( If that's what you wanna call it. No need to get all flowery.
(Sorry, Cas.)
That next question's the real one, ain't it? Well, there's the technically correct answer first: )
Aside from whatever the hell he wants? People, humans, they're like roaches to him. I think he'll step on whoever gets in his way. Hell, I think he'll step on them for fun.
( Geralt may not care about vague conflict or war, about abstract people that may or may not exist on the opposite side of the continent, but Dean does.
It's just... selfishly, what he cares about more is answer number two. Confession, admission: )
And I think he's gonna look for the first opportunity to go after people I give a crap about. Cas. You.
( Shut up, don't make a big deal out of it.
Admission number three, the one he feels preemptively guilty for: )
People you care about.
( Ciri — because he knows it'll trickle up. Screw with Ciri to screw with Geralt to screw with Dean. Poison his friendships. Ruin whatever he can, because he can.
He levels Geralt with a serious look, solemn. Intent. )
Listen... now might be a good time to put some distance. Before he has a chance to figure out you exist.
( Get out while you still can. He has to put that out there. Has to make the suggestion. Has to, because it's right, and fair, and smart, and his conscience won't let him get by without doing it. )
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Okay, Hemmingway, sure.
( If that's what you wanna call it. No need to get all flowery.
(Sorry, Cas.)
That next question's the real one, ain't it? Well, there's the technically correct answer first: )
Aside from whatever the hell he wants? People, humans, they're like roaches to him. I think he'll step on whoever gets in his way. Hell, I think he'll step on them for fun.
( Geralt may not care about vague conflict or war, about abstract people that may or may not exist on the opposite side of the continent, but Dean does.
It's just... selfishly, what he cares about more is answer number two. Confession, admission: )
And I think he's gonna look for the first opportunity to go after people I give a crap about. Cas. You.
( Shut up, don't make a big deal out of it.
Admission number three, the one he feels preemptively guilty for: )
People you care about.
( Ciri — because he knows it'll trickle up. Screw with Ciri to screw with Geralt to screw with Dean. Poison his friendships. Ruin whatever he can, because he can.
He levels Geralt with a serious look, solemn. Intent. )
Listen... now might be a good time to put some distance. Before he has a chance to figure out you exist.
( Get out while you still can. He has to put that out there. Has to make the suggestion. Has to, because it's right, and fair, and smart, and his conscience won't let him get by without doing it. )