Nah. But I gotta admit, with all your talk till now, that kinda sounds like a front.
[not that he's calling maul's hate and anger a lie, but with the speaking of protection, letting go of his issues, love and protection, family ties, and a host of other things, suddenly saying he's a ball of malice comes across as whiplash. which is kinda amusing to dabi, since he noticed the zabrak got needled by the villain's commentating on his choices.
is he calling maul out? maybe. taunting him again? who knows. dabi's a jerk.
but he knows well enough what it means to be angry, surviving through the heat of rage and burning hatred. that, he and maul can agree on completely, even if their reasons for doing so might end up swerving in and out of disagreement. dabi continues to find the other man interesting, curious about how he'll handle things. but he does see him as... well... embers, rather than a bonfire.
and embers, generally speaking, are not as threatening as raging flames.]
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[not that he's calling maul's hate and anger a lie, but with the speaking of protection, letting go of his issues, love and protection, family ties, and a host of other things, suddenly saying he's a ball of malice comes across as whiplash. which is kinda amusing to dabi, since he noticed the zabrak got needled by the villain's commentating on his choices.
is he calling maul out? maybe. taunting him again? who knows. dabi's a jerk.
but he knows well enough what it means to be angry, surviving through the heat of rage and burning hatred. that, he and maul can agree on completely, even if their reasons for doing so might end up swerving in and out of disagreement. dabi continues to find the other man interesting, curious about how he'll handle things. but he does see him as... well... embers, rather than a bonfire.
and embers, generally speaking, are not as threatening as raging flames.]