[they can't escape those terrible things, and they can't control them either.
it's possible the very same thing would have happened even if they were there, if they had lived it, if they'd done whatever they could. but it's the not knowing that can weigh so heavily on her, on the both of them. he can't wrap his head around the terrible that has happened in teleios while they have been out, searching the realms, moving from one to the next, following breadcrumbs. stefan was in the position he was in because loki is in power.
if they knock loki out of power, they can prevent any further damage from happening. they can get some poor level of justice for what had happened.
john's gaze drifts over her face from up close. his thumb slides over her cheekbone, and he smiles at her when she says that she knows. it wraps around his heart, and he loves her. he loves her more than anything.]
I know now too.
[it's said softly, and if he were ever in an opposite position (like with russell wanting to help him, he'd have her go with too. they'd do it all together). it has. it's brought them closer together, and he smiles fondly, lovingly. his hand slides over the side of her face, winding around her back as he nods, watching as she places that kiss to his knuckles. a short breath is released from him before he nods] Yeah, we should. Thor is the key to fixing all of this. Loki put Stefan in that position to start with.
Before he can be helped, Loki needs to be removed from power. [all the things hades could have asked of her, this is one that john would have wanted to do regardless.]
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it's possible the very same thing would have happened even if they were there, if they had lived it, if they'd done whatever they could. but it's the not knowing that can weigh so heavily on her, on the both of them. he can't wrap his head around the terrible that has happened in teleios while they have been out, searching the realms, moving from one to the next, following breadcrumbs. stefan was in the position he was in because loki is in power.
if they knock loki out of power, they can prevent any further damage from happening. they can get some poor level of justice for what had happened.
john's gaze drifts over her face from up close. his thumb slides over her cheekbone, and he smiles at her when she says that she knows. it wraps around his heart, and he loves her. he loves her more than anything.]
I know now too.
[it's said softly, and if he were ever in an opposite position (
like with russell wanting to help him, he'd have her go with too. they'd do it all together). it has. it's brought them closer together, and he smiles fondly, lovingly. his hand slides over the side of her face, winding around her back as he nods, watching as she places that kiss to his knuckles. a short breath is released from him before he nods] Yeah, we should. Thor is the key to fixing all of this. Loki put Stefan in that position to start with.Before he can be helped, Loki needs to be removed from power. [all the things hades could have asked of her, this is one that john would have wanted to do regardless.]