Diego's already yelling over him, "——I abandoned a shitty fucking excuse for a father! I abandoned a forced destiny! I never fucking quit the job, Luther! I did it on my own same as you, even after leaving Dad and the Academy, I was still out there on the streets, dealing with thieves and robbers and murders."
Most people wouldn't be stupid enough to bow up to a man Luther's size. Diego isn't most people, and stepping up to his brother isn't any scarier than anyone else's space he might shove his way into. "You cost yourself all of that, Luther. You. All on your own."
The tension sits heavy as a fifteen ton brick in the air between them. He waits for it to pass, lessen, shrink at least a little so it isn't so tight in his chest when his voice drops barely above a whisper and he asks what he isn't completely sure he wants the answer to. "You really think it was my fault, don't you? You've blamed me for everyone leaving all this time."
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Most people wouldn't be stupid enough to bow up to a man Luther's size. Diego isn't most people, and stepping up to his brother isn't any scarier than anyone else's space he might shove his way into. "You cost yourself all of that, Luther. You. All on your own."
The tension sits heavy as a fifteen ton brick in the air between them. He waits for it to pass, lessen, shrink at least a little so it isn't so tight in his chest when his voice drops barely above a whisper and he asks what he isn't completely sure he wants the answer to. "You really think it was my fault, don't you? You've blamed me for everyone leaving all this time."