Oh, This Fragile And Fleeting Youth
“CC-1010, you lost.”
Because Cody has killed him.
“Oh, come on! Sir. I mean, oh, come on, Sir.”
Cody has killed his brother.
“CC-1010, the stats read you drowned in your own blood.”
Because Cody killed him.
“Only a little bit!”
He grips the vibroblade tighter before it can drip out of his hand like the blood off the blade.
“Co— CC-2224, tell Trainer Vau that stabbed lungs don’t count!”
“Fox…” The name slips out of his mouth before he can catch it and drag it back into the safety of his heart.
His brother’s eyes widen like in surprise, like in death Cody brought down on him. “24…”
“CC-1010, I will write you up for insubordination if you—“
The blood spatter on Fox’s chest comes closer. He killed his brother. Distantly he can feel the Curse rising under his skin, prickling it from the inside. He had aimed at the neck. He had seen the swing of the blade across and through it. He had aimed at the neck. He had aimed at the neck. The blood grows closer, swallowing him. He doesn’t know why he had aimed at the neck. There’s no excuse why he—
“Hey, no harm done.”
Because Fox had slammed the butt of his blaster down on Cody’s hand, redirecting the strike to his torso.
“I’m still better than you.”
Reading bloody lips and Fox’s newly discovered cocky smirk. The skull is staring at him.
“CC-1010, do not take another step forward!”
Fox had choked on his own blood before going still. Looking up at Cody sightless and dead.
“Cody, pull yourself together. Now.”
“CC-1010,” the automated voice announces, “the training time limit with— CC-2224— has expired—“
“Thank fuck,” Trainer Vau groans.
“— please leave the training area immediately and proceed to the med halls for check-up. CC-2224, please prepare for the scheduled training unit with— CC-1119— starting in— ten— minutes.”
Cody has killed his brother.
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something just hit me if drayton has been held back several years in school he’s gotta be significantly older than all the other characters which makes his beef with kieran so much funnier. like this is like a 21 year old and a 14 year old throwing insults at each other
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I found a song that describes my exact feelings and I can't stop thinking about it.
Correction: two songs.
Two beautiful, wonderful songs that will remind me of her all the time.
I'm in deep, aren't I?
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Ok no I do have to make it it’s own post bc I don’t remember the book’s scene in detail but Annabeth seeing the fates cut a string at the arch is so fascinating. Bc we know that’s Luke’s string. He’s not dying soon, but it’s been decided when he will die.
The moment the fates decide that Luke will die and when is right after Percy sacrifices himself. Right after he shows Annabeth his care and loyalty. That she is worth saving. That she doesn’t deserve the wrath intended for her. A set of dominoes has just been toppled and when they all finally fall, she will stand between Luke and Percy and choose Percy. From this moment, from this early on, Luke’s fate is sealed.
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