[Varian was expecting all kinds of reactions from Will- mostly he was expecting to be called out, abandoned. It's never happened yet, people here have been astoundingly forgiving, but he expects it to happen ONE day.
He should have known better when it came to Will.
Still, he stares at the hand for a moment eyebrows raised like instead his friend grew another head on it. After a few more moments of confused uncertainty, he reaches out to take the proffered hand. ]
Um...thanks. It's- nearly done.
[Thank god.]
Before I could complete my compound, Rapuznel came home. It- it was while we were dealing with her that Andrew- he was my cellmate- let slip they- they never planned on following my plan. They were gonna use my compound to raze Corona to the ground. I- mass murder was NOT what I'd signed up for so I...turned against them. I finally decided to get on the right side of history.
[It took too long to get there and he knows it, but get there he did. ]
I um. I helped Rapunzel get onto the airship they were gonna use to drop the compound from. The plan was for me to neutralise it so it couldn't hurt anyone, but they caught us. Andrew tried to throw me off the edge of the ship- traitors to his cause paid with their lives, apparently. But I was saved and his people bailed- but not without damaging the ship beyond repair first.
[His hand tightens a little in Will's nervous, unsettled. No one has ever taken this part well. ]
I knew if the ship crashed, it would explode. But- but if I could use the compound under the burners it could get the ship high enough above the city before it exploded so no one got hurt. I- I told Rapunzel to get off the ship, to just let me do it. I wanted to fix the mess I made. And I- I didn't feel like I had anything left to live for...after everything.
[He was so very done. All he'd done for that last year was cause massive pain and damage to innocent people. He had nothing left anymore. A princess who the people were relying on sure trumped a convict who'd tried to destroy their kingdom, he thought. ]
Of course, Rapunzel wouldn't let me do that. She got me off the ship and used the magic of the sundrop to protect her when the ship exploded. Everyone survived it. She...on her journey out into the world, she'd figured out how to use her abilities to help my father. She got him out and he was...fine. I spent the rest of my days there doing everything I could to help the kingdom...her to try and make up for everything I'd done. Just...even out the balance, I guess. Until I got dragged here, anyway.
cw: sucidal ideation
He should have known better when it came to Will.
Still, he stares at the hand for a moment eyebrows raised like instead his friend grew another head on it. After a few more moments of confused uncertainty, he reaches out to take the proffered hand. ]
Um...thanks. It's- nearly done.
[Thank god.]
Before I could complete my compound, Rapuznel came home. It- it was while we were dealing with her that Andrew- he was my cellmate- let slip they- they never planned on following my plan. They were gonna use my compound to raze Corona to the ground. I- mass murder was NOT what I'd signed up for so I...turned against them. I finally decided to get on the right side of history.
[It took too long to get there and he knows it, but get there he did. ]
I um. I helped Rapunzel get onto the airship they were gonna use to drop the compound from. The plan was for me to neutralise it so it couldn't hurt anyone, but they caught us. Andrew tried to throw me off the edge of the ship- traitors to his cause paid with their lives, apparently. But I was saved and his people bailed- but not without damaging the ship beyond repair first.
[His hand tightens a little in Will's nervous, unsettled. No one has ever taken this part well. ]
I knew if the ship crashed, it would explode. But- but if I could use the compound under the burners it could get the ship high enough above the city before it exploded so no one got hurt. I- I told Rapunzel to get off the ship, to just let me do it. I wanted to fix the mess I made. And I- I didn't feel like I had anything left to live for...after everything.
[He was so very done. All he'd done for that last year was cause massive pain and damage to innocent people. He had nothing left anymore. A princess who the people were relying on sure trumped a convict who'd tried to destroy their kingdom, he thought. ]
Of course, Rapunzel wouldn't let me do that. She got me off the ship and used the magic of the sundrop to protect her when the ship exploded. Everyone survived it. She...on her journey out into the world, she'd figured out how to use her abilities to help my father. She got him out and he was...fine. I spent the rest of my days there doing everything I could to help the kingdom...her to try and make up for everything I'd done. Just...even out the balance, I guess. Until I got dragged here, anyway.