[There are times when Yancy doesn't stay hidden away, like a dirty secret inside his little brother's head, a parasite waiting for the right moment. Where he takes over and Raleigh never even realizes it, just seems to think he finally fell asleep for once and maybe Yancy would feel guilty for it. Except he doesn't because it's his brother, his best friend, the other half of his soul, this is Raleigh and Raleigh is his and they share everything and at the end of the day, he just wants to protect him.
He's going to protect Raleigh and that means even from pretty little Japanese girls because what does she know. What could she ever know what it's like to be Raleigh's copilot.
She couldn't. She can't. She needs to be taken out and Yancy is only irritated that it didn't happen when he pushed her towards her memories. Sure, she got benched but Yancy knows it won't last, he's in Raleigh's head remember, he knows what his little brother is thinking and planning and that's why he takes over now.
Raleigh will find a way to convince Pentecost, he always does so Yancy is going to Mako to convince her. He heads across the hall to her room and knocks quietly.]
[ as connected as she may now feel to raleigh becket, she does not exactly want to see him right now. the tears have dried, but the intense images that flit across her eyelids every time she closes her eyes and evoke visceral reactions have left her head pounding and teeth aching. now her eyes ache along with being red rimmed and itchy, and she can't sleep, but she can curl up on her bunk and pretend. the drift simulations never had this adverse of an effect on her and had never left so clear an imprint of someone else's' traumas on her psyche, and her head is reeling in a wash of loss, pain, and humiliation because she had wanted this so badly, and she had failed.
it's a tough pill to swallow, one she's choking on even as there's a soft knock on her door. and for a moment, mako considers ignoring it, curling tighter into her blankets and ignoring whomever is seeking her advice/assistance/company/help. but that would be shirking her duties, and she can't fail at that too.
she also knows exactly who it is outside of her door.
there's about seven seconds where mako just stands in front of her door, shoulders squared at a sharp angle and mouth set in a thin line as she struggles to regain her composure. and then it's a series of quick, concise movements that has her opening the door and slipping out into the hall, as if the misery in her room would infect any conversation they were to have and make it impossible for her to pretend she was alright with everything, including the marshal's decision. ]
dark au? DARK AU
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He's going to protect Raleigh and that means even from pretty little Japanese girls because what does she know. What could she ever know what it's like to be Raleigh's copilot.
She couldn't. She can't. She needs to be taken out and Yancy is only irritated that it didn't happen when he pushed her towards her memories. Sure, she got benched but Yancy knows it won't last, he's in Raleigh's head remember, he knows what his little brother is thinking and planning and that's why he takes over now.
Raleigh will find a way to convince Pentecost, he always does so Yancy is going to Mako to convince her. He heads across the hall to her room and knocks quietly.]
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it's a tough pill to swallow, one she's choking on even as there's a soft knock on her door. and for a moment, mako considers ignoring it, curling tighter into her blankets and ignoring whomever is seeking her advice/assistance/company/help. but that would be shirking her duties, and she can't fail at that too.
she also knows exactly who it is outside of her door.
there's about seven seconds where mako just stands in front of her door, shoulders squared at a sharp angle and mouth set in a thin line as she struggles to regain her composure. and then it's a series of quick, concise movements that has her opening the door and slipping out into the hall, as if the misery in her room would infect any conversation they were to have and make it impossible for her to pretend she was alright with everything, including the marshal's decision. ]
Raleigh? It's late.