Pilot. Bottling things up isn’t healthy.

Nobody is judging you.

Hmm.

“No.” His tone is firm, but not with anger— Though he tends to sound mad anyway— It’s with concern. A little fear, but not for himself. “Hey. I said, look at me.” He’s searching the other’s eyes— one good, one… different— looking for any of the symptoms they’d talked about at length. Redness? +

Hate is a strong word for a weak mind.

“ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢɪʀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.” ᴀʟʙᴇʀᴛ ᴡᴇꜱᴋᴇʀ ᴜꜱ ᴀʀᴍʏ/ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ/ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ/ʜᴄꜰ ᴘʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴꜱɪᴏɴ- ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ/ᴅʙᴅ ꜱʜɪᴘꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜᴇᴍ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ

Facepalm. Okay. Be nice, Chris. He’s a baby. “I— No, not like— … Never mind that.” But, STARS… Huh. Man. That’s… Awkward. “Uh… Yeah, sure. Anyway, you’re doin’ fine, buddy. Don’t worry about muscle, worry about skills. You’ll be alright.” He knows that for a fact, at least.

“Yeah, yeah. Whatever makes you feel special, buddy.” He’s right. He’s absolutely right. They may not always be on the same jobs or even work for the same agencies, but when the public roster lists become available, Chris is always looking for Leon’s name. Making sure it doesn’t have ‘deceased’ +

He could absolutely shove Leon off. He could. But he doesn’t. One huge hand clamps down around Leon’s wrist, hard enough to get the point across, but not enough to hurt. “That’s not your call to make,” Chris growls back, looking him in the eye. “You are not in charge here, Kennedy.”

Why does every flashlight stop working when you actually need it.

"𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕘𝕠 𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕. 𝕀'𝕞 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕕, 𝕔𝕣𝕦𝕖𝕝, ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕠𝕤-𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕."

Absolutely baffled… He’s heard of all the ‘dimensional’ nonsense but this is really something else. “Yeah, I… Yeah.” He just kinda stares for a second, crossing his arms. “Why are you…. Small.”

… Leon? That you?

What is this, a daycare? What’s goin’ on?

The habits you form in your training will save you in the field. Make sure they’re good ones. Bad habits are hard to break. [ #seductiveSunday ]

I’ve been called worse by better people. Don’t worry about it.

….?

@flintlockshot1998.bsky.social “… Get back. Now.” ( 💭; Why the hell is this girl trying to manhandle me..? Is this an attack, or..? I don’t even know if I should be more worried or annoyed. But the ones I underestimate are always the most trouble, so better keep my guard up for now…)

@burythedead.bsky.social He gets a single raised eyebrow, but no resistance. “This better be important, Leon.” ( 💭; Of course it’s important. Leon doesn’t do this kind of thing for no reason. Did I fuck up, or..? Is he mad? What do I need to do? How can I fix this? Or is this something else…)

@fatalemme.bsky.social “Ada. To what do I owe the displeasure.” ( 💭; Not this bitch again. I know she’s not really the one that killed my guys back then, but… I don’t trust her. I don’t care if she’s a woman, if she so much as breathes funny, I’m putting her down. Sorry, Leon…)

@govthound.bsky.social “… Leon. You gonna use your words, or just throw a tantrum?” ( 💭; What’s going on? Is this a lecture, or is he pissed? Did I do something? Does he want something? Shit. If Leon’s shoving me around, I probably deserve it, but…)

@venenumserpentis.bsky.social “Get your fuckin’ hands off me-! What’s your problem?!” ( 💭; Fuck, fuck, fuck— He’s bigger than me! Goddamnit, no fucking way am I taking this guy on unarmed! Shit, what the hell is going on?!)

// yall are KILLING me with this bandwagon i have so many delicious character dynamics to explore here. im mentally giving u all 20 bucks

… So this isn’t intentional. That concerns Chris even more. Drastically more. “Piers— Hey. Look at me.” He reaches out to take him by the shoulder, eyes searching the others carefully. He doesn’t see the wide eyed, manic expression of someone who lost their mind… “Don’t be sorry. Explain.”

@fiftymil.bsky.social “… Jake. What do you think you’re doing?” ( 💭; Do I…. Reverse this? Or is that too far? There’s a fifty-fifty chance he wants to actually hurt me or has other reasons for… Whatever the fuck this is. Shit… Do I even have the right to beat his ass, if it comes to that?)

@mortaledge.bsky.social “… You have three seconds to rethink this stupid idea.” ( 💭 ; I honestly don’t know if I can outmatch this fucker in a physical fight. Maybe for a minute, maybe with brute strength, but he’s got technique and speed on me… What the fuck is going on?)

@returningfaith.bsky.social “Piers-? The fuck are you doing?” ( 💭; Is this… Anger? Did I fuck up? Or… Is it something urgent? Is there danger that I missed? Something I don’t know about? Or something completely different? Goddamnit— Don’t push him away, be careful of his arm…)

// or TRY to pin him at least. idk. i’ll figure it out in the reply. 😎

It’s apparently a…. ‘Tick tock’ thing. What the hell is anyone talking about anymore? Do none of these people have jobs?

Worried the new guys are going to deliver news of a fallen brother by telling their grieving family they were ‘unalived’ in battle. What the fuck…

It’s supposed to be a family friendly version of dead, I think. To be killed is to be ‘unalived’. This is middle school shit.

Who taught rookies to say “unalive.” You can say dead. We work in bioterrorism.

5am. No excuses.

What is the trusted adult needed for.

“There’s plenty of those,” he huffs again, hand dropping, a little more comfortable. And almost offended that Leon knows him so well that he can drop something so sincere and cover it with humor, like making medicine taste sweeter to make it more tolerable. “You’re just fuckin’ unkillable, so it +

Be grateful for the people you have, while you have them. 👍

// there r so many muses from other fandoms following me idk who half of these characters are but they’re my Friends so i hold them gently in my hands anyway . hello strangers

Exhausted. But tomorrow’s work is going to be even more intense. No time to rest.

// prommy ill go thru everyone’s pinneds when i have the time 😵‍💫

// OH WAIT I HAVE THIS FUCKER NOW. I CAN BE EVIL

// forgot how many emotions i have about piers and chris . falling to my knees in the middle of this petsmart

“Exactly. Hesitation gets people killed in my line of work. Confidence comes from training enough that you know your capabilities and your limits without having to stop and ask yourself whether you can handle it or not. I’m sure I could learn a thing or two about patience from you.”

Do all of you really just want me to praise you or something?

He huffs, looking away, arms crossed like he can block out this entire conversation from touching him. “Yeah, well. Quit giving me grey hairs and I’ll quit complaining.” He doesn’t comment on the second thing Leon said, but the way he scrubs a hand over his mouth shows he definitely heard it.

“Like I said, get that attitude in check. Got a long way to go.”

“Take the compliment and be quiet.”

// for my first order of business. let’s make chris uncomfortable. 👍

// holy shit. um. flips hair. hey guys

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