there because they all died kind of magical fuck-up. And, uh. Somewhere near the end of it you asked me to do you a favor.
[This is probably a good way to like... ease into the emotional intimacy part of this. He's just gonna say her actions. He doesn't have to mention how terrifying they were at the time. How much he still fears for her.]
You said you wanted to have the best day ever, and uh, frankly, I kinda think I blew it outta the park- won't wreck you for that one, 'cause I think I'd still want it to be a surprise. But uh, at the end of the night you said it was for a reason. 'Cause you and Barry had been working on this idea, for a while.
[He's not perfectly looking at her now, picking at a thread on his sheets near his foot.]
You were gonna become liches. Like, I mean, this isn't really a were, anymore, you did-- you wanted an anchor. Something I could give you so you could remember who you were. And then, y'know, cool firey lightshow on a cliffside and suddenly you're all skeleton. So like... now if one of you died, you weren't really dead, all the time. So somebody could take the Starblaster outta there.
[A pause. He tilts his head up towards her, meets her eyes again.]
You sure you're gonna believe me? 'Cause that's like, uh, objectively the least wild thing I'm about to lay on the table from here on out.
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He sighs, and the air almost shakes.]
So, we got away at the conservatory, right? Didn't get the Light but Magnus got the... the jellyfish. Fisher. Don't forget about that guy 'cause, uh, he comes back to fuck some shit up later.
[He'll get to the Voidfish part later, that's like... that's so much, and chronologically is probably the easiest way to approach this.]
Stuff started getting bad with the Hunger after that. Kinda a blur for me now that it's been so long so I dunno, like, numbers or whatever, but there start being years where everybody dies except for one of us at some point. So, uh, one year we're on like, this really fucked up world where the planes of magic got all screwed up-- like, nobody else lives there because they all died kind of magical fuck-up. And, uh. Somewhere near the end of it you asked me to do you a favor.
[This is probably a good way to like... ease into the emotional intimacy part of this. He's just gonna say her actions. He doesn't have to mention how terrifying they were at the time. How much he still fears for her.]
You said you wanted to have the best day ever, and uh, frankly, I kinda think I blew it outta the park- won't wreck you for that one, 'cause I think I'd still want it to be a surprise. But uh, at the end of the night you said it was for a reason. 'Cause you and Barry had been working on this idea, for a while.
[He's not perfectly looking at her now, picking at a thread on his sheets near his foot.]
You were gonna become liches. Like, I mean, this isn't really a were, anymore, you did-- you wanted an anchor. Something I could give you so you could remember who you were. And then, y'know, cool firey lightshow on a cliffside and suddenly you're all skeleton. So like... now if one of you died, you weren't really dead, all the time. So somebody could take the Starblaster outta there.
[A pause. He tilts his head up towards her, meets her eyes again.]
You sure you're gonna believe me? 'Cause that's like, uh, objectively the least wild thing I'm about to lay on the table from here on out.