winstre: (I guess)
Grayson Frost ([personal profile] winstre) wrote in [personal profile] chrisisofaith 2022-11-21 09:16 pm (UTC)

What he's allowed to have here. That sinks in and strikes a painful place. His side glance is equal parts startled and understanding. He'd never have been allowed, much less allowed himself the connections he has forged here, whether out of necessity, convenience, or some combination of both. They have begun to transcend their original purposes, which has left him more than floundering at times.

"You are the first priest I've had more than incidental contact with and not sought to destroy." It's easier with gods outside his kin, faiths outside his considerable trauma and abiding enmity because of it, not that he has ever thought of it in any such terms until very recently.

"For my part, I bear you no enmity, either. An ambivalence, perhaps." His mouth quirks. "Nothing new for me when things develop in a more positive direction." Allowing himself to like others is a struggle when they remind him sharply of himself. He doesn't need a deep understanding of psychology to know what that says of him.

"As hard as it is, this place is...well, no. Not this place. The time outside of time. The people out of their own worlds and contexts. The...removal of the pressing pressures of home. It's bane and boon. More boon than one would expect on the surface. It provides space for allowing the improbable." He makes no effort to hide that he's discussing their association in that latter.

"Does it sound strange to you to know that I rest easier knowing someone beyond the SIN Guards could potentially shut me down if it became a necessity? Someone who'd do it with greater understanding than a slavish devotion to tyranny."

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