{"id":3408,"date":"2017-11-13T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2017-11-12T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T01:34:06","slug":"twenty-six-03-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3408","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-six – 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from J.T.’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Seamus just stared at him, deadpan. J.T. stared back, holding his ground despite every instinct to run\u2014or at the very least, avert his gaze to avoid meeting Seamus\u2019s eyes. \u201cI mean it, Seamus,\u201d J.T. said, his voice quiet. \u201cWe never would have agreed to the terms the Hunt offered if we didn\u2019t want you here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t know what you would be getting when you accepted that bargain,\u201d Seamus countered. \u201cIn most ways, you still don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even if we never do, who the fuck cares?\u201d He was back to dropping f-bombs left, right, and sideways, like it was back to before the world had come crashing down around them. Stress and annoyance were the usual culprits\u2014or frustration. Right now, it was all three making a partner of exhaustion.<\/p>\n

As enjoyable as the morning had been and as relaxing as it had been in the moment, he was hardly as well-rested as he\u2019d hoped to be.<\/p>\n

J.T. took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, trying to calm down and swallow his temper. \u201cAre you thinking that you\u2019re out of place here, or are you thinking that people are coming here to attack us because you\u2019re here? Because honestly, I have responses to either one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus turned back to the ravine, leaning heavily against the bridge\u2019s railing. \u201cGo ahead, then.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, to the first point, you\u2019re far more accepted here than you\u2019re likely to be anywhere else outside of the Wild Hunt. Your sister\u2019s here, your cousin, your lover? Where the hell else would you go<\/em> and why would you want to, all things considered? Despite the fact that shit keeps coming to try to take over or murder us or suck us into wars we didn\u2019t ask to be a part of, things are pretty okay here day to day.\u201d J.T. shook his head. \u201cAnd to the second, there is no one showing up here becauase you\u2019re<\/em> here. None of the bullshit we\u2019ve dealt with is about you. It has everything to do with other factors, none of which are your fault. If someone sees taking you out as an added bonus to showing up here to kick our asses or worse, that\u2019s not on your head. Trust me. That doesn\u2019t make anything your fault. I can\u2019t tell you how often we\u2019ve had to pound that into our own heads and<\/em> other people\u2019s heads, Seamus.\u201d<\/p>\n

J.T. slumped against the rail, shaking his head. \u201cShit happens. None of it\u2019s your fault at the end of the day. It all comes out in the wash.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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