!!! ahh you wrote them! and they’re perfect! you packed so much detail in these three sentences, there’s a whole world of meaning in the way caleb speaks to kopil with familiarity and infuriating calm, the way kopil holds on to him from instinct (and of course he hurts what he tries to hold on to). and caleb coming at this like a matter of principle, kopil doesn’t like sacrifices, but kopil doesn’t like sacrifices because they already cost him the love of his life, don’t let them cost the love of his death, too.

thank you for this fic!