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[ Floyd is so much crueler to his daughter than Jade is... If it were Fishcake he would have let her bury her claws into him for as long as she liked until she grew comfortable and settled. It was practically a nightly routine at this point... ]

I would begin by telling them in extensive detail what they have done to you without leaving even a single detail unnoted.

[ Even with their eyes closed like this his hand finds Floyd's cheek, thumb stroking it over. ]

Then, I would give them back every ounce of pain that they caused you before breaking whatever they used to hurt you. Fingers or hands...

[ A kiss to Floyd's forehead. ]

I would pull free every single one of their teeth if they dared to bite you.

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[Jade’s far more tolerant and patient than Floyd in all situations, is all. … Yet his twin is still just as capable of horrifying feats of violence. He’s more precise, more calculated— He knows how to hurt people in ways that matter.

Imagining it done for Floyd’s benefit warms his heart and, giddy, he wiggles his legs as he’s kissed. Gruesome for most, to be this tickled over promise of revenge. But it’s like he told Rook: he’s fucked up, he’ll always be fucked up… and he likes it that way.]

Aha~ I’d wanna see all that~ You’re good at makin’ guppies cry.

[Floyd nuzzles into Jade’s palm, his twin’s cold skin so soothing against his cheek. Then,]

Would you kill for me?

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Wouldn't you?

[ It's an easy answer. It's already something that they know one day will come to pass... but for being a first, he can't imagine wanting to do it for anyone but Floyd. Even Azul--their Azul...--would be secondary to that. Choking the life out of someone or driving his claws, teeth or a knife through their jugular... he would do it without hesitation if someone dared to harm a hair on Floyd's head.

He's calmer, of course. He knows his twin can handle himself fine and that he very likely would encourage that sort of pain onto himself so long as he was able to lash out in turn... but it's different. Wanting to be hurt versus being hurt indiscriminately. Which brings another conversation to mind. ]

...Hm.

[Blood was already on their hands the moment they were born into the Leech family, so naturally there are expectations to adhere to when they return home. But beyond that—]

Without a second thought~

[Floyd might not possess the same level of finesse as Jade, but his sincerity remains true. For Jade’s sake, he’ll dispose of anyone and leave the rest to rot.]

Hm? Somethin’ on your mind?

Would you tell me if someone hurt you?

[ Not because he would want to coddle him over every injury... Floyd gets in fights all the time. It's something Jade enjoys about him. His powerful tide is something Jade has always adored about him, but... there's a difference in fighting or striking out with intent.

Just like there is a difference in hurting for the sake of causing pleasure and inflicting pain simply to hurt. ]

Huh? Where'd that come from?

[Floyd opens his eyes and settles his head against the bed so he can look at Jade proper. Well... he supposes he doesn't have any reason to hide that information from Jade, does he? ... Unlike someone who chose to hide his missing eye until Floyd asked about it.]

If they hurt me just for the sake of hurting me, then 'course I'd tell you. I'd want us to get revenge together.

[ He doesn't like to make people worry... but he doesn't think that he could get away with hiding anything from any of them anymore even if he wanted to. Between Floyd watching him more closely and Rook being... Rook. Lilia was also a strangely attentive one despite having no reason to be.

Perhaps that's just his way of being a Dominant and looking out for Submissives? He's never spoke to him enough to really know. ]

Good. That is how it should be.

[ Jade lets his own eyes close then with a content sigh. It might be himself that he needs to worry about more, but he has to wonder just when things became that way. Back home no one would even get the opportunity to lay a hand on them in a way that really matters, would they? ]

For you, I would not hesitate at all.

[He doesn’t want to watch Jade so closely. Truthfully, Floyd would give anything to return to how they were before arriving in this world—comfortable and at peace with being apart. But times are different. They’re being forced to grow up in a world they’ve yet to understand, with bodies that barely feel like their own.

Floyd trusts Jade—his strength, perseverance, and will to survive. Everyone else, not so much. Everyone else… not at all.

So, curled up close, Floyd takes Jade’s words to heart and allows his eyes to fall shut once again.]

… Mn. I know.

[he mumbles, barely conscious as he slides a hand across the sheets in search of Jade’s own. Their legs stay tangled, mimicking their tails as best as they can. It seems, at long last, all those nights of poor sleep have caught up to him.]

… Good night, Jade.

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