Fics like matches burning holes in my soul

Therion’s last line of defense—it’s going to be torn down with pointed questions and observations. He is terrified. Cyrus takes a deep, steadying breath. He doesn’t want to mess this up. There is something he can say that will make Therion lock his feelings away again and he knows that. “There’s a divide between us, I feel like,” the scholar says finally. “And I—I'm sorry I didn’t say anything sooner. I didn’t want to pry, but I fear my caution led me in the wrong direction. I didn’t even realize how far it feels you’ve drifted from me until I… until I woke to find you gone, and I panicked.” Guilt twists in Therion’s gut, sharper and more unforgiving than any knife could be. He wants to apologize. He wants to finally let himself break and dump out all the horrible feelings he’s been bottling up. That isn’t what happens. ————— Or, the one where Therion is finally forced to confront how bad his mental health is, how this leads him to treat other people, and how he needs to get his shit together.

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