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POSTED ON Aug 19, 2020 17:54:44 GMT

he didn’t seek gavin out intentionally but dominic knew he would run into him eventually; after all, there’s nowhere to hide in this space, leagues under the ocean waves. the long corridors are empty, filled only with the faint whirr of the engines and echoing footsteps.

smoke curls from dominic’s parted lips and he turns his head very slightly to survey the newcomer. at the sight of his blond counterpart, dominic’s expression remains impassive, artificial lighting draping itself across his features. he juts his chin out, eyes narrowed, as though expecting a challenge, but otherwise remains uncharacteristically silent.

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POSTED ON Aug 19, 2020 19:48:31 GMT

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Gavin wanders the halls of the submarine like a ghost, steps soft and light. Still they echo in this vacant space, joining in chorus with the engine's hum and the soft buzzing of artificial lights.[break][break]

This hall in particular smells of smoke, a scent that invades his nostrils like an enemy.[break][break]

Dominic. Gavin had not sought him, but his steps halt as the other turns his head and lifts his chin in silent challenge. There is tension in the air, an invisible cord drawn taught between them. They are not friends, but Declan has raised them to the status of equals. Allies. Gavin considers this for a long moment, expression placid and unyielding.[break][break]

"Congratulations," he says at last. There is no mockery. Amber eyes survey Dominic carefully.

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2020 17:30:01 GMT

the truth of it is that the countdown to this promotion started the moment he stepped down in the first place. it felt empty because it was; the rank of underboss had melded itself around his throat like a chain to be handed over between others.

dominic’s mouth curls into a smile with too many teeth and when he speaks there’s a low, sing-song lilt to his drawl, "thank you, gavin."

he leans against the railing, exhaling a plume of smoke slowly as he scrutinises his counterpart.

"you and your girl didn’t look too happy at the little induction earlier, huh?" dominic cocks his head sideways; the smile widens briefly and then disappears entirely.

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2020 17:40:48 GMT

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There's something predatory about Dominic's smile. It leaves Gavin on edge, though he does not react but to cant his head at the comment.
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"A transfer of power is always a tricky thing. Don't mistake my caution for anything more." He can't speak for Emma Wolfe, and doesn't, but he had not missed the implication. He'd made zero effort to conceal his affection for her. "If you're concerned about my loyalty, there's no need."[break][break]

Walsh holds the leash, now, and Gavin knows it.[break][break]

Sensing that this may be more than a passing exchange of pleasantries, Gavin leans against the cold metal wall and keeps his gaze trained on his counterpart.

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2020 18:24:29 GMT

dominic’s smile is back now, smaller and distant as though remembering an inside joke. he can still see it all so clearly; flames around him, flames above, ocean below, a dead man, emma, boris.

he raises his hand to his lips to take another drag, unflinching gaze still locked on gavin.

"my, well you’ve reassured me," dominic says after a short moment, his words punctured with another flash of teeth. "i don’t know, i think it went smoothly. declan trusts you too. that’s nice."

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2020 18:33:08 GMT

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Gavin assumes his words to be sarcasm, doesn't dignify them with further justification. He's said his piece.
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"It went as smooth as it could have, given the circumstances." He knows it had seemed sudden to many Rockets out of the loop. He'd been kept up to date, albeit with some surprises, but to others it had been a blindside. Many were loyal to Cadis. Many weren't from old Rocket, where things were dangerous. Declan was a Kanto boss; not everyone knew how to handle that. "As he should. I've given him no reason not to. Nor will I."[break][break]

Rocket was a family to him, just as warped and twisted as the one he'd left behind in Galar.
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"As far as I know, I've given you no reason."
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It's the first hint of a challenge he's offered, though his tone retains its calm.

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POSTED ON Aug 22, 2020 5:59:31 GMT

"you, perhaps," dominic drawls, laconic and at ease. he blinks slowly, a ghost of a sneer lingering. "but the company you keep…"

it’s not precisely a threat, but dominic never makes these types of statements lightly. he has to make a conscious effort to loosen his muscles; his anger nothing more than a brief vicious glimmer in his eyes.

"i should pray you’re just ignorant, or it would give me a very, very big reason to doubt you."

it’s a possibility gavin really is unaware; the period following immediately after the events at navel rock tower cast rocket into turmoil. there was no time for reports and retribution when he and desmond did what they did, but dominic still carries the shard of contempt in his chest, embedded deep like shrapnel.

and besides, REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD.

