[ That... was a doozy. Bugsy stopped eating entirely, setting the bowl aside, and took a deep breath to gather his thoughts. ]
It's never been safe to care about people. Anyone. Shit- you know how many punks I used to know that would just turn up dead one day? Froze to death, or overdosed. Murdered, 'cus nobody gives a fuck about the street rats, and one more of us gone is just one less fucker panhandling in public.
[ He adjusted himself to pet Coda more carefully, smoothing his fingers lightly over their cheek and glowing freckles. He felt cold, and the buzzing only got louder. ]
But the reason we get told to prepare our goodbyes is so we can care about people. We could lose anyone at any point, we love 'em anyway. That's just Winter. Even if everyone we loved had full and happy lives, they'd die one day, and then so will we. You just... have to enjoy what you have while it's still here. The connections you have, having a full stomach and a warm bed. None of it stays. All of it is worth caring about, even if we don't show that side to the world.
Cw death, substance abuse
It's never been safe to care about people. Anyone. Shit- you know how many punks I used to know that would just turn up dead one day? Froze to death, or overdosed. Murdered, 'cus nobody gives a fuck about the street rats, and one more of us gone is just one less fucker panhandling in public.
[ He adjusted himself to pet Coda more carefully, smoothing his fingers lightly over their cheek and glowing freckles. He felt cold, and the buzzing only got louder. ]
But the reason we get told to prepare our goodbyes is so we can care about people. We could lose anyone at any point, we love 'em anyway. That's just Winter. Even if everyone we loved had full and happy lives, they'd die one day, and then so will we. You just... have to enjoy what you have while it's still here. The connections you have, having a full stomach and a warm bed. None of it stays. All of it is worth caring about, even if we don't show that side to the world.