reconnaissance

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 5:28:07 GMT
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When it is only the click of his Lycanroc's claws against the stone that sounds behind him, Gavin pauses. He turns to glance at Beckett over his shoulder, finding the admin's gaze focused elsewhere.

The challenge sees Gavin clench his jaw.

"It's like you want me to be a liability."

Sharp, accusatory, and not what he'd meant to say. He lets it stand.
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 5:30:34 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]"you are at the moment."

in a more than familiar movement, he reaches a hand into his blazer and pulls out a cigarette. he lights it, takes a drag, and exhales smoke that's carried away by the winds of sootopolis.

"i just want you to be fine."

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 5:36:59 GMT
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Theo digs their hole deeper, and Gavin scowls.

"I'm not going to be fine if Walsh thinks I've been slacking. This is part of the job."

It was temporary, he'd tell himself. Just until they had enough data. Just until they had a League avatar that they could play around with. Just until his body adjusted to the shock of having Lugia's power oversaturating every fibre of his being when they blasted him with that fucking laser—

Miasma drifts from the tip of his fingers, and he flicks a hand as if to dismiss it.
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 5:42:16 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]another drag, another exhale.

"you'll die if this continues."

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 5:44:45 GMT
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Gavin offers him a look of reproach.

"I'm a lot stronger than you think I am, Beckett."

Bitterness leaks through his mask and into his tone. He has not continued walking. Arceus, he'd love a cigarette, but he's having enough trouble breathing as it is.
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:01:42 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]"i know you are."

merlino is the strongest person he knows.

"but it's okay to rest. i'm not going to tell walsh."

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:11:44 GMT
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Beckett's reassurance reaches past his layers and speaks to something soft and vulnerable within him. Like a child seeking praise, validation, he clings to the words.

I know you are. It's what softens the sting of Walsh's name.

There is uncertainty to his gaze, a sharp intake of breath.

"Promise me."

Fear, subtle, in the wideness of his eyes.
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:19:16 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]"i swore my loyalty to you."

he pauses, holding a breath.

"that will never change."

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:27:17 GMT
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Gavin closes his eyes, internalizes the words.

Even if Walsh had been the one to call him over from Kanto, Theo had sworn his loyalty to Gavin. They'd fought side-by-side in the excursion, worked together to establish a balance within Rocket, and—

The back of his neck warms under intrusive thought.

"Okay," he says. His knees threaten to give out as he shakily lowers himself to sit down, pressing his spine against the vista's rail. He tilts his head back, throat bobbing as he swallows, and a shuddering breath escapes his lips. "Okay."
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:29:57 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]finally.

a sigh escapes him as he reaches for another cigarette. he knows it'll do merlino no good but he extends it down to him regardless.

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:34:56 GMT
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It's a horrible idea, but it's no worse than what he's already pushed himself through. At least, that's how Gavin justifies it when he accepts the cigarette in trembling fingers and fumbles his lighter.

Like conditioning, old habits are hard to shake. He'd already resigned himself to the pack of cigarettes sitting in his desk drawer, and the ones on his bedside table. He'd barely managed to restrain himself from carrying them around.

Smoke fills already aching lungs, but he doesn't cough. It filters dark grey from his lips, mingling with the miasma he exudes.
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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:47:44 GMT
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[attr="class","beck"]eventually, he drops what little remains of the cigarette and turns around to lean his back against the rail. his eyes drift over to the lycanroc, then drops to merlino.

"how do you feel?"

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 6:57:31 GMT
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"Terrible."

There's a tired resignation as he admits the weakness he'd so stubbornly rebelled against. Sitting down, breathing slow, the tremor in his muscles has at last begun to subside. Lycanroc curls next to him, laying its shaggy head between his knees.

He scratches idly at its jaw, taking comfort in the motion.

"Thanks," he says, after a pause.
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[attr="class","beck"]after a pause, he asks:

"for what?"

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POSTED ON May 27, 2021 7:18:01 GMT
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"Not ratting me out."

But it's more than that; the unspoken lingers for a moment in a trail of exhaled cigarette smoke before Gavin finds his voice.

"For giving a shit."

I don't want you to die, Merlino.

He hadn't understood Beckett then, but he thinks he does now.
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