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@bladedregret “ ah — ” the kiss on his cheek ceased any words he was going to say . “ .. y .. yeah . ” “ yeah . I will . I promise . soon . tonight , probably . ” pocketing the paper .

@dulledhwando ruffling his hair before giving him a kiss on the cheek , taking a few steps back , preparing to depart . “ call me if you ever wanna talk , or hang out , i’m gonna go , got something to take care of . “

“ it’s a struggle , yeong - ju . ” “ .. but I’ll .. try and find something . a more moral way of making money . I’m trying to put blood on my blade behind me unless absolutely necessary . ”

@bladedregret “ it doesn’t feel so good to talk about something I’m not exactly proud of . ” “ I think it’s an achievement that you’re older than me yet you look younger . take the compliment . ”

@dulledhwando “ are you resulting to flattery now to change topics . . - ? you’re some guy alright . “ “ I’m still older than you , don’t forget that . “ shaking her head while looking down , blushing slightly though .

@bladedregret “ .. ” “ hah . I’ll .. see how I fare . but .. if I am in need of your assistance , I will let you know . ” looking to the side . “ .. you haven’t aged a bit . ”

@dulledhwando “ you know it’s not right . . but , we all have to survive in some way or another . seriously , beom-seok . if you need money for either you , or your daughter , please , do tell . “ “ no child should have to suffer like we did . “

@bladedregret “ .. on the side . very occasionally . cut down on it after I adopted her . I teach swordsmanship nowadays . it’s a dying art , but .. I do what I can . ”

@dulledhwando “ you make it incredibly hard not to worry , you know that ? well , I’ll assume you have some sort of stable job , yeah ? “ “ . . don’t tell me you’re still selling drugs and stuff . “

.. ah . yeong - ju .

@bladedregret “ she is well . I’ve been trying my utmost to maintain her upkeep . ” “ .. don’t worry about us . I’ve got the money to pay for me and her . as I said , you ought to come round sometime . ”

@dulledhwando “ . . how terrible . this is the first time I’m hearing of her condition . have you been taking good care of her at least ? “ “ if you need anything , please , do tell . food , drinks , protection , anything . “

@bladedregret “ she’s from south korea , like me . brought here .. by a cartel that I’ve been aware of for some time . bastards severed her arms , but I’ve paid for prosthetics . she’s managing with them now . ” “ she’s .. I feel awful for her . ”

@dulledhwando “ that . . hm . well , it doesn’t sound too bad . you sure ? wouldn’t wanna break your bones , stringbean . “ sneering teasingly , smiling back at him . “ I’d like that , where’s she from ? “

@bladedregret “ hah .. I haven’t gone untrained myself , yeong - ju . ” “ perhaps a sparring session sometime , for old time’s sake ? you could meet my daughter , too . ”

@dulledhwando crossing her arms , raising her eyebrow with a smirk on her face . “ wipe that grin off your face , idiot . don’t think I still use my hwando on you . “

@bladedregret “ I understand . I am simply happy you have done it rather than let the thought linger . ” he grins . she always looked pretty when she was huffy .

@dulledhwando “ yeah yeah , I get it . but seriously , you know I couldn’t have done anything . . it’s what I had to do to support my people . “ “ . . . zip it , beom - seok . “

@bladedregret “ I always spoke to you that they treated you as subhuman , yeong - ju . I am glad you have since left . ” “ .. however . I would be a liar if I said you didn’t look good in the uniform . that armor suits you . ”

@dulledhwando “ long since . got tired of the insults , and the harassment from the emperor . not a fan of constantly being called "rape-baby." “ “ how wondrous . at least you’re not a half-bad parent . “ ⠀ ⠀

@bladedregret “ nay . not at all , I am glad to inform . she is well behaved and .. an utter joy to parent . you ought to visit sometime . ” “ and .. hah . gone are the days . you have deserted ? ”

@dulledhwando “ had I still been under the emperors rule , I would have had to take your head here and now . “ “ . . . a daughter , huh ? how . . unlike you . how is she ? surely not as troubling as you . “

@bladedregret “ .. mm . ” “ life has .. shifted , recently . since our last meet I have almost wholly foregone my past life in crime . ” “ .. in fact , such a life has led me to a daughter . I have adopted . ”

@dulledhwando as goes for you . so , how goes it ?

@bladedregret “ I trust you are well . ”

@dulledhwando beom - seok . funny seeing you here .

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waking up beside @obsessiveblade is his favorite part of the morning .

stretching .. “ good morning . ”

@RuinousCreator “ .. mm . ” he kneels . to protect minju . this is to protect minju .

@dulledhwando He risks ripping some flesh off if he can’t make them shut up. “Cute enough. Kneel. They’re yelling.” The one benefit to them infighting is nobody controls the lips. He forces his hands off as he twitches. Shut it. Shut up. His helmet leaks blood.

The widest, most horrid grin crosses his face as he hears those words. He loves taking things that don't belong to him.