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[srslynotguy]

"What happened to you?" [ Flynn frowns ]

Right, he's bruised. He's almost forgotten due to the fact people have already given him pity after what happened after the party. Flynn hadn't seen him in this state yet. "Listen, like I said. Stuff happened."

"That's not enough. Were you kidnapped?"

"Yes, I was, okay? You satisfied now?" /glare

"You're still hiding something. Why can't you just be honest for once?"

"It's nothing I want to talk about!"


[ on one hand, Flynn knows there are some things that Yuri can hide but... ] "You were gone for weeks! I thought you'd returned to our world!"


"Guess you'd like that, wouldn't you?"


[ A part of him does, actually. He balls his hands into fists. ] "You'd probably get into less trouble there." [ He half-mutteres with a tinge of sarcasm. ]


"I didn't do anything, Flynn. Not of my accord, nothing like that. Though I'd like nothing more than to have the head of the bastard that caused this!" [His voice is a bit more hostile than normal, meaning that Flynn can easily decipher something did happen that really affected him.]


[ *insert shocked icon here* ] "I want to know." [ Or need to know. He takes a step forward to maybe reach for Yuri somehow. What happened? Yuri mentioning it's not his fault is enough for Flynn to believe he won't blame Yuri. But he wants to know.... ]


"You don't need to know!" [*hiss hiss growl hiss*]


"I need to know so you don't go off doing something stupid on your own again! Something like killing whoever it is you think is responsible for whatever you did!"
[ of course, he regrets that shortly after. He didn't mean to sound like he thinks Yuri is lying about someone else being responsible. But he was so angry... ]

[His fists ball up, teeth clenching. If he wasn't pissed off before, he sure is now.] "Dammit, Flynn!" [Cue waving his hand off to the side.] "You think me disappearing for a bit means I killed someone? Those bastards got what they deserved -- thought we discussed this already. But I didn't kill anyone! It wasn't me!" [It wasn't him who kidnapped those children. It wasn't him who beat up a defenseless teen. It wasn't him... and he hates himself for it.]

"Then why can't you just say it!? Just what did you do that's keeping you from telling me? It's not like you were exactly ashamed about what you did back then...!" [With Ragou and Cumore... ]


[Flynn knows him all to well. He's ashamed. He's ashamed of himself. His voice goes silent, but still seething with anger.] "Just what the hell do you know?" [He's almost humble now beneath that anger, knowing almost what Estelle went through. But he didn't kill under his control unlike Estelle... and yet he's having a hard time coping.]


"Nothing. That's why I'm asking you, Yuri. It may not seem like it to you, but I want to help you."


[His balled up fists start shaking. All he can express is anger. His sadness, sorrow, hatred, all of it... all he can do is yell and express anger.] "There's nothing you can do, Flynn. You can't just fix everything by being there. If only everything were that simple then our world, even this world, wouldn't be like this!"

[ This is almost like how they are with the issue of the Empire and vigilantism. ] "I may not be able to fix everything by being there but that doesn't mean I shouldn't try! You can't keep on just giving up just because the chance of failure exists!"


"I'm not giving up. Not when I was given redemption." [Not when those kids forgave him for what he did. He refuses to give up because they're the reason he can move on. Still, it's hard to admit to Flynn. It's hard to humble down before Flynn.]

"Redemption....?" [ Flynn frowns a little. ]

"Tch...." [He finally calms down a bit as if he finally let loose all that negative energy. Him admitting redemption means that he likely did want to talk to someone, and best be Flynn...] "How much do you know about the kidnappings?" [His voice returns more or less to normal, a little tired, but the hostility is near gone.]


"I participated in the distractions mission. But beyond what we've been told, not much." [ His access to information here isn't as extensive as it was back home... ]


[He sighs. He's already said so much, there's no way he can back out of it now, not without yelling at Flynn again.] "There was someone or possibly more -- don't know their names, don't care -- who has the ability to control people." [Flynn's a smark boy, he can fill in some blanks, so he stops there.]
smart*


"You were kidnapped and were under their control." [ Flynn states plainly for him. ]


"Yeah, bingo. There you go." [But he gets the feeling Flynn's not going to stop there or buy that. Because why the hell would Yuri hide something that simple?]

[ And you're right. Flynn isn't that satisfied. He frowns. ] "Something doesn't add up."

"Yeah?" [Yuri's almost playing a game now, because still, he has a hard time admitting it.]

[ Flynn glares at Yuri ] "What exactly did they make you do?" [ So maybe a part of him tells him to drop it... but at the same time he's concerned and that concern pushes him to ask. ]

[He crosses his arms, taking a defensive stance. 'Nothing' was not a sufficient answer and would only get Flynn yelling at him again. Yet to admit he kidnapped others... well it's telling of his lack of mental fortitude. So he does a rare thing. He gives up. He can't win to Flynn, not when Flynn is stubborn. Not when Flynn is staring at him with eyes of concern (as much as he wants to punch him at this moment).] "Kidnap others."