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POSTED ON Aug 22, 2020 19:32:17 GMT

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In the first hint toward what burns beneath Gavin's calm facade, anger flashes like lightning in a storm cloud gaze. He does not need to guess which company Dominic refers to. She is his strength and his weakness. The narrow metal halls of the submarine seem to constrict around them as cold fury creeps through Gavin's chest.[break][break]

"Be careful what line you cross." His amber eyes narrow at the notion of ignorance. "She's with us now. The past is past."
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He assumes, of course, that Dominic refers to her departure of Rocket. She had not been the only one to leave, nor to return beneath Cadis' promises of a brighter future.

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POSTED ON Aug 23, 2020 15:03:01 GMT

smoke curls from dominic’s parted lips, disturbed when he exhales in a sharp, amused scoff. it seems like he’s struck a nerve; good. his faint smile is back, distant, not made for gavin to share in.

dominic cranes his neck sideways, matching gavin’s narrowed eyes and takes a deep drag of his cigarette, pinched between thumb and index finger, before speaking again.

"gavin," he says, soft and measured, tone belying the glint of something harsh and ruthless in his stare. "don’t tell me… you were fucking her back when she pulled that stunt at navel rock?"

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POSTED ON Aug 23, 2020 19:32:49 GMT

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Navel Rock. He's heard whispers of the incidents that occurred but he hadn't been present. For so long in Rocket he'd lurked in the shadows, on the sidelines, confined to research while others bathed in the limelight.[break][break]

He knows nothing of a stunt, nor of Emma's presence there. They don't talk about work unless they have to.
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"What stunt? If this is anything like Littleroot..."[break][break]

He doesn't want to hear about petty bullshit such as their inability to adapt to plans they hadn't been privy to.

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POSTED ON Aug 24, 2020 5:03:22 GMT

idly, dominic taps the ash off his cigarette, the corners of his mouth growing taut.

"that was nothing like littleroot."

his voice cuts through the air despite its low volume; time had allowed him to file off his anger, leaving behind only something cold, vicious and razor-sharp. dominic still wears a cheshire cat smile when he replies.

"in littleroot you were simply a non-factor; at navel rock she was a liability." dominic cocks his head side-ways. "she would have watched me die for crispy dick, gavin."

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POSTED ON Aug 24, 2020 5:26:11 GMT

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Non-factor. He bristles with the taunt. If its bait, he doesn't rise to it. His lips form a hard line.[break][break]

"She would have watched me die."[break][break]

Emma can be ruthless. He has seen it in the way she puts down their enemies like dogs, with no thought spared to the tragedies they'll leave behind. Gavin is haunted by every life he's taken, every life he's seen taken — each one another notch in his nightmares. He envies the ways they are different. Envies Dominic, sometimes, the apparent void of his conscience.[break][break]

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Gavin has no lovers in his past. They don't discuss hers.[break][break]

"What the fuck are you on about?"

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POSTED ON Aug 24, 2020 15:20:21 GMT

dominic exhales a plume of coiling smoke that shifts as though with a life of its own. "so it’ll be ignorance, then?"

cadis extended clemency to wolfe, so dominic stayed his hand; that protection eroded the second declan stepped a foot onto the submarine. idle and subconscious, dominic flexes the fingers of his free hand.

he thinks for a moment before speaking again, regarding gavin through narrowed eyes - chips of dark onyx in the gloom. dominic raises his hand again and inhales from his cigarette, basking in his captive audience; he has a flair for the theatrical in these rare moments.

"alright, i’ll indulge you. you recall the incident with one of our kanto beasts turning, fleeing to hoenn and being installed as gym leader here? apparently a very good friend of hers, gavin. and- was this barely just over a year ago?"

dominic’s smile flash of a grin is nothing but a jagged mouth of too-sharp teeth. "time really does fly when you’re having fun, huh?"

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POSTED ON Aug 24, 2020 21:04:06 GMT

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"Petrov," he spits. "Of course."[break][break]

To leave Rocket was one thing. Emma had left. Marcel had left. Gavin, when Silas had fallen and Cadis had offered to remove their chains, had thought long and hard about leaving. It was a hard, brutal life. He had stayed, would always stay, but he could not fault those who sought freedom from a life many hadn't chosen.[break][break]

Petrov was another issue entirely. He'd defected — not only to freedom but to the League.[break][break]

It coils in his chest, something ugly and cold. Only the burning embers of Gavin's loyalty halt the chill's progression. This is what Dominic did. This was how he got under the skin of his enemies. Liar. Was he?[break][break]

"What proof do you have?"

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