[ they’re years and years past powder fiddling away in her bunk, pouting over a gadget that never works while vi does her best to undo the damage done by a certain someone. looking back, it’s terrible, isn’t it? vi always played the part of powder’s biggest fan. always saying that powder will get it right one day and that whiskers or monkey bomb or whatever other cutesy name bequeathed on a fuck you, enforcers gadget, would work. so to go from encouraging her, to then punching her, minutes after her first success…? yeah, terrible is a word for it.
terrible too, that that success came at the cost of vander, claggor and mylo.
don’t. she can’t go there. seven years and counting to come to terms with powder’s mistake and vi thought she’d made peace with it. she has… mostly. but maybe that’s something they share in common. even now all these years later. they both have their own demons, all in various degrees of guilt, anger, regret.
words fail her in the immediate and she merely holds powder through it, bearing her weight and bearing her squeeze without complaint. neither of them are in any rush to let go it seems and that suits vi just fine, her own grip a stable, unbudging thing. besides, with powder tucked in and leaning heavily into her shoulder, vi doesn’t have to keep a brave face. looking miserable and feeling it just as much, vi swallows and tries to think, because there’s a question at the start of this and vi needs an answer.
what is her answer? does she even know? ]
It means… [ two words in and she falters. fuck. it’s crystal-clear in her head. powder being powder means… purpose. redemption. peace. protect the family. vi failed on that. take care of powder. she refuses to fail on that front too, even though she already has for seven long years. vi’s never going to be able to stop being angry at the whole fucking world if she doesn’t get powder back…
… so wait. does she wants powder to be powder for powder’s well-being, or for her own? powder’s, she thinks and then quickly dismisses the thought, finally stringing words together. ]
It means – you’re not afraid. [ a beat; slightly stronger: ] That you don’t want to run and hide. [ momentum building, the words come a touch faster, a touch more confident. ] You think that’s what Jinx means but it’s not. Taking on a new identity is easy – [ wince; amending: ] – easier.
[ fuck you, silco. ]
Being who you are… that’s tough, Pow-pow. [ at least that came out softer, more understanding. see, the possibility of disappearing to the title 516 was attractive in some ways too. she gets it. ] I made mistakes too. Mylo, Claggor, Vander… pretty sure they hate me too… [ for leading them there. for taking ekko’s tip and putting together the piltover job to begin with. ] But I’m still Vi. I still want to be Vi, because being Vi means being your sister and that’s all… that’s all I want.
idky this is so long
terrible too, that that success came at the cost of vander, claggor and mylo.
don’t. she can’t go there. seven years and counting to come to terms with powder’s mistake and vi thought she’d made peace with it. she has… mostly. but maybe that’s something they share in common. even now all these years later. they both have their own demons, all in various degrees of guilt, anger, regret.
words fail her in the immediate and she merely holds powder through it, bearing her weight and bearing her squeeze without complaint. neither of them are in any rush to let go it seems and that suits vi just fine, her own grip a stable, unbudging thing. besides, with powder tucked in and leaning heavily into her shoulder, vi doesn’t have to keep a brave face. looking miserable and feeling it just as much, vi swallows and tries to think, because there’s a question at the start of this and vi needs an answer.
what is her answer? does she even know? ]
It means… [ two words in and she falters. fuck. it’s crystal-clear in her head. powder being powder means… purpose. redemption. peace. protect the family. vi failed on that. take care of powder. she refuses to fail on that front too, even though she already has for seven long years. vi’s never going to be able to stop being angry at the whole fucking world if she doesn’t get powder back…
… so wait. does she wants powder to be powder for powder’s well-being, or for her own? powder’s, she thinks and then quickly dismisses the thought, finally stringing words together. ]
It means – you’re not afraid. [ a beat; slightly stronger: ] That you don’t want to run and hide. [ momentum building, the words come a touch faster, a touch more confident. ] You think that’s what Jinx means but it’s not. Taking on a new identity is easy – [ wince; amending: ] – easier.
[ fuck you, silco. ]
Being who you are… that’s tough, Pow-pow. [ at least that came out softer, more understanding. see, the possibility of disappearing to the title 516 was attractive in some ways too. she gets it. ] I made mistakes too. Mylo, Claggor, Vander… pretty sure they hate me too… [ for leading them there. for taking ekko’s tip and putting together the piltover job to begin with. ] But I’m still Vi. I still want to be Vi, because being Vi means being your sister and that’s all… that’s all I want.