[ Now Flynn can see why Yuri was so adamant to keep it a secret. And he feels bad that he'd had to force it out of Yuri too. Killing criminals is one thing, but to be, literally, the same as the criminals he detested... ] "I see." [ He narrows his eyes and maybe backs off a little. ]

"Happy now?" [He looks away, his hair covering his eyes. And he finds the nearest thing he can find comfort in, which means the cat.] "Thanks for bringing him here." [He means it, because he's not really sure what he'd do if his cat was down there in that blast.]

"How can I be happy about that?" [ Flynn sighs. ] "You're welcome." [ And then after a short pause. ] "I'm glad you're safe now, Yuri."

[His grimaces a little.] "I don't need your pity, too."

"It's not pity, dammit!"


"Then what the hell is it?" [Cue a yelling fight again.]


"Why can't you just take that as me being genuinely happy my friend's safe now?! What is wrong with you always thinking the worst of everything?!"


"Thought you knew I was safe when I contacted you." [Hey, even he knows to contact his boyfriend/waifu/bff]


"Safe isn't exactly the same as mentally and physically sound." [ Which Yuri clearly isn't. ]
[ Though Yuri may get that unspoken part just from the way he looks/body language. ]


[And with Yuri having yellowing bruises all over his body, well... Flynn gets a nice glare.] "I'm alive, right? Then what matters more than that?"


"Can't I be concerned for my friend anymore?"


"Yes, mother, I suppose you can be."


"I'm being serious, here, Yuri!"


"Listen, I told you what you wanted to know, what the hell more do you want?"

[ Flynn actually doesn't know. Something isn't right with Yuri but clearly Yuri's clammed up. He huffs and waves a hand. ] "Nothing. Clearly I can't pry it out of you since you're so stubborn to deal with everything on your own." [ Short of beating the crap out of Yuri -- which he clearly can't do right now because he's already banged up -- Flynn really doesn't know how else to get things out of his friend. ]


"Didn't realize I was obligated to tell you my life story." [Dry sarcasm is all he has to turn back on right now. It's a sign that he's weak, that he's putting on a strong facade in this moment. And talking to Flynn only fuels his anger that he thought he'd gotten rid of.]

"And I'm not asking for your life story!"

"Then stop prying, dammit!"

"I can't when you're acting like this!"

"What, is this some obsessive disorder you have to help someone who is clearly telling you to go away?"

"It's called being a friend, damn you. You're covered in bruises, defensive and after you tell me you were, up until the rescue operation, under some mind control and I'm supposed to leave you alone?"

"Then be a friend and listen to me when I tell you to go the hell away!"

"I'm not leaving." [ Flynn says firmly. Even though he really doesn't know what to do. He knows he can't just leave Yuri on his own like this. ]

"...Fine!" [To which Yuri responds with a right uppercut aimed towards Flynn's jaw. If words can't make him go away, then maybe his fists can.]

[ Oh, it's on now. Flynn takes that punch but reflexively throws a punch back at Yuri. (So sorry, he knows you're injured but his defensive reflexes.... ) ]

[Well, luckily his beautiful face isn't injured aside from that nice bruise on his forehead, so taking a punch in the cheek isn't anything new for him. And Yuri responds back lunging at Flynn's stomach to wrap his arms around the other, maybe in an attempt to throw him to the ground. He's pissed, he's angry, he's self-depreciative, he's all these unknown emotions.... and this helps.... he can't explain why but this all helps.]

[ Fighting happens here which ends when Flynn lands a blow to Yuri's gut and the latter keels over and props himself up using one hand. Then he plops there and begins to play with ball of the yarn his kitty has been playing with. Flynn kneels down beside him. ]

"At least tell me why you're so beat up." [ Flynn grumbles when he falls down and starts chanting to heal him. ]

"Did you know... one of them was in a wheelchair." [He laughs] "Funny thing is, she put up a fight better than the others did."


"You probably deserved it." [ Flynn says sarcastically. But he does so knowing Yuri would probably prefer to hear that over anything else. By now the Cure spell's light envelopes Yuri. ]


"Yeah." [He doesn't say anything about the healing really, but he feels better. It's been a long time since he's had a healing spell cast on him so that light feels nostalgic.]

"Just so you know, you really shouldn't make a habit out of riling up fully-armored knights."

"Pretty sure you shouldn't make a habit out of prying into someone's business when they want to be left alone." [That said, Yuri's expression is miles milder than when Flynn first came to his apartment to give him back his cat.]

"If I left you alone for too long, who knows what you'd do? Last time I did, you got into a whole heap of trouble." [ And he means that in a good way. He says this with a grin. ]


(These friends :-( )


(then they go kiss, have sex and make up and flynn let's yuri top this time)


(If any of Yuri's roommates don't interrupt them first....)