[Elliot's heart twists in knots. Of course he's still angry. Anger is his default coping mechanism, after all, but there's a leaden sadness that sinks over his shoulders as he reaches to grip Leo's collar again, less out of aggression now and more as an anchor.]
I would have helped you, Leo.
[He whispers. He would have done everything in his power to try. But how could Leo trust him with that? He had come from the very orphanage that had been experimenting and brainwashing children, the same illegal contractors who shared Elliot's chain. There is no way Leo could have trusted him with that.
His head snaps up in shock, and he can't hide the betrayal in his eyes.]
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[Elliot's heart twists in knots. Of course he's still angry. Anger is his default coping mechanism, after all, but there's a leaden sadness that sinks over his shoulders as he reaches to grip Leo's collar again, less out of aggression now and more as an anchor.]
I would have helped you, Leo.
[He whispers. He would have done everything in his power to try. But how could Leo trust him with that? He had come from the very orphanage that had been experimenting and brainwashing children, the same illegal contractors who shared Elliot's chain. There is no way Leo could have trusted him with that.
His head snaps up in shock, and he can't hide the betrayal in his eyes.]
Vincent is a Baskerville too?!
[Was there anyone who hadn't been lying?]