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“I’m not re-enlisting.”Rodolfo had practiced it, grieved it, tried to talk himself out of it for weeks. The words almost stopped meaning anything to him; he’d said them so much.
He still isn’t ready when he says them. This part, this is the part that determines it all.
---Rodolfo knows that he can't be enlisted forever. The chances of retirement dwindle every time he signs back on, but try as he might to convince himself year after year that this is the year he doesn't re-enlist, something stops him.
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"And I think it’s because each of these entities can eat you. And anything that eats you, you give your highest respect." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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“5 years as a Dallas Star and he’s only made one Playoff Series. If you’re Tyler Seguin and the Stars miss the playoffs again, would you actually want to stay here for the rest of your career?”
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Probably not.
For the prompt "Contract-signing angst"
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"Figures I'd have to do this for you, even now." Izzy says, hand going to the dagger on his hip, even as he drops his sword. Throws it down, which sends shivers down Lucius's spine. Izzy takes pride in his weapons.
Lucius remembers Roach joking that they're the only things Izzy Hands cares about, save for Ed. It's not as funny now.
"What're you doing, Iz?" Edward is eyeing the dagger warily, hands held out in front of him.
"I'm tired, Edward. So fucking tired." Izzy chokes out behind tears, shoulders shaking. "I can't be what you need, now. Loyalty's only useful if someone wants it, after all. I'm an old attack dog that's outgrown its use and is just terrorising the pups."
"You want a fucking lap dog," he gestures to Bonnet, though he doesn't seem angry, "and I can't be that for you."
Ed has been using Izzy as a punching bag, and Izzy has been all too happy to help him. They never talk, though, so both men assume they're in the right.
I think Ed gets the benefit of the doubt whereas Izzy is set on fire for the most minor of grievances. Both of them gotta figure their shit out. In the meantime, Izzy will get love from new people, who see his worth. Won't let him self-destruct. -
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An uptight Navy sailor throws a wrench in the pack dynamics of Slade’s crew.
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