WHO: Owen and Zef Dearborn WHAT: Dumb Skype dialogue convos WHEN: Over the last month WHERE: The winternet WARNINGS: Owen is an emo.
January 10
Owen: ...And then he fucking brings Jeremy in for questioning when there's no way he could've possibly had anything to do with it, just because he's jerking himself off over the power trip.
Zef: You shouldn't've gone back on resigning.
Owen: I didn't know how long they were going to keep Jeremy in holding, though. I couldn't just leave knowing he was in there.
Zef: Jeremy can take care of himself, O. They wouldn't keep him forever when he's done nothing wrong.
Owen: That's exactly what they do. That's what they want to do with you.
Zef: ... that's a fair point.
Owen: Z, I'm going to punch Angelus in the face, I swear.
Zef: Don't do it.
Owen: Why not?
Zef: Because he'll hit you back and I won't be there to make Touched by an Angel jokes.
Owen: ...I miss you so much.
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January 20
Owen: And I don't understand why he won't just say he's in love when he's obviously in so much love and now everything is complicated and sad and it made the wedding really stressful at first but I think things are okay now maybe but I still think they're being "complicated" and I want to shake Baz and be like JUST USE YOUR WORDS. And the wedding was just so beautiful. How could you not be like inspired by that to be in love. Because there was so much love and so much beautiful. I mean not as beautiful as you were but nobody can be but the whole thing was just so great Zef. I'll email pictures. It was so great. They're so in love. Like... you could just feel it, there was so much, and the looks, and their faces.
Zef: I see they had an open bar.
Owen: Nope. I mean yeah, they did, but I pregamed a bit first maybe a little.
Zef: Just a little.
Owen: A tad.
Zef: The most wee little bit. ...I wish I could've been there.
Owen: I wish you could've been there too. All of us do. But you would've shown up the bride and-
Zef: It just doesn't feel right that you're all going through so much there and I'm stuck here and missing everything.
Owen: It's not safe for you here.
Zef: It's not safe for anyone there. But what's the point of me being here and never seeing anyone again? There's no reason that I should be here "safe" while the rest of you are risking your lives just existing and having weddings and my baby is growing up without me.
Owen: This is just temporary. Temporary is better than forever.
Zef: I know.
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January 31
Zef: ...I'm going to come back.
Owen: Babe, no.
Zef: You shouldn't have to go through this on your own. I should be there.
Owen: It'll be okay. I'll be okay. We have this. You're here now. It's enough.
Zef: It's not enough. O, I'm so sorry.
Owen: I think it was fast, at least. She fought really hard. And she'll... I mean she gets to be with Dad now, I guess.
Zef: I... how's Kevin doing?
Owen: He misses you.
Zef: Tell him I love him?
Owen: He loves you, too.
Zef: I love you too.
Owen: ...Honey?
Zef: Yeah?
Owen: Do you feel safe there? Where you are?
Zef: About as much as I can, I think. Why?
Owen: Just wondering. Just hoping you feel like you can relax there. That's all.
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February 5
Zef: Owen, what's wrong? Something else happened. You have that Look.