[So he thinks it's his now, well, if that doesn't just make a bolt of ice run down Varian's spine. People aren't property. Just because Peter was given up as... as some sort of vessel doesn't mean that Paimon gets to say what happens to him. ]
He's wrong.
[Varian says that like it's the surest thing he's ever uttered. He believes it, completely and utterly, and there's no swaying him from it.
It's deeply distressing to know Maul caused more trouble here. That, once again, he's caused people pain and made things a goddamn mess. That's...something he's going to have to deal with separately, later- all his disappointment in the man being brought to the surface again. For now, he needs to focus on Peter. ]
...I can tell you that wasn't your fault until the world ends and you wouldn't believe me, huh?
[This is...horribly familiar. Ruining something you can't undo. He exhales sharply, rubbing a hand over his face, his shoulders slouching like he's gained decades in age in a moment. ]
I know a thing or two about doing something you can't take back. You made a mistake, you chose wrong- but you did it for decent reasons. Those...reasons won't really matter in the long run, because the mistake? That's the thing people will always remember.
[The only people in Corona who care to remember why he started down the road he did- to save his dying village, were people like Rapunzel and the gang. His closest friends. The world at large? That hardly mattered- they cared about what came after. ]
So you need to figure out how to move forward from it. Looking back doesn't do anything- and even if it's easier said than done, believe me- you've gotta... focus on how to make it right. Talk about it with her, cards on the table. You can't undo anything you...or he did, but you can figure out how to make sure it doesn't happen again.
cw: suicidal ideation themes
He's wrong.
[Varian says that like it's the surest thing he's ever uttered. He believes it, completely and utterly, and there's no swaying him from it.
It's deeply distressing to know Maul caused more trouble here. That, once again, he's caused people pain and made things a goddamn mess. That's...something he's going to have to deal with separately, later- all his disappointment in the man being brought to the surface again. For now, he needs to focus on Peter. ]
...I can tell you that wasn't your fault until the world ends and you wouldn't believe me, huh?
[This is...horribly familiar. Ruining something you can't undo. He exhales sharply, rubbing a hand over his face, his shoulders slouching like he's gained decades in age in a moment. ]
I know a thing or two about doing something you can't take back. You made a mistake, you chose wrong- but you did it for decent reasons. Those...reasons won't really matter in the long run, because the mistake? That's the thing people will always remember.
[The only people in Corona who care to remember why he started down the road he did- to save his dying village, were people like Rapunzel and the gang. His closest friends. The world at large? That hardly mattered- they cared about what came after. ]
So you need to figure out how to move forward from it. Looking back doesn't do anything- and even if it's easier said than done, believe me- you've gotta... focus on how to make it right. Talk about it with her, cards on the table. You can't undo anything you...or he did, but you can figure out how to make sure it doesn't happen again.