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[arachnoble]

[She was trying to resist posting this, but she just saw Strider and she couldn't resist.

The post isn't filtered, either.]

Strider.

You know there are better ways to conceal bruises, don't you? Plus there are spells that will get rid of bruises entirely instead of covering them up.

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[clockspinner]

[He goes to make a voice post, but all that comes out at first is the most miserable sob he's ever made.]

Why can't you understand that I just need you? I don't need you to whiteknight for me, I just want you to be there when I need you...

I don't care what anyone says about me. I would have been a lot happier if you'd just come to see me. I might be just being selfish and stupid, but I lost a lot today and it would have been awesome if you could have just come and told me it was okay. I don't need a whiteknight, I need a dad. I need my Bro...

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[Oh... god, that sound. It's enough to make tears well in his eyes instantly and he drops the lipstick he's holding as he starts shaking. Fuck. It rolls across the page, leaving a purple smear.

But then he listens to Dave speak, and he's suddenly shaking harder and fuck he can't keep the tears from splashing onto the page. Hopefully Dave isn't actually looking at the page.]

Dave... c-can't you see why I would fucking do it? It's because I'm just...s-so fucking proud of you. When he called you a...a failure, it just pissed me off so fucking much. I'd never been more mad in my life! It was worse than when you t-talked shit about Lalonde...

Because you're not. a failure. at all. You work so fucking hard and I can s-see that. I've never seen anybody as fucking hard-working and strong as you. I couldn't handle it. I just... fucking couldn't listen to that. Not when you work so hard. Not when I'm so fucking proud of you. Just... not ever. I-... I just...

I'm sorry. I'm s-sorry...f-for everything...really fucking sorry.

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[clockspinner]

[Four words. That's all he whispers into the journal.]

Just come back. Please.

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[...Yeah. Yeah, he's coming back.

Just give him a little while to stop crying.]