(closed) october catchall

[miyagimagic]

Who: Daniel and various others.
What: October shenanigans.
When: During all of October.
Where: Locations vary.

Content Warnings: None so far, will edit if this changes.

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[survivalthroughhate]

“I never said I didn’t believe it. I merely meant I doubt anyone has gone through worse than what I have,” Maul says with a growl. It’s as if he sees this as some sort of insane, morbid contest and thinks he’s the clear winner.

See, this is why he doesn’t like telling people about his past. So many of his friends telling him vulnerability is a good thing, that opening up to people will allow them to have sympathy for him and be able to understand him when he does things like want to set boundaries with them. All he keeps seeing is people who are willing to throw it back in his face and still condemn him as a monster for what he was molded into against his will. Daniel is unfortunately playing right into the mindset that Maul has that everyone will use what they learn against him.

“Yes and it appears having an open mind isn’t yours,” Maul throws back at Daniel. Still, there’s a brief flicker on Maul’s face when he hears Daniel’s words and he actually looks…..hurt? Yes, for a moment, he truly does look upset. That one really gets under his skin, for one of the things Maul has worked on so hard is being able to open himself up again and find people he can care about. He’s got a small circle of people he loves fiercely and dearly with all his hearts, so to be told he doesn’t think of others really does hurt a little.

Then they start coming to the end of the forest. Thank the Force, for Maul is approximately about two minutes and one more snarky comment away from lifting Daniel up by the neck and choking him all with the Dark Side. His fingers close in around the compass and he doesn’t offer to give it back to Daniel. “This is mine now,” he declares. He considers it fair compensation for having to put up with his man for the sojourn through the woods.

[miyagimagic]

Oh, thank god that it's the end of the forest. Daniel doesn't think he's ever felt more relieved for something to be over than this moment right here. All he wants to do is just go home and relax-- even though the thought of that is a joke, since he will definitely go home and brood about this instead, because it's how Daniel rolls.

But for now, he's still standing there for a moment, staring at Maul, obviously not seeming too friendly or happy himself here. At least Daniel isn't super insulted about not having an open mind, because.. well, yeah, judging murderers seems like a pretty fair game to him here. And even more so when someone took advantage of him having an open mind exactly like that when he was younger.

He's not going to make that same mistake twice.

Hence why Daniel only rolls his eyes when Maul aggressively insists on keeping the compass. Sure, Rambo. That thing certainly doesn't seem important enough to throw a fuss about in front of a confirmed killer.

"Whatever," is therefore all Daniel says, before he's already turning to walk away into the city, not even bothering to do as much as look back at Maul.

He'd be pretty content with never seeing the other again, honestly.