[Bro can't help but start at the first sentence in mild disbelief. If Dirk had told him everything- well then, how'd he already know?]
Really?
[The next sentence gives him pause. The inkblots that drip onto the page make it clear he's going to respond, but... first he takes the time to think it through. Honestly? The answer that rings through his head is completely and unequivocally 'no'. But he knows that he should be.]
It would be easier for you if I was.
[Notice how he didn't say 'it would be easier for us'. Just Murdoc. Because Bro is convinced that it wouldn't be easy for him if things ended between them. On the contrary, he would be more miserable than he had been in a long time. It would be the second time he let someone go that he cared for. He isn't sure if he can recover from that a second time. But he knows that for Murdoc, life would become a whole lot easier if he was out of his life.]
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Really?
[The next sentence gives him pause. The inkblots that drip onto the page make it clear he's going to respond, but... first he takes the time to think it through. Honestly? The answer that rings through his head is completely and unequivocally 'no'. But he knows that he should be.]
It would be easier for you if I was.
[Notice how he didn't say 'it would be easier for us'. Just Murdoc. Because Bro is convinced that it wouldn't be easy for him if things ended between them. On the contrary, he would be more miserable than he had been in a long time. It would be the second time he let someone go that he cared for. He isn't sure if he can recover from that a second time. But he knows that for Murdoc, life would become a whole lot easier if he was out of his life.]