06-12-2019, 05:18 PM
The mention of Yun Kao's name made Nox sit up straight and glare at Dorian. He held his finger up in front of the boy before he could go off the handle and whatever tirade he was about to spout. And at further wrath from the young man asking Dorian spoke the truth. "I am aware of your situation. But it is my suggestion you go with it. It's the safest path for all involved. Why do you think your father went with it?" Dorian asked.
Ivan's face hardened, all sense of camaraderie disappearing instantly. Instead, anger flushed him and his eyes narrow. He seized the power and filled himself with it, a bubble of emptiness surrounding him.
How dare he? How fucking dare he? His jaws clenched for a moment, the icy rage boiling his blood, freezing his heart. His glacial blue eyes blazed. His voice was barely a whisper, but it was laced with hatred and anger. "Fuck you, Vega."
Zara's face hovered in his mind. "Fuck you and fuck her and fuck that." He stood, looking at Nox, eyes narrowing. Nox would know he held the power, was holding all the power he was able. But was Nox on Dorian's side?
"Sit down, Officer Sarkozy. We are not here on personal or Syndicate business. There is nothing I can do to help you. Like you my family is held over me so just sit down." Dorian stood up, he never looked at Nox's reaction. He didn't need to. "The reason I'm not going with either of you is because I know you won't trust me at your back, Lih needs training. Ivan can keep this going in the professional manner it needs to. But it's Nox's game."
Dorian had never claimed to be a good man. Never once said he wasn't a selfish prick, or tried to be the hero. He was looking out for him, and his family. That was it. Even though he rebelled against everything that made his family his family. It was all he lived for. He understood Ivan's anger, but he couldn't help the man. Betrayal or not, didn't matter, Yun could easily dispatch his own family. And Dorian had no problems being under the finger of another. If it wasn't the Atharim it would have been someone other than the Syndicate. He looked over at Lih as he made his own request and then back to Nox. The boy god could handle it all. "I expect you three can handle the situation and don't me present any longer." Dorian dropped a office card on the table to pay for their expenses. "Keep the receipts." And he walked out of the coffee shop and back to the precinct. He had made his life both easier and harder. But it was his life.
[[ with Ivan ]]
Ivan's face hardened, all sense of camaraderie disappearing instantly. Instead, anger flushed him and his eyes narrow. He seized the power and filled himself with it, a bubble of emptiness surrounding him.
How dare he? How fucking dare he? His jaws clenched for a moment, the icy rage boiling his blood, freezing his heart. His glacial blue eyes blazed. His voice was barely a whisper, but it was laced with hatred and anger. "Fuck you, Vega."
Zara's face hovered in his mind. "Fuck you and fuck her and fuck that." He stood, looking at Nox, eyes narrowing. Nox would know he held the power, was holding all the power he was able. But was Nox on Dorian's side?
"Sit down, Officer Sarkozy. We are not here on personal or Syndicate business. There is nothing I can do to help you. Like you my family is held over me so just sit down." Dorian stood up, he never looked at Nox's reaction. He didn't need to. "The reason I'm not going with either of you is because I know you won't trust me at your back, Lih needs training. Ivan can keep this going in the professional manner it needs to. But it's Nox's game."
Dorian had never claimed to be a good man. Never once said he wasn't a selfish prick, or tried to be the hero. He was looking out for him, and his family. That was it. Even though he rebelled against everything that made his family his family. It was all he lived for. He understood Ivan's anger, but he couldn't help the man. Betrayal or not, didn't matter, Yun could easily dispatch his own family. And Dorian had no problems being under the finger of another. If it wasn't the Atharim it would have been someone other than the Syndicate. He looked over at Lih as he made his own request and then back to Nox. The boy god could handle it all. "I expect you three can handle the situation and don't me present any longer." Dorian dropped a office card on the table to pay for their expenses. "Keep the receipts." And he walked out of the coffee shop and back to the precinct. He had made his life both easier and harder. But it was his life.
[[ with Ivan ]]