[L is in his element when he's able to take the position of contrarian. However naturally it comes to him, though, there's something nice about being on a united front with someone, for or against some goal or obstacle. The danger is, of course, coming across too harsh and aggressive against someone that he and Viren are both pulling for, in the end.
Is Viren in a better position to tell Myr his kind and trusting nature is perhaps overextended to the new dragon? Perhaps... L senses, both through Myr's voice and their Bond, that he's toeing a line here given his own reckless indiscretions. Myr had warned him, and he'd acted as he would, anyway. What's to stop Myr from doing the same, and wouldn't it be justified, even if it was out of spite or retaliation?
No... those are poisoned sentiments that have no place in this Bond or this friendship. He's being uncharitable even as he acknowledges that Myr can be kind to unsavory types (like him), to a fault.
Standing down might be the classier thing to do, but he harbors his own stinging hurt. Comparing himself to this unsavory newcomer is unavoidable; Myr's soft heart, L's difficult personality, the arrogance and alleged goodness that only Myr is privy to for some special reason beyond L's understanding. Myr cherishes people, but he may also collect those in need of rehabilitation. Maybe it's compulsive; maybe Myr isn't so perfect, and maybe his Bonded aren't so special.
Yes, I will not deny that I feel as gently inclined toward him as I do nearly anyone else.
His mind is conflicted. While he believes that Myr is not retaliatory, does not calculate his emotional responses like a general on a battlefield designing a pointed strike, he knows that he himself is that way. It's great fun with someone like Light, but he doesn't actually want to hurt Myr; just soothe and dampen his own pain, reconcile it with the fact that being right about the dragon would just result in greater and deeper pain than any sharp-tongued bit of jagged wit, or haughty accusation of dimness because he wasn't in on the joke and read it as a legitimate threat toward someone he let himself care about.
He's not dim; he knows it. Mello wasn't, either, and still burned things he claimed to love when he was hurt.]
I'm with your Bonded, on this.
[Careful, tone.]
I get that you have a new project piece who needs your help to be decent.
[See, you have a weakness and an addiction, too!
...steady.]
He's shown the respect he has for lines already. I suppose it's not a matter of when he crosses one, but which one will justify rebuke. What do you consider reasonable to bet on [your new sinner, pet, wayward stray] his potential?
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Is Viren in a better position to tell Myr his kind and trusting nature is perhaps overextended to the new dragon? Perhaps... L senses, both through Myr's voice and their Bond, that he's toeing a line here given his own reckless indiscretions. Myr had warned him, and he'd acted as he would, anyway. What's to stop Myr from doing the same, and wouldn't it be justified, even if it was out of spite or retaliation?
No... those are poisoned sentiments that have no place in this Bond or this friendship. He's being uncharitable even as he acknowledges that Myr can be kind to unsavory types (like him), to a fault.
Standing down might be the classier thing to do, but he harbors his own stinging hurt. Comparing himself to this unsavory newcomer is unavoidable; Myr's soft heart, L's difficult personality, the arrogance and alleged goodness that only Myr is privy to for some special reason beyond L's understanding. Myr cherishes people, but he may also collect those in need of rehabilitation. Maybe it's compulsive; maybe Myr isn't so perfect, and maybe his Bonded aren't so special.
Yes, I will not deny that I feel as gently inclined toward him as I do nearly anyone else.
His mind is conflicted. While he believes that Myr is not retaliatory, does not calculate his emotional responses like a general on a battlefield designing a pointed strike, he knows that he himself is that way. It's great fun with someone like Light, but he doesn't actually want to hurt Myr; just soothe and dampen his own pain, reconcile it with the fact that being right about the dragon would just result in greater and deeper pain than any sharp-tongued bit of jagged wit, or haughty accusation of dimness because he wasn't in on the joke and read it as a legitimate threat toward someone he let himself care about.
He's not dim; he knows it. Mello wasn't, either, and still burned things he claimed to love when he was hurt.]
I'm with your Bonded, on this.
[Careful, tone.]
I get that you have a new project piece who needs your help to be decent.
[See, you have a weakness and an addiction, too!
...steady.]
He's shown the respect he has for lines already. I suppose it's not a matter of when he crosses one, but which one will justify rebuke. What do you consider reasonable to bet on [your new sinner, pet, wayward stray] his potential?