he closes his eyes. those words snake past all of the metal bits and machinery of his chest and settle on his heart like warm cinders. his fingers curl on the barrier in front of karlach's hand. he murmurs through a small, bitter smile: ]
This muddle-fudgin' thing... I know you will.
[ he knows what he would have done if the barrier wasn't there.
or does he? because something wrests him from karlach the moment he thinks too deeply on it. he needs that barrier gone for other reasons. not this forkin' hetero nonsense. ]
And don't you worry. It won't be for too long.
[ he opens his eye. the red of his pupil shines outward again, glowing like a warning. his pointy smile spreads butter-smooth up his face, wide and tilted. his voice returns to that low, rusty octave. ]
I'll have finished all of ya' by the end a' tomorrow.
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he closes his eyes. those words snake past all of the metal bits and machinery of his chest and settle on his heart like warm cinders. his fingers curl on the barrier in front of karlach's hand. he murmurs through a small, bitter smile: ]
This muddle-fudgin' thing... I know you will.
[ he knows what he would have done if the barrier wasn't there.
or does he? because something wrests him from karlach the moment he thinks too deeply on it. he needs that barrier gone for other reasons. not this forkin' hetero nonsense. ]
And don't you worry. It won't be for too long.
[ he opens his eye. the red of his pupil shines outward again, glowing like a warning. his pointy smile spreads butter-smooth up his face, wide and tilted. his voice returns to that low, rusty octave. ]
I'll have finished all of ya' by the end a' tomorrow